Neuroinflammation in schizophrenia: the role of nuclear factor kappa B

CE Murphy, AK Walker, CS Weickert - Translational psychiatry, 2021 - nature.com
Neuroinflammation, particularly in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, is well-established in a
subset of people with schizophrenia, with significant increases in inflammatory markers …

Cytokine imbalance in schizophrenia. from research to clinic: potential implications for treatment

M Reale, E Costantini, NH Greig - Frontiers in psychiatry, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Cytokines are one of the most important components of the immune system. They
orchestrate the brain's response to infectious and other exogenous insults and are crucial …

Mechanisms underlying the comorbidity of schizophrenia and type 2 diabetes mellitus

Y Mizuki, S Sakamoto, Y Okahisa… - International Journal …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
The mortality rate of patients with schizophrenia is high, and life expectancy is shorter by 10
to 20 years. Metabolic abnormalities including type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are among …

[HTML][HTML] Association between a functional interleukin 6 receptor genetic variant and risk of depression and psychosis in a population-based birth cohort

GM Khandaker, S Zammit, S Burgess, G Lewis… - Brain, behavior, and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Objective Interleukin 6 (IL-6) levels are commonly elevated in patients with
depression and psychosis and in people who are at risk of developing these disorders. A …

Effects of interleukin-1beta polymorphisms on brain function and behavior in healthy and psychiatric disease conditions

SJ Tsai - Cytokine & growth factor reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
A high level of Interleukin-1beta (IL1B), a key mediator of inflammation, is expressed in the
brain, particularly in the hippocampus, which plays a pivotal role in memory and mood …

Convergent lines of evidence supporting involvement of NFKB1 in schizophrenia

J Long, L Tian, A Baranova, H Cao, Y Yao, S Rao… - Psychiatry …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objectives NFKB1 was associated with treatment-refractory schizophrenia (SZ) and
response to antipsychotics; however, the underlying mechanisms through which NFKB1 …

The IL-1B Gene Polymorphisms rs16944 and rs1143627 Contribute to an Increased Risk of Coronary Artery Lesions in Southern Chinese Children with Kawasaki …

LY Fu, X Qiu, QL Deng, P Huang, L Pi… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Kawasaki disease (KD) is a systemic form of self‐limited vasculitis in children
less than five years old, and the main complication is coronary artery injury. However, the …

The impact of inflammation on neurocognition and risk for psychosis: a critical review

S Kogan, LH Ospina, VA Mittal, D Kimhy - European archives of psychiatry …, 2020 - Springer
Neurocognitive difficulties are highly prevalent among people with schizophrenia and have
been linked to increased inflammation, as well as dysfunction and disability. Poor …

The association of cytokines genes (IL-6 and IL-10) with the susceptibility to schizophrenia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

TB González-Castro, CA Tovilla-Zárate… - Brain Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Cytokines are among the important effectors and messenger molecules for restoring the
homeostasis tissue after an inflammatory response. The association between IL-6 and IL-10 …

Exploring the role of TNF-α, TGF-β, and IL-6 serum levels in categorical and noncategorical models of mood and psychosis

M Pantovic-Stefanovic, M Velimirovic, V Jurisic… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Psychotic and mood disorders are discussed as part of the same continuum. The potential
role of immune dysregulation in defining their clinical presentations, however, remains …