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Increased serum interleukin-6 levels in early stages of psychosis: associations with at-risk mental states and the severity of psychotic symptoms.
Psychoneuroendocrinology - 1 Mar 2014
Stojanovic Alexander, Martorell Lourdes, Montalvo Itziar, Ortega Laura, Monseny Rosa, Vilella Elisabet, Labad Javier
Abstract excerpt
Schizophrenia patients experience activated inflammatory responses, but little is known about the presence of such inflammatory processes at or prior to disease onset. We measured interleukin-6 (IL-6) and C-reactive protein (CRP) serum levels and plasma fibrinogen in 17 at-risk mental state (ARMS) subjects, 77 patients with psychotic disorder (PD) and 25 healthy control subjects (HC). ARMS subjects were...
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