Does helicobacter pylori infection correlate with plasma ammonia concentration and hepatic encephalopathy in patients with cirrhosis?
A positive immunoblot for H. pylori antibodies neither correlates with plasma ammonia concentration nor with the incidence of hepatic encephalopathy in patients with cirrhosis of the liver and portosystemic shunt.
These findings indicate that Th17 cells are increased in the brain during depression-like states, promote depression-like behaviors in mice, and specifically inhibiting the production or function of Th17 cells reduces vulnerability to depression-like behavior, suggesting antidepressant effects may be attained by targeting Th17 cells.