Correlation of Immune-Inflammatory Response System (IRS)/Compensatory Immune-Regulatory Reflex System (CIRS) with White Matter Integrity in First-Episode Patients with Schizophrenia
Gou M, Li W, Tong J, Zhou Y, Xie T, Yu T, Feng W, Li Y, Chen S, Tian B, Tan S, Wang Z, Pan S, Luo X, Li C, Zhang P, Huang J, Tian L, Hong L, Tan Y. Correlation of Immune-Inflammatory Response System (IRS)/Compensatory Immune-Regulatory Reflex System (CIRS) with White Matter Integrity in First-Episode Patients with Schizophrenia. Molecular Neurobiology 2023, 61: 2754-2763. PMID: 37932545, DOI: 10.1007/s12035-023-03694-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImmune-inflammatory response systemWhite matter integrityEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayDiffusion tensor imagingD effect sizesFractional anisotropyWhole-brain white matter integritySex-matched healthy controlsReflex systemPlasma cytokine levelsFirst-episode patientsBrains of patientsBrain white matter integrityCortico-spinal tractNegative Syndrome ScaleCohen's d effect sizesAverage fractional anisotropyImmune imbalancePeripheral cytokinesCytokine levelsInflammatory mediatorsEpisode patientsPathophysiological mechanismsWhite matter microstructureFunctional dysconnectivity