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Blood monocytes have an altered proinflammatory status in BD. Lithium treatment restores this altered status. Short-term in vitro exposure of monocytes to lithium has other effects than lithium treatment.

A relative T-cell resistance to steroids, as has been observed in MD previously, may be a trait phenomenon of BD, independent of mood state.

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Kupka RW, Breunis MN, Knijff E, Ruwhof C, Nolen WA, Drexhage HA. Immune activation, steroid resistancy and bipolar disorder. 
 Bipolar Disord 2002: 4(Suppl. 1): 73–74. © Blackwell Munksgaard, 2002