Role of the immune-kynurenine pathway in treatment-resistant schizophrenia
Chen W, Tian Y, Gou M, Wang L, Tong J, Zhou Y, Feng W, Li Y, Chen S, Liu Y, Wang Z, Pan S, Zhang P, Huang J, Yang X, Li C, Tian L, Hong L, Tan Y. Role of the immune-kynurenine pathway in treatment-resistant schizophrenia. Progress In Neuro-Psychopharmacology And Biological Psychiatry 2023, 130: 110926. PMID: 38147973, DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2023.110926.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune-inflammatory response systemTreatment-resistant schizophreniaQUIN/KYNA ratioNon-TRS patientsHealthy controlsKynurenine pathwayKP metabolismKP activationKynurenic acidQuinolinic acidInflammation-related effectsPeripheral immune responseAnti-inflammatory cytokinesPro-inflammatory cytokinesBinary logistic regression analysisPathophysiology of schizophreniaLogistic regression analysisAge of onsetLower kynurenineKP metabolitesKYNA levelsIllness onsetPlasma levelsRisk factorsNMDA receptorsCorrelation 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 dysconnectivityImmune-Inflammatory Response And Compensatory Immune-Regulatory Reflex Systems And White Matter Integrity in Schizophrenia
Gou M, Chen W, Li Y, Chen S, Feng W, Pan S, Luo X, Tan S, Tian B, Li W, Tong J, Zhou Y, Li H, Yu T, Wang Z, Zhang P, Huang J, Kochunov P, Tian L, Li C, Hong L, Tan Y. Immune-Inflammatory Response And Compensatory Immune-Regulatory Reflex Systems And White Matter Integrity in Schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Bulletin 2023, 50: 199-209. PMID: 37540273, PMCID: PMC10754202, DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbad114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune-inflammatory response systemWhite matter integrityNegative symptom scoresFractional anisotropySymptom scoresAffected white matter tractsImmune inflammatory responsePanel of cytokinesWhite matter impairmentEnzyme-linked immunosorbentWhite matter tractsAverage fractional anisotropyWhite matter componentsPeripheral inflammationNeuroinflammatory conditionsPathophysiological mechanismsHealthy controlsCorpus callosumNegative symptomsReflex systemSchizophreniaOligodendrocyte differentiationConsistent findingComposite scoreUnderlying mechanismInflammatory disequilibrium and lateral ventricular enlargement in treatment-resistant schizophrenia
Chen W, Gou M, Wang L, Li N, 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, Zhang P, Huang J, Tian L, Li C, Tan Y. Inflammatory disequilibrium and lateral ventricular enlargement in treatment-resistant schizophrenia. European Neuropsychopharmacology 2023, 72: 18-29. PMID: 37058967, DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2023.03.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnti-inflammatory cytokinesInflammatory disequilibriumImmune-inflammatory response systemPlasma cytokine levelsTreatment-resistant schizophreniaLateral ventricular enlargementLarger lateral ventricle volumesPro-inflammatory cytokinesLateral ventricle volumeNegative Syndrome ScalePotential pathophysiological processesEnzyme-linked immunosorbentHigher PANSS scoresImmune imbalanceCytokine levelsT helperInflammatory imbalanceImmune biomarkersVentricular enlargementClinical manifestationsRegulatory cytokinesHealthy controlsPANSS scoresTh-17Subcortical volumes