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Immune System Abnormalities in Schizophrenia: An Integrative View and Translational Perspectives

Evgeny A. Ermakov, Mark M. Melamud, Valentina N. Buneva, Svetlana А. Ivanova

Frontiers in Psychiatry · 2022

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Summary

The immune system is generally known to be the primary defense mechanism against pathogens. Any pathological conditions are reflected in anomalies in the immune system parameters. Increasing evidence suggests the involvement of immune dysregulation and neuroinflammation in the pathogenesis of schizophrenia. In this systematic review, we summarized the available evidence of abnormalities in the immune system in schizophrenia. We analyzed impairments in all immune system components and assessed the level of bias in the available evidence. It has been shown that schizophrenia is associated with abnormalities in all immune system components: from innate to adaptive immunity and from humoral to cellular immunity. Abnormalities in the immune organs have also been observed in schizophrenia. Evide

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Peer-reviewed study
DOI
10.3389/fpsyt.2022.880568
Catalogue ID
SNmoj7nsby-nzblrx
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