Article
Temporal changes in brain morphology related to inflammation and schizophrenia: an omnigenic Mendelian randomization study.
Psychological medicine - 1 Jul 2024
Liu Yunjia, Ren Hongyan, Zhang Yamin, Deng Wei, Ma Xiaohong, Zhao Liansheng, Li Xiaojing, Sham Pak, Wang Qiang, Li Tao
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Over the past several decades, more research focuses have been made on the inflammation/immune hypothesis of schizophrenia. Building upon synaptic plasticity hypothesis, inflammation may contribute the underlying pathophysiology of schizophrenia. Yet, pinpointing the specific inflammatory agents responsible for schizophrenia remains a complex challenge, mainly due to medication and metabolic status....
Topics
- Humans
- Schizophrenia
- Mendelian Randomization Analysis
- Inflammation
- Genome-Wide Association Study
- Brain
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- C-Reactive Protein
- Cytokines
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
