Schizophrenia is a complex psychiatric condition that may involve immune system
dysregulation. Since most putative disease mechanisms in schizophrenia have been …

The main aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis is to establish whether there is a
correlation between the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) level and …

Schizophrenia is a chronic and debilitating mental health condition that significantly impacts
quality of life and can shorten patients' lifetime by decades. It is characterized by symptoms …

Despite much progress in identifying risk genes for polygenic brain disorders, their core
pathogenic mechanisms remain poorly understood. In particular, functions of many proteins …

Background Schizophrenia patients frequently present with structural and functional
abnormalities of the ventral striatum (VS). Methods we examined basal activation state and …

Various psychosocial and psychological interventions have been developed to reduce
schizophrenia relapse prevention. A better understanding of these active interventions is …

Background Inflammation has an important role in the pathogenesis of schizophrenia. The
aim of this study was to investigate the levels of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) and matrix …

Background Previous studies based on resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging
(rs-fMRI) and voxel-based morphometry (VBM) have demonstrated significant abnormalities …

Background Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and neuregulin1 (NRG1) are
multifunctional trophic factors reported to be dysregulated in schizophrenia. However, the …

The prevalence of metabolic syndrome in patients with schizophrenia has significantly
increased and can be associated with severe complications such as chronic diseases and …