Mario Gennaro Mazza1, Agnese Grazia Maria Tringali2, Aurora Rossetti2, Rossana Eugenia Botti3, Massimo Clerici2. 1. Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano Bicocca, Monza, MB, Italy. Electronic address: m.mazza31@campus.unimib.it. 2. Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano Bicocca, Monza, MB, Italy. 3. Psychiatric inpatient unit, Hospital of Desio, ASST of Monza, MB, Italy.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Neutrophil-lymphocyte, monocyte-lymphocyte and platelet-lymphocyte ratio are inexpensive and reproducible biomarkers of inflammation found to be elevated in mood disorders. This study aimed to compare inflammatory ratios between bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder and between bipolar disorder manic episodes and bipolar disorder depressive episodes. METHOD: We included 142 Caucasian patients (major depressive disorder: n = 36; bipolar disorder manic episode: n = 66; bipolar disorder depressive episode: n = 40). We measured white blood cells, neutrophils, lymphocytes, monocytes, platelets, glucose, and total cholesterol. Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio, monocyte-lymphocyte ratio, and platelet-lymphocyte ratio were calculated. RESULTS: Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio and monocyte-lymphocyte ratio were significantly higher in bipolar disorder manic episodes when compared to bipolar disorder depressive episodes and major depressive disorder episodes after adjustment for age, sex, body mass index, and smoking. CONCLUSION: To our knowledge, our study is the first one to compare inflammatory ratios between different bipolar disorder phases and major depressive disorder episodes. In accord with previous studies on other inflammatory mediators, we found higher neutrophil-lymphocyte and monocyte-lymphocyte ratios in bipolar manic episodes, suggesting that inflammatory changes occur especially during acute episodes of mania.
OBJECTIVE: Neutrophil-lymphocyte, monocyte-lymphocyte and platelet-lymphocyte ratio are inexpensive and reproducible biomarkers of inflammation found to be elevated in mood disorders. This study aimed to compare inflammatory ratios between bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder and between bipolar disorder manic episodes and bipolar disorder depressive episodes. METHOD: We included 142 Caucasian patients (major depressive disorder: n = 36; bipolar disorder manic episode: n = 66; bipolar disorder depressive episode: n = 40). We measured white blood cells, neutrophils, lymphocytes, monocytes, platelets, glucose, and total cholesterol. Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio, monocyte-lymphocyte ratio, and platelet-lymphocyte ratio were calculated. RESULTS: Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio and monocyte-lymphocyte ratio were significantly higher in bipolar disorder manic episodes when compared to bipolar disorder depressive episodes and major depressive disorder episodes after adjustment for age, sex, body mass index, and smoking. CONCLUSION: To our knowledge, our study is the first one to compare inflammatory ratios between different bipolar disorder phases and major depressive disorder episodes. In accord with previous studies on other inflammatory mediators, we found higher neutrophil-lymphocyte and monocyte-lymphocyte ratios in bipolar manic episodes, suggesting that inflammatory changes occur especially during acute episodes of mania.
Keywords:
Bipolar disorder; Major depressive disorder; Monocyte to lymphocyte ratio; Mood disorder; Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio, platelet to lymphocyte ratio
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