C-Reactive Protein/Albumin and Neutrophil/Albumin Ratios as Novel Inflammatory Markers in Patients with Schizophrenia

Balcioglu Y. H., Kirlioglu S. S.

PSYCHIATRY INVESTIGATION, vol.17, no.9, pp.902-910, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 17 Issue: 9
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Doi Number: 10.30773/pi.2020.0185
  • Journal Name: PSYCHIATRY INVESTIGATION
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, EMBASE
  • Page Numbers: pp.902-910
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Objective Peripheral biomarker studies in schizophrenia are insufficient to correspond to whether inflammatory markers are trait- or state-related. The main objective of this study was to compare novel biomarkers C-reactive protein/albumin ratio (CAR), neutrophil/albtunin ratio (NAR), and complete blood count-derived inflammatory markers; neutrophilnymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet/lymphocyte ratio (PLR), monocyte/lymphocyte ratio (MLR), red-cell distribution width (RDW), and mean platelet volume (MPV) between patients with acutely exacerbated and remitted schizophrenia and healthy controls.