2024
Relationship between plasma TNF-α levels and agitation symptoms in first episode patients with schizophrenia
Wang X, Chen W, Gou M, Li W, Li N, Tong J, Zhou Y, Xie T, Yu T, Feng W, Li Y, Chen S, Tian B, Tan S, Wang Z, Pan S, Luo X, Zhang P, Huang J, Tian L, Li C, Tan Y. Relationship between plasma TNF-α levels and agitation symptoms in first episode patients with schizophrenia. BMC Psychiatry 2024, 24: 480. PMID: 38956509, PMCID: PMC11218378, DOI: 10.1186/s12888-024-05796-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive and Negative Syndrome ScalePlasma TNF-a levelsAgitation symptomsPANSS-ECEpisode patientsTNF-a levelsPositive and Negative Syndrome Scale total scorePANSS-EC scoreNegative Syndrome ScaleSymptoms of schizophreniaPathophysiology of schizophreniaEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayTNF-aR1 levelSyndrome ScalePlasma levels of tumor necrosis factor-alphaLevels of tumor necrosis factor-alphaSchizophreniaTotal scoreTumor necrosis factor-alphaNecrosis factor-alphaPlasma TNF-aHealthy controlsFEPImmune abnormalities
2016
Association of catechol-O-methyltransferase Val108/158 Met genetic polymorphism with schizophrenia, P50 sensory gating, and negative symptoms in a Chinese population
Mao Q, Tan Y, Luo X, Tian L, Wang Z, Tan S, Chen S, Yang G, An H, Yang F, Zhang X. Association of catechol-O-methyltransferase Val108/158 Met genetic polymorphism with schizophrenia, P50 sensory gating, and negative symptoms in a Chinese population. Psychiatry Research 2016, 242: 271-276. PMID: 27315458, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2016.04.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPCR-restriction fragment length polymorphismSchizophrenic patientsP50 deficitsNegative symptomsChinese populationNegative Syndrome ScaleRisk of schizophreniaSymptoms of schizophreniaP50 sensory gatingVal allele carriersHan Chinese populationRole of COMTCerebral cortexClinical symptomatologyHealthy controlsNegative subscoreAllele carriersMetS individualsMet/Met individualsControl groupSensory gatingSyndrome ScaleGenotype distributionP50 gatingSchizophrenic subjects