Keeler et al. report an updated meta-analysis of peripheral cytokine concentrations in individuals with eating disorders. Results reveal elevations in interleukin (IL)-6 and IL-15 and reductions in IL-7 in people with anorexia nervosa in comparison to healthy controls, and no elevations in pro-inflammatory cytokines in people with bulimia nervosa.
- Johanna L. Keeler
- Charlotte Bovenberg
- Bethan Dalton