Article
Chemokine gene variants in schizophrenia.
Nordic journal of psychiatry - 1 Aug 2016
Dasdemir Selcuk, Kucukali Cem Ismail, Bireller Elif Sinem, Tuzun Erdem, Cakmakoglu Bedia
Abstract excerpt
Background Chemokines are known to play a major role in driving inflammation and immune responses in several neuroinflammatory diseases, including multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease. Inflammation has also been implicated in the pathogenesis of schizophrenia. Aim We aimed to investigate a potential link between chemokines and schizophrenia and analyze the role of MCP-1-A2518G,...
Topics
- Aged
- Chemokines
- Female
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Receptors, CCR2
- Receptors, CCR5
- Schizophrenia
- Turkey
