Complement, a target for therapy in inflammatory and degenerative diseases

BP Morgan, CL Harris - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2015 - nature.com
The complement system is a key innate immune defence against infection and an important
driver of inflammation; however, these very properties can also cause harm. Inappropriate or …

The complement system in schizophrenia: where are we now and what's next?

JJ Woo, JG Pouget, CC Zai, JL Kennedy - Molecular psychiatry, 2020 - nature.com
The complement system is a set of immune proteins involved in first-line defense against
pathogens and removal of waste materials. Recent evidence has implicated the complement …

[HTML][HTML] Biomarkers in schizophrenia: a focus on blood based diagnostics and theranostics

CY Lai, E Scarr, M Udawela, I Everall… - World journal of …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Identifying biomarkers that can be used as diagnostics or predictors of treatment response
(theranostics) in people with schizophrenia (Sz) will be an important step towards being able …

Development of a blood-based molecular biomarker test for identification of schizophrenia before disease onset

MK Chan, MO Krebs, D Cox, PC Guest… - Translational …, 2015 - nature.com
Recent research efforts have progressively shifted towards preventative psychiatry and
prognostic identification of individuals before disease onset. We describe the development …

Development of proteomic prediction models for transition to psychotic disorder in the clinical high-risk state and psychotic experiences in adolescence

D Mongan, M Föcking, C Healy, SR Susai… - JAMA …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Biomarkers that are predictive of outcomes in individuals at risk of psychosis
would facilitate individualized prognosis and stratification strategies. Objective To …

Complement system in brain architecture and neurodevelopmental disorders

J Magdalon, F Mansur, AL Teles e Silva… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Current evidence indicates that certain immune molecules such as components of the
complement system are directly involved in neurobiological processes related to brain …

Dysregulation of complement and coagulation pathways: emerging mechanisms in the development of psychosis

M Heurich, M Föcking, D Mongan, G Cagney… - Molecular …, 2022 - nature.com
Early identification and treatment significantly improve clinical outcomes of psychotic
disorders. Recent studies identified protein components of the complement and coagulation …

Proteomics for blood biomarker exploration of severe mental illness: pitfalls of the past and potential for the future

AL Comes, S Papiol, T Mueller, PE Geyer… - Translational …, 2018 - nature.com
Recent improvements in high-throughput proteomic approaches are likely to constitute an
essential advance in biomarker discovery, holding promise for improved personalized care …

Serum complement proteins rather than inflammatory factors is effective in predicting psychosis in individuals at clinical high risk

TH Zhang, JH Zeng, JY Ye, YQ Gao, YG Hu… - Translational …, 2023 - nature.com
Immunological/inflammatory factors are implicated in the development of psychosis.
Complement is a key driver of inflammation; however, it remains unknown which factor is …

Identification of potential biomarkers and their correlation with immune infiltration cells in schizophrenia using combinative bioinformatics strategy

Z Li, X Li, M Jin, Y Liu, Y He, N Jia, X Cui, Y Liu, G Hu… - Psychiatry …, 2022 - Elsevier
Many studies have identified changes in gene expression in brains of schizophrenia
patients and their altered molecular processes, but the findings in different datasets were …