Personality traits as a possible factor in the inflammatory response in the first depression episode and in recurrent depressive disorders

(1) The intensity of depression episode symptoms, measured using the neurotic triad and the Welsh anxiety scale for the MMPI-2 test, correlate significantly with the expression at the mRNA and protein level for the genes of pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines. (2) Anxiety as a personality trait may be a significant marker of inflammation during a depression episode.