ArticleThe Journal of experimental biology2013
Toxoplasma gondii infection, from predation to schizophrenia: can animal behaviour help us understand human behaviour?
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65 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- Berberine improves inhibitory avoidance memory impairment of Toxoplasma gondii-infected rat model of ketamine-induced schizophrenia.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2023Article
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- Maternal immune activation as an epidemiological risk factor for neurodevelopmental disorders: Considerations of timing, severity, individual differences, and sex in human and rodent studies.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2023Review
- Effects ofArchives of Razi Institute · 2022Article
- Epigenetic Manipulation of Psychiatric Behavioral Disorders Induced byFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2022Review
- Toxoplasmosis and Schizophrenia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Prevalence and Associations and Future Directions.Psychiatric research and clinical practice · 2022Article
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Abstract
We examine the role of the protozoan Toxoplasma gondii as a manipulatory parasite and question what role study of infections in its natural intermediate rodent hosts and other secondary hosts, including humans, may elucidate in terms of the epidemiology, evolution and clinical applications of infection. In particular, we focus on the potential association between T. gondii and schizophrenia. We introduce the novel term 'T. gondii-rat manipulation-schizophrenia model' and propose how future behavioural research on this model should be performed from a biological, clinical and ethically appropriate perspective.
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