to explore changes in immune cell status with changes in the hypothalamic-pituitary ( hp ) axis in 20 patients with major depression as compared with 20 age- , sex- , and race-matched control subjects , we examined peripheral blood mononuclear cells ( pbmc ) for total t-cells ( t3 ) , total b-cells ( b1 ) , two t-cell subsets ( t4 and t8 ) , and natural killer cells ( nkh1 ) , and we measured the plasma level of cortisol , adrenocorticotropic hormone ( acth ) , growth hormone ( gh ) , and prolactin ( prl ) .
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