SynthesisBMC public health2020
Association of T. gondii infection with suicide: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Inflammatory Biomarkers in Acute Suicidal Behaviors.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Correlates of Anti-Toxoplasma IgG Antibodies in Females with Borderline Personality Disorder: A Pilot Cross-Sectional Study.Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment · 2026Article
- Review: Suicide and its relationship to aggression and impulsivity.Cognitive, affective & behavioral neuroscience · 2025Review
- Toxoplasma gondii and suicidal behaviour: discovery, cross-diagnostic confirmation and pathway exploration.Folia parasitologica · 2025Article
- Epidemiological aspects and inflammatory cytokine profiles associated with Toxoplasma gondii infection in suicide attempters in Iran.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Article
- Peripheral biological correlates of suicidality in children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis.iScience · 2025Article
- Spatiotemporal Diffusion, Colonization, and Antibody Responses in Susceptible C57BL/6J Mice Orally Infected withVeterinary sciences · 2025Article
- Toxoplasma gondii, suicidal behaviour and suicide risk factors in US Veterans enrolled in mental health treatment.Folia parasitologica · 2025Article
- Adrenergic signaling during parasitic infections.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Review
- Pulmonary toxoplasmosis in a multiple myeloma patient: A Case report and literature review.International journal of molecular and cellular medicine · 2025Article
- A Prospective Multicenter Longitudinal Analysis of Suicidal Ideation among Long-COVID-19 Patients.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Impact ofJournal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Suicide ideation and the related factors among Iranian transgender people: a cross-sectional study.BMC research notes · 2023Article
- Latent toxoplasmosis impairs learning and memory yet strengthens short-term and long-term hippocampal synaptic plasticity at perforant pathway-dentate gyrus, and Schaffer collatterals-CA1 synapses.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Therapeutic Implications of the Microbial Hypothesis of Mental Illness.Current topics in behavioral neurosciences · 2023Review
- Suicide and Inflammation.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2023Article
- Investigating Predictive Factors of Suicidal Re-attempts in Adolescents and Young Adults After a First Suicide Attempt, a Prospective Cohort Study. Study Protocol of the SURAYA Project.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- Prevalence and Predictors ofFrontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- Epigenetic Manipulation of Psychiatric Behavioral Disorders Induced byFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2022Review
- Association betweenPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundFindings on the association between Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) infection and suicide are contradictory. This paper aimed to resolve this uncertainty by conducting a meta-analysis.
methodsWe found the relevant studies using keywords include "Toxoplasmosis" and "Suicide" and the related synonyms in international databases such as ISI, Medline, and Scopus. The eligible studies were included in the meta-analysis phase. The random effect approach was applied to combine the results.
resultsOut Of 150 initial studies, 15 were included in the meta-analysis. Odds of suicide in people with T. gondii infection was 43% (OR: 1.43, 95%CI; 1.15 to 1.78) higher than those without this infection. The test for publication bias was not statistically significant, which indicates the absence of likely publication bias.
conclusionThis study confirms that T. gondii infection is a potential risk factor for suicide. To reduce cases of suicide attributable to T. gondii infection, it is recommended to implement some measures to prevent and control the transmission of the disease.
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