Serum soluble urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor levels in male patients with acute exacerbation of schizophrenia

Genc A., Kalelioglu T., Karamustafalioglu N., Tasdemir A., Genc E. S., Akkus M., ...Daha Fazla

PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH, cilt.236, ss.179-181, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 236
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.psychres.2016.01.018
  • Dergi Adı: PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.179-181
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Inflammatory abnormalities have been shown in the pathogenesis of schizophrenia. Soluble urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) is a protein that is measurable in the circulating blood and reflects the inflammation in the body. We aimed to investigate serum suPAR levels in patients with schizophrenia who were in acute state and to compare with healthy controls. Forty five patients and 43 healthy controls were included in the study. We found no significant difference in suPAR levels between patients and controls, suggesting that suPAR as an inflammatory marker does not have a role in the inflammatory process of acute schizophrenia. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.