Immunological hypotheses have become increasingly prominent when studying the etiology
of schizophrenia. Autoimmune diseases, and especially the number of infections requiring …

An immunologic component to schizophrenia has been increasingly recognized, where
infections and chronic inflammatory diseases as atopic disorders and autoimmune diseases …

Objective: Autoimmune diseases have been associated with an increased risk of
schizophrenia. It has been suggested that brain-reactive autoantibodies are part of the …

Recent investigation suggests a strong relationship between immunological effects and the
pathophysiology of schizophrenia. Two prevalent approaches exist to this association. First …

Purpose Published evidence on established and theoretical connections between immune
system dysfunction and schizophrenia is reviewed, with a discussion of developments in the …

Objectives. The influence of infectious agents on the pathogenesis of psychiatric disorders
has been discussed for decades. Pre-and postnatal infections are risk factors for …

The pathophysiology of psychotic and other symptoms in schizophrenia remains a mystery
despite decades of research. Even though it has been suspected for many years that …

Increased proinflammatory markers like cytokines have been described in the blood and
cerebrospinal fluid of patients suffering from schizophrenia. Animal models have shown that …

The involvement of immunological and immunopathological mechanisms in the
etiopathogenesis of schizophrenia has been a matter of research, with recently increasing …

The focus of schizophrenia research has been turning from studies of structural and
functional brain abnormalities to an increasing emphasis on possible etiologic factors. One …