• Depression has a strong relationship to alterations in the immune, endocrine ad neural system 

      Hestad, Knut; Aukrust, Pål; Tønseth, S.; Reitan, Solveig Klæbo (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2009)
      Epidemiological findings indicate a connection between depressive symptoms and changes in status of the immune system in depressed patients. This raises the possibility of causative connections. Theories on mechanisms for ...
    • Functional Bowel Disorders Are Associated with a Central Immune Activation 

      Farup, Per Grønaas; Ueland, Thor; Rudi, Knut; Lydersen, Stian; Hestad, Knut (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Background. Subjects with depression and unexplained neurological symptoms have a high prevalence of gastrointestinal comorbidity probably related to the brain-gut communication. This study explored associations between ...