Schizophrenia is a disorder with a heterogeneous etiology involving complex interplay
between genetic and environmental risk factors. The immune system is now known to play …

Schizophrenia, a multisystem disorder with an unknown etiology, is associated with several
immune dysfunctions, including abnormal levels of circulating cytokines. In this review, we …

Neuroinflammation, particularly in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, is well-established in a
subset of people with schizophrenia, with significant increases in inflammatory markers …

Accumulating evidence indicates that patients with severe mental disorders, including major
depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia present with various alterations of the gut …

Background Schizophrenia is a complex psychiatric disorder that includes positive and
negative symptoms but also debilitating cognitive deficits. Current pharmacological …

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and schizophrenia (SCZ) are separate disorders, with
distinct clinical profiles and natural histories. ASD, typically diagnosed in childhood, is …

The pleiotropic cytokine interleukin-6 (IL-6) is emerging as a molecule with both beneficial
and destructive potentials. It can exert opposing actions triggering either neuron survival …

The gut microbiome has a tremendous influence on human physiology, including the
nervous system. During fetal development, the initial colonization of the microbiome …

The inflammatory hypothesis of schizophrenia (SZ) posits that inflammatory processes and
neural–immune interactions are involved in its pathogenesis, and may underpin some of its …

Background The aim of this article was to perform a systematic review of studies
investigating the association between peripheral levels of cytokines and C-reactive protein …