Acute effects of ECT on natural killer cell activity

Electroconvulsive Therapy Increases Plasma Levels of Interleukin‐6a

“…' We have also shown that electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), an effective and well known treatment for depression, increases NK cytotoxicity. 2 We therefore formulated the hypothesis that ECT will also be accompanied by an increase in plasma levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6).…”