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ArticleEuropean archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience2025

Molecular overlaps of neurological manifestations of COVID-19 and schizophrenia from a proteomic perspective.

André S L M Antunes, Guilherme Reis-de-Oliveira, Daniel Martins-de-Souza

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André S L M Antunes *Brazilian Biosciences National Laboratory (LNBio), Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), Campinas, Brazil. aslmantunes@gmail.com.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0692-8948
Guilherme Reis-de-Oliveira *Laboratory of Neuroproteomics, University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil. guioliveirareis@gmail.com.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7696-0716
Daniel Martins-de-SouzaLaboratory of Neuroproteomics, University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil. dmsouza@unicamp.br.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3595-5846

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Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo 2017/25588-1Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo 2018/01410-1Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo 2020/10282-7
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Abstract

COVID-19, a complex multisystem disorder affecting the central nervous system, can also have psychiatric sequelae. In addition, clinical evidence indicates that a diagnosis of a schizophrenia spectrum disorder is a risk factor for mortality in patients with COVID-19. In this study, we aimed to explore brain-specific molecular aspects of COVID-19 by using a proteomic approach. We analyzed the brain proteome of fatal COVID-19 cases and compared it with differentially regulated proteins found in postmortem schizophrenia brains. The COVID-19 proteomic dataset revealed a strong enrichment of proteins expressed by glial and neuronal cells and processes related to diseases with a psychiatric and neurodegenerative component. Specifically, the COVID-19 brain proteome enriches processes that are hallmark features of schizophrenia. Furthermore, we identified shared and distinct molecular pathways affected in both conditions. We found that brain ageing processes are likely present in both COVID-19 and schizophrenia, albeit possibly driven by distinct processes. In addition, alterations in brain cell metabolism were observed, with schizophrenia primarily impacting amino acid metabolism and COVID-19 predominantly affecting carbohydrate metabolism. The enrichment of metabolic pathways associated with astrocytic components in both conditions suggests the involvement of this cell type in the pathogenesis. Both COVID-19 and schizophrenia influenced neurotransmitter systems, but with distinct impacts. Future studies exploring the underlying mechanisms linking brain ageing and metabolic dysregulation may provide valuable insights into the complex pathophysiology of these conditions and the increased vulnerability of schizophrenia patients to severe outcomes.

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BrainCOVID-19ProteomeSchizophreniaAgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedProteomicsSARS-CoV-2ProteomeBrain proteomeCOVID-19Psychiatric sequelaeRisk factorSchizophrenia

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