Alice Di Paolo, Valentina Membrino, Sonila Alia, Laura Nanetti, Lucia Emanuela Svarca, Massimo Leone Perrone, Luca Aquilanti, Laura Mazzanti, Arianna Vignini, Eleonora Salvolini, Michele Severini
Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a complex disorder affecting mainly, but not only, teenagers. Researchers agree that AN is deeply associated with a pro-inflammatory state following an impaired immune system, resulting from altered levels of cytokines such as IL-1β and TNF-α, also impacted by the frequent depressive states. Thus, the aim of the present case-control study was to evaluate the relationship between patients suffering from AN undergoing specialized eating disorder (ED) treatment for AN and pro-inflammatory cytokines...
April 19, 2024: Journal of Investigative Medicine: the Official Publication of the American Federation for Clinical Research