Scene 1

Depression and Inflammation in Veterans with Multiple Sclerosis (MS)  Pamela Newland, RN, PhD, CMSRN, 1 Yelyzaveta Basan,SN, 1  Ling Chen, PhD,  2,  Gregory Wu, MD, PhD  2 Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College, St. Louis, MO 1 ; Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 2

Funding-  Washington University Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences (ICTS) JIT Funding Program .  This material is the result of work supported with resources and the use of facilities at the VA St. Louis Healthcare System, St Louis, MO

Audio Recording Oct 1, 2021 at 7:11:41 AM

Scene 2

Multiple sclerosis (MS), an inflammatory neurodegenerative disease of the brain and spinal cord, afflicting over one per thousand people in the U.S. Evidence that inflammatory markers are related to depression is accumulating. Analysis of certain cytokines may provide a promising approach to understand the role of inflammation and depression.

Audio Recording Sep 29, 2021 at 8:33:32 PM

Scene 3

To explore the relationship of inflammation & self-report depression severity by measuring selected cytokines interleukin IL-6, IL-1β, and IL-10 in veterans with MS.

Salivary analysis for cytokines (IL-6, IL-1β, and IL-10). Pearson correlation coefficients were obtained among cytokines and depression. Depression severity was measured using the Center for Epidemiological Studies survey (CES-D).

Audio Recording Sep 29, 2021 at 8:38:02 PM

Audio Recording Sep 29, 2021 at 8:45:09 PM

Scene 4

Depression-related variables                            Age (mean ± SD) 46.92 ± 10.55  Gender (%)	  Male  Female  54.17 45.83 Race (%)	  Caucasian  87.50 Education (%)	         College degree 45.83 Marital status (%) Married 41.67 Employment Status (%) Retired 	 54.17  MS subtype (%)	 Relapsing-remitting MS  Secondary MS	 78.26  21.74

Figure 1 .  Pearson correlations between Production of IL 10 & CES-D.  The CESD score is the sum of the 20 questions. A score of 16 points or more is considered depressed.  IL-10 was significantly negatively associated with depression (r = -0.47, p=.024) in persons with MS. Specifically, lower IL-10 was associated with higher depression.

Audio Recording Sep 29, 2021 at 8:52:45 PM

Audio Recording Sep 29, 2021 at 8:57:10 PM

Scene 5

Premilinary results demonstrated that measurement of IL-10 may be useful for elucidating biological mechanisms associated with the depression.  Future longitudinal work is needed in a larger sample.

Audio Recording Sep 29, 2021 at 9:01:17 PM






Depression and Inflammation in Veterans with Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

 Pamela Newland, RN, PhD, CMSRN,1Yelyzaveta Basan,SN,1 Ling Chen, PhD, 2, Gregory Wu, MD, PhD 2


Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College, St. Louis, MO1; Washington Un

Depression and Inflammation in Veterans with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Pamela Newland, RN, PhD, CMSRN,1Yelyzaveta Basan,SN,1 Ling Chen, PhD, 2, Gregory Wu, MD, PhD 2 Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College, St. Louis, MO1; Washington Un

Scene 1 (0s)

Scene 2 (42s)

Scene 3 (1m 41s)

Scene 4 (2m 39s)

Scene 5 (4m 27s)