Serum IL-1β, sIL-2R, IL-6, IL-8 and TNF-α in schizophrenic patients, relation with symptomatology and responsiveness to risperidone treatment

Ayşe Binnur Erbağci; Hasan  Herken; Oya  Köylüoglu; Necat  Yilmaz; Mehmet  Tarakçioglu

doi:10.1080/09629350123895

Mediators of Inflammation (Jan 2001)

Serum IL-1β, sIL-2R, IL-6, IL-8 and TNF-α in schizophrenic patients, relation with symptomatology and responsiveness to risperidone treatment

Ayşe Binnur Erbağci,
Hasan Herken,
Oya Köylüoglu,
Necat Yilmaz,
Mehmet Tarakçioglu

Affiliations

Ayşe Binnur Erbağci: Department of Biochemistry and Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Gaziantep, Gaziantep TR-27310, Turkey
Hasan Herken: Department of Biochemistry and Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Gaziantep, Gaziantep TR-27310, Turkey
Oya Köylüoglu: Department of Biochemistry and Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Gaziantep, Gaziantep TR-27310, Turkey
Necat Yilmaz: Department of Biochemistry and Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Gaziantep, Gaziantep TR-27310, Turkey
Mehmet Tarakçioglu: Department of Biochemistry and Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Gaziantep, Gaziantep TR-27310, Turkey

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/09629350123895
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 3
pp. 109 – 115

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Activation of the inflammatory response system and varied levels of cytokines in acute schizophrenia have been suggested by recent studies. Psychopharmacologic agents can differentially effect cytokine production, which suggests that therapeutic function of neuroleptics may involve immunomodulation.

Published in Mediators of Inflammation

ISSN: 0962-9351 (Print); 1466-1861 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Pathology
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