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ArticleAddiction biology2024

Lymphocyte-related ratios in methamphetamine-induced psychotic disorder in Taiwan, comparing with patients with schizophrenia.

Mei-Hing Ng, Mong-Liang Lu, Vincent Chin-Hung Chen, Hua Ting, Chieh-Liang Huang, Michael Gossop

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Mei-Hing NgInstitute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.ORCID 0009-0000-7639-573X
Mong-Liang LuDepartment of Psychiatry, Wan-Fang Hospital & School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Vincent Chin-Hung ChenDepartment of Psychiatry, Chang Gung Medical Foundation, Chiayi Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi County, Taiwan.
Hua TingInstitute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
Chieh-Liang HuangTsaotun Psychiatric Center, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Nantou County, Taiwan.
Michael GossopNational Addiction Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, London, UK.

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Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taiwan MOHW-YFH-11059
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Abstract

The lymphocyte-related ratios, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio (MLR) and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) are new measures of inflammation within the body. Few studies have investigated the inflammatory response of patients with methamphetamine-induced psychotic disorder. Clinically, the psychotic symptoms and behavioural manifestation of methamphetamine-induced psychotic disorder are often indistinguishable from paranoid schizophrenia. We aimed to determine the differences in these inflammatory markers between patients with methamphetamine-induced psychotic disorder, patients with schizophrenia and healthy individuals. A total of 905 individuals were recruited. The NLR and MLR were found to be higher in both patients with methamphetamine-induced psychotic disorders and patients with schizophrenia compared with healthy controls. There was no significant difference between the three groups in PLR. When compared with the control group, the methamphetamine-induced psychotic disorder group was significantly higher in NLR 27% (95%CI = 11 to 46%, p = 0.001), MLR 16% (95%CI = 3% to 31%, p = 0.013) and PLR 16% (95%CI = 5% to 28%, p = 0.005). NLR of the group with methamphetamine-induced psychotic disorder was 17% (95%CI = 73% to 94%, p = 0.004) less than the group with schizophrenia, while MLR and PLR did not differ significantly between the two groups. This is the first study that investigated the lymphocyte-related ratios in methamphetamine-induced psychotic disorder when compared with patients with schizophrenia and healthy individuals. The results showed that both patients with methamphetamine-induced psychotic disorder and patients with schizophrenia had stronger inflammatory responses than the healthy control. Our finding also indicated that the inflammatory response of methamphetamine-induced psychotic disorder was between those of patients with schizophrenia and healthy individuals.

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MethamphetaminePsychotic DisordersSchizophreniaHumansLymphocytesTaiwanMethamphetaminelymphocyte-related ratiosmethamphetamine-induced psychotic disordermonocyte-to-lymphocyte rationeutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratioplatelet-to-lymphocyte ratioschizophrenia

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