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ArticleSchizophrenia research and treatment2013

Cryoglobulins as potential triggers of inflammation in schizophrenia.

Andranik Chavushyan, Meri Hovsepyan, Anna Boyajyan

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Article in Schizophrenia research and treatment, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Andranik ChavushyanInstitute of Molecular Biology, National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia (NAS RA), 7 Hasratyan Street, 0014 Yerevan, Armenia.
Meri HovsepyanInstitute of Molecular Biology, National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia (NAS RA), 7 Hasratyan Street, 0014 Yerevan, Armenia.
Anna BoyajyanInstitute of Molecular Biology, National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia (NAS RA), 7 Hasratyan Street, 0014 Yerevan, Armenia.
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Abstract

This case study aimed to investigate effects of type III cryoglobulins isolated from the blood of patients with schizophrenia on the production of proinflammatory cytokines interleukin(IL)-1 β , IL-6 and tumor necrosis factor- α (TNF- α ), anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10, and chemotactic cytokines IL-8 and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) by peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs). The experiments were performed in vitro using PBMCs healthy subjects and the blood of patients whit schizoprenia. The enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide assay were used upon study. The results obtained indicated significant increase (P < 0.05) in IL-1 β , IL-6, TNF- α , IL-8, and MCP-1 production by cultured PBMCs when incubating for 24 hours with cryoglobulins, beginning from 0.4 mg/mL. The gender difference does not affect the cryoglobulins-induced production of these cytokines by PBMCs. No influence of cryoglobulins on production of IL-10 by PBMCs was observed. Also, it was shown that cryoglobulins in concentration ≤4 mg/mL possessed no cytotoxic effect towards cultured PBMCs. Based upon the results obtained, we concluded that type III cryoglobulins are implicated in schizophrenia-associated alterations in the immune response through induction of the expression of proinflammatory and chemotactic cytokines by PBMCs.

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