Browsing by Subject "schizophrenia"
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Alpha-actinin: A multidisciplinary protein with important role in B-cell driven autoimmunity
(2011)Alpha-actinin (α-actinin) is a ubiquitous cytoskeletal protein, which belongs to the superfamily of filamentous actin (F-actin) crosslinking proteins. It is present in multiple subcellular regions of both muscle and ... -
Antipsychotic dose reduction compared to dose continuation for people with schizophrenia
(2022)Background: Antipsychotic drugs are the mainstay treatment for schizophrenia, yet they are associated with diverse and potentially dose-related side effects which can reduce quality of life. For this reason, the lowest ... -
Antipsychotic polypharmacy reduction versus polypharmacy continuation for people with schizophrenia
(2022)Background: In clinical practice, different antipsychotics can be combined in the treatment of people with schizophrenia (polypharmacy). This strategy can aim at increasing efficacy, but might also increase the adverse ... -
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor gene polymorphisms and schizophrenia: a meta-analysis
(2007)Objectives: To evaluate whether the G196A and C270T polymorphisms of the brain-derived neurotrophic factor gene are associated with increased risk of schizophrenia. Methods: A meta-analysis of nine genetic association ... -
C677T and A1298C methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene polymorphisms in schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and depression: a meta-analysis of genetic association studies
(2006)A meta-analysis of the previous studies of allelic association between schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and depression with the C677T and A1298C polymorphisms of the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene was ... -
Clozapine associated with autoimmune reaction, fever and low level cardiotoxicity - a case report
(2017)Background: Clozapine is a second-generation antipsychotic drug used in treatment-resistant schizophrenia. Fever induced by clozapine is a rather frequent side-effect which usually occurs in the first 4 weeks of treatment. ... -
Constituents of saffron (Crocus sativus L.) as potential candidates for the treatment of anxiety disorders and schizophrenia
(2016)Anxiety disorders and schizophrenia are common public health issues. The dried stigma of the plant Crocus sativus L., (C. sativus) commonly known as saffron are used in folk medicine for various purposes. Several lines of ... -
Costs and effects of paliperidone extended release compared with alternative oral antipsychotic agents in patients with schizophrenia in Greece: A cost effectiveness study
(2008)Background: To compare the costs and effects of paliperidone extended release (ER), a new pharmaceutical treatment for the management of schizophrenia, with the most frequently prescribed oral treatments in Greece (namely ... -
Crocins, the active constituents of Crocus sativus L., counteracted apomorphine-induced performance deficits in the novel object recognition task, but not novel object location task, in rats
(2017)Schizophrenia is a chronic mental disease that affects nearly 1% of the population worldwide. Several lines of evidence suggest that the dopaminergic (DAergic) system might be compromised in schizophrenia. Specifically, ... -
Crocus sativus L. extracts and its constituents crocins and safranal; Potential candidates for schizophrenia treatment?
(2021)Schizophrenia is a chronic mental devastating disease. Current therapy suffers from various limitations including low efficacy and serious side effects. Thus, there is an urgent necessity to develop new antipsychotics with ... -
CYP2D6 polymorphisms and the risk of tardive dyskinesia in schizophrenia: a meta-analysis
(2005)The present study aimed to evaluate whether there is any association between CYP2D6 alleles and susceptibility to tardive dyskinesia in patients with schizophrenia under treatment. A meta-analysis considered case-control ... -
DNA damage and repair efficiency in lymphocytes from schizophrenic patients
(2004)In the present study we examined schizophrenic patients' lymphocytes sensitivity to the effects of external factors, such as hydrogen peroxide and gamma-irradiation and also their repair efficiency with the comet assay. ... -
Do patients with schizophrenia have higher infection and mortality rates due to COVID-19? A systematic review
(2021)People with mental illness are known to have poorer physical health outcomes. Among them, patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders are disproportionately burdened. A number of recent studies have highlighted that ... -
Does long-term group psychoeducation of parents of individuals with schizophrenia help the family as a system? A quasi-experimental study
(2015)A chronic illness like schizophrenia seriously disrupts family functioning in various ways that can be addressed through family psychoeducational interventions in routine clinical services, an approach that has not received ... -
The effect of a physical activity programme on improving mood profile of patients with schizophrenia
(2014)Objectives: Physical activity in persons with schizophrenia is associated with improvement of physical health parameters, reductions in depression and anxiety and an increased social interaction and psychological well-being. ... -
Effects of the inducible nitric oxide synthase inhibitor aminoguanidine in two different rat models of schizophrenia
(2016)Several lines evidence indicate that the non-competitive N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist ketamine and the mixed dopamine (DA) D1/D2 receptor agonist apomorphine induce schizophrenia-like symptoms in rodents, ... -
Evaluation of memory performance in patients with brain disorders following rTMS treatment. A systematic review
(2022)Objective: Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is being used as a non-invasive, non-pharmacological treatment with emerging clinical applications. The objective of this systematic review is to assess the ... -
Evidence for genetic contribution to the increased risk of type 2 diabetes in schizophrenia
(2018)The epidemiologic link between schizophrenia (SCZ) and type 2 diabetes (T2D) remains poorly understood. Here, we investigate the presence and extent of a shared genetic background between SCZ and T2D using genome-wide ... -
Factors influencing the duration of hospitalization of patients with schizophrenia
(2022)Introduction. Severe mental disorders represent an important and large proportion of healthcare resource utilization and are associated with increased hospitalization rates and costs. Given the high percentage of total ... -
A familial concurrence of schizophrenia and Gaucher's disease
(2007)Background: Gaucher's disease (GD) is the most frequently encountered lysosomal storage disease. Here, we describe and discuss the observed concurrence of schizophrenia and Gaucher's disease in two siblings. Methods: ...