Inflammatory cytokines in children and adolescents with depressive disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Inflammatory cytokines in children and adolescents with depressive disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Objective: Meta-analytic evidence shows alterations of peripheral inflammatory cytokines in adults with depressive disorders. By contrast, no evidence synthesis on alterations of peripheral inflammatory cytokines in children/adolescents with depressive disorders is available to date. To fill this gap, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of case–control studies comparing serum cytokine levels in children/adolescents with depressive disorders and healthy controls.
Methods: Based on a preregistered protocol (PROSPERO-CRD42018095418), we searched PubMed, Ovid, and Web of Knowledge from inception through July 21, 2018, with no language restrictions, and contacted study authors for unpublished data/information. Random-effects model was used to compute effect size for each cytokine. The Newcastle–Ottawa Scale was used to asses study bias.
Results: From a pool of 4231 nonduplicate, potentially relevant references, 8 studies were retained for the qualitative synthesis and 5 for the meta-analysis. TNF-α was higher in participants with depressive disorders versus controls, falling short of statistical significance.
Conclusions: Overall, due to the small number of studies, in contrast to the literature in adults, further evidence is needed to confirm possible inflammatory alterations associated with depression in youth.
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D'Acunto, Guilia
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Nageye, Fatuma
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Zhang, Junhua
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Masi, Gabriele
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Cortese, Samuele
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3 June 2019
D'Acunto, Guilia
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Nageye, Fatuma
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Zhang, Junhua
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Masi, Gabriele
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Cortese, Samuele
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D'Acunto, Guilia, Nageye, Fatuma, Zhang, Junhua, Masi, Gabriele and Cortese, Samuele
(2019)
Inflammatory cytokines in children and adolescents with depressive disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, 29 (5), .
(doi:10.1089/cap.2019.0015).
Abstract
Objective: Meta-analytic evidence shows alterations of peripheral inflammatory cytokines in adults with depressive disorders. By contrast, no evidence synthesis on alterations of peripheral inflammatory cytokines in children/adolescents with depressive disorders is available to date. To fill this gap, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of case–control studies comparing serum cytokine levels in children/adolescents with depressive disorders and healthy controls.
Methods: Based on a preregistered protocol (PROSPERO-CRD42018095418), we searched PubMed, Ovid, and Web of Knowledge from inception through July 21, 2018, with no language restrictions, and contacted study authors for unpublished data/information. Random-effects model was used to compute effect size for each cytokine. The Newcastle–Ottawa Scale was used to asses study bias.
Results: From a pool of 4231 nonduplicate, potentially relevant references, 8 studies were retained for the qualitative synthesis and 5 for the meta-analysis. TNF-α was higher in participants with depressive disorders versus controls, falling short of statistical significance.
Conclusions: Overall, due to the small number of studies, in contrast to the literature in adults, further evidence is needed to confirm possible inflammatory alterations associated with depression in youth.
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Accepted/In Press date: 2 March 2019
e-pub ahead of print date: 2 April 2019
Published date: 3 June 2019
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