ArticleNature communications2020
Synaptic density marker SV2A is reduced in schizophrenia patients and unaffected by antipsychotics in rats.
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146 citing papers in PubMed, 12 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 229 citations in OpenAlex.
- Multimodal microglial and kynurenine pathway alterations across the affective-psychosis spectrum: a systematic review of patterns, heterogeneity, and dimensional implications.Molecular psychiatry · 2026Pooled it
- Molecular and topographic mapping of antipsychotic effects: a meta-analysis of postsynaptic density proteins in animal models with translational implications.Molecular psychiatry · 2026Pooled it
- Meta-analysis of the brain transcriptomes of multiple genetic mouse models of schizophrenia highlights dysregulation in striatum and thalamus.Translational psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- EANM perspective on clinical PET and SPECT imaging in schizophrenia-spectrum disorders: a systematic review of longitudinal studies.European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging · 2025Pooled it
- The impact of sex on gene expression in the brain of schizophrenic patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis of transcriptomic studies.Biology of sex differences · 2024Pooled it
- A systematic review and meta-analysis of neuroimaging studies examining synaptic density in individuals with psychotic spectrum disorders.BMC psychiatry · 2024Pooled it
- Brain glucose metabolism in schizophrenia: a systematic review and meta-analysis ofPsychological medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Linking Inflammation, Aberrant Glutamate-Dopamine Interaction, and Post-synaptic Changes: Translational Relevance for Schizophrenia and Antipsychotic Treatment: a Systematic Review.Molecular neurobiology · 2022Pooled it
- White-matter free-water diffusion MRI in schizophrenia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2022Pooled it
- Alterations in brain synaptic proteins and mRNAs in mood disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis of postmortem brain studies.Molecular psychiatry · 2022Pooled it
- Thalamic dopamine D2-receptor availability in schizophrenia: a study on antipsychotic-naive patients with first-episode psychosis and a meta-analysis.Molecular psychiatry · 2022Pooled it
- Synaptic Loss in Multiple Sclerosis: A Systematic Review of Human Post-mortem Studies.Frontiers in neurology · 2021Pooled it
- Network-Based Spreading of Gray Matter Changes Across Different Stages of Psychosis.JAMA psychiatry · 2023Trial
- Effects of escitalopram on synaptic density in the healthy human brain: a randomized controlled trial.Molecular psychiatry · 2023Trial
- First-in-Human Evaluation ofJournal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine · 2021Trial
- Neural Signatures of Bipolar Disorder and Psychotropic Medication Effects: A Multimodal Positron Emission Tomography-Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study.Biological psychiatry · 2026Article
- Widespread synaptic density loss in schizophrenia follows molecular and network architecture.Molecular psychiatry · 2026Article
- Schizophrenia Spectrum Biomarkers Consortium: Establishment of a Biorepository for the Discovery of Quantitative Fluid Biomarkers.Schizophrenia bulletin · 2026Article
- Cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers reveal transdiagnostic synaptic dysfunction across major psychiatric disorders.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex Circuitry at the Intersection of Cognition and Disease.Biological psychiatry · 2026Review
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Abstract
Synaptic dysfunction is hypothesised to play a key role in schizophrenia pathogenesis, but this has not been tested directly in vivo. Here, we investigated synaptic vesicle glycoprotein 2A (SV2A) levels and their relationship to symptoms and structural brain measures using [
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