Identifying novel proteins underlying schizophrenia via integrating pQTLs of the plasma, CSF, and brain with GWAS summary data

X Gu, M Dou, W Su, Z Jiang, Q Duan, B Cao, Y Chen - BMC medicine, 2022 - Springer
Background Schizophrenia (SCZ) is a chronic and severe mental illness with no cure so far.
Mendelian randomization (MR) is a genetic method widely used to explore etiologies of …

What are the challenges with multi-targeted drug design for complex diseases?

A Zięba, P Stępnicki, D Matosiuk… - Expert Opinion on Drug …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Current findings on multifactorial diseases with a complex pathomechanism
confirm that multi-target drugs are more efficient ways in treating them as opposed to single …

Functional outcomes in a randomized controlled trial of animal-assisted therapy on middle-aged and older adults with schizophrenia

CR Chen, CF Hung, YW Lee, WT Tseng… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Deficits in cognition, physical, and social functions in adults with schizophrenia may become
salient with aging. While animal-assisted therapy (AAT) can benefit physical function in older …

Elevated platelet parameter in first-episode schizophrenia patients: a cross-sectional study

Q Yu, W Weng, H Zhou, Y Tang, S Ding… - Journal of Interferon & …, 2020 - liebertpub.com
Serotonin (5-HT) and inflammation are 2 major hypotheses in schizophrenia (SZ)
pathogenesis, both of which involve platelets. However, the association between platelet …

Novel compounds in the treatment of schizophrenia—a selective review

EM Tsapakis, K Diakaki, A Miliaras, KN Fountoulakis - Brain Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Schizophrenia is a chronic neuropsychiatric syndrome that significantly impacts daily
function and quality of life. All of the available guidelines suggest a combined treatment …

Receptors involved in mental disorders and the use of clozapine, chlorpromazine, olanzapine, and aripiprazole to treat mental disorders

R Mlambo, J Liu, Q Wang, S Tan, C Chen - Pharmaceuticals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Mental illnesses are a global health challenge, and effective medicines are needed to treat
these conditions. Psychotropic drugs are commonly prescribed to manage mental disorders …

[HTML][HTML] The role of childhood trauma in psychosis and schizophrenia: a systematic review

B Inyang, FJ Gondal, GA Abah, MM Dhandapani… - Cureus, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Schizophrenia (SCZ) is a prevalent cause of disability worldwide. Distinguished mainly by
psychosis, behavioral alterations could range from hallucinations to delusions. This …

Neuropharmacological effects of terpenoids on preclinical animal models of psychiatric disorders: a review

TJ Mony, F Elahi, JW Choi, SJ Park - Antioxidants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Terpenoids are widely distributed in nature, especially in the plant kingdom, and exhibit
diverse pharmacological activities. In recent years, screening has revealed a wide variety of …

Interclass GPCR heteromerization affects localization and trafficking

R Toneatti, JM Shin, UH Shah, CR Mayer… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
Membrane trafficking processes regulate G protein–coupled receptor (GPCR) activity.
Although class A GPCRs are capable of activating G proteins in a monomeric form, they can …

Estradiol and raloxifene as adjunctive treatment for women with schizophrenia: A meta‐analysis of randomized, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled trials

Z Li, Y Wang, Z Wang, L Kong, L Liu… - Acta Psychiatrica …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives We conducted a comprehensive meta‐analysis of all available trials to evaluate
the efficacy and safety of estrogen and selective estrogen receptor modulators as adjunctive …