Depression's multiple comorbidities explained by (neuro)inflammatory and oxidative & nitrosative stress pathways.

A large number of psychiatric and neurological diseases, including depression, are related to inlammatory processes and immune activation.There seeems to be little reason for this within the neurotransmitter networks affected by such diseases ( dopamine, serotonin, glutamate and co) and a plausible explanation would be that this relates to the numerous infectious agents associated as risk factors. 

Risk factors: Alzheimer's : Autism : Bipolar disorder : Childhood obesity: Chronic fatigue: Multiple sclerosis Parkinson's disease Schizophrenia Kegg pathways Alzheimer's Parkinson's Schizophrenia Herpes simplex infection Cystic fibrosis CFTR interactome

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