Thanks for the post and link.

I believe very strongly in this theory of cytokine immune involvement in mood disorders.

As a BP II patient, I have had quite a few blood tests done. One of them showed that I had an immune response which got more intense over the course of 6 months (while I was in a mood episode). This was a positive titer for ANA.

Another interesting cytokine note involves Green Tea. Green Tea is known to affect the expression of cytokine genes. I drank Green Tea while I was at my lowest and it actually raised my mood rather quickly. Unfortunately, it effect was short lived...but interesting nonetheless. This wasn't a fluke thing. I repeated this several times over the course of a week.

Cheers