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ArticleFEBS open bio2019

Anti-TSNARE1 IgG plasma levels differ by sex in patients with schizophrenia in a Chinese population.

Chan Li, Ruth Whelan, Hua Yang, Yaling Jiang, Chaosen Qiu, Qingyong Meng, Jun Wei

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Article in FEBS open bio, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Chan LiLaboratory for Nursing Science & Institute of Laboratory Medicine, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, China.
Ruth WhelanInstitute of Health Research & Innovation, University of the Highlands & Islands, Inverness, UK.
Hua YangLaboratory for Nursing Science & Institute of Laboratory Medicine, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, China.ORCID 0000-0002-8999-7147
Yaling JiangThe Third People's Hospital of Jiangmen, China.
Chaosen QiuThe Third People's Hospital of Jiangmen, China.
Qingyong MengLaboratory for Nursing Science & Institute of Laboratory Medicine, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, China.
Jun WeiInstitute of Health Research & Innovation, University of the Highlands & Islands, Inverness, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-2916-4944
Guangdong Medical College · CNJiangmen Central Hospital · CNUniversity of the Highlands and Islands · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

It was recently reported that levels of plasma IgG antibodies against peptide antigens derived from proteins encoded by schizophrenia-associated genes are altered in individuals with schizophrenia treated with antipsychotics. This study aimed to replicate the initial finding in antipsychotic-naïve patients with first-episode schizophrenia and to explore the possible mechanism by which immune tolerance of B cells may be altered in this disease. A total of 408 case-control plasma samples were collected for analysis of circulating IgG antibodies against fragments derived from TCF4, TSNARE1, ZNF804A, TRANK1, ERCC4, DPYD and CD25 using an in-house ELISA. The Mann-Whitney U-test revealed that patients with schizophrenia had a significant change in plasma anti-TSNARE1 and anti-CD25 IgG levels; male patients mainly contributed to the increased levels of anti-TSNARE1 IgG and anti-CD25 IgG. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis revealed that the anti-TSNARE1 IgG assay had an area under the ROC curve of 0.625 with a sensitivity of 15.7% and a specificity of 95.2%. Work on a B-cell model revealed that TRANK1-derived antigen treatments could enhance the proportions of CD83+ cells and apoptotic B cells when compared with TSNARE1-derived antigen and vehicle treatment. We conclude that there is a gender difference in autoimmune responses in schizophrenia and suggest that anti-TSNARE1 IgG may be indicative of schizophrenia in a subgroup of male patients.

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Sex CharacteristicsAdultAsian PeopleChinaFemaleHumansImmunoglobulin GMaleSchizophreniaSNARE ProteinsImmunoglobulin GSNARE ProteinsTSNARE1 protein, humanautoantibodiesB lymphocytesELISAgender differenceschizophreniaTSNARE1

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