Association of the kynurenine pathway metabolites with clinical, cognitive features and IL-1β levels in patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorder and their siblings
Noyan H, Erdağ E, Tüzün E, Yaylım İ, Küçükhüseyin Ö, Hakan M, Gülöksüz S, Rutten B, Saka M, Atbaşoğlu C, Alptekin K, van Os J, Üçok A. Association of the kynurenine pathway metabolites with clinical, cognitive features and IL-1β levels in patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorder and their siblings. Schizophrenia Research 2021, 229: 27-37. PMID: 33609988, DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2021.01.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSchizophrenia spectrum disordersIL-1β levelsKYNA levelsHigher serum IL-1β levelsSerum IL-1β levelsHigher KYNA levelsTrp-Kyn pathwayKynurenic acid levelsSimilar clinical featuresPathophysiology of schizophreniaManifestations of schizophreniaKYN levelsSerum interleukinClinical featuresInflammatory cytokinesIL-1βClinical dataKynurenine pathwayTRP levelsSpectrum disorderControl groupAdvanced stageLow TrpPathway dysregulationPatients