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ReviewGalen medical journal2023

Schizophrenia Etiological Factors and Their Correlation with the Imbalance of the Immune System: An Update.

Noushin Lotfi, Nahid Rezaei, Elham Rastgoo, Babak Khodadoustan Shahraki, Ghazaleh Zahedi, Morteza Jafarinia

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Review in Galen medical journal, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Causal links among gut microbiota, immune-inflammatory and compensatory immune-regulatory systems, and schizophrenia.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2026
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6 authors.

Noushin LotfiDepartment of Immunology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Nahid RezaeiDepartment of Immunology, School of Medicine, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran.
Elham RastgooDepartment of Radiology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Babak Khodadoustan ShahrakiSchool of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Ghazaleh ZahediDepartment of General Psychology, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Thran, Iran.
Morteza JafariniaShiraz Neuroscience Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Schizophrenia (SZ) is a severe psychiatric disorder associated with a dysregulation of the immune system. Immune-related genes and environmental factors including stress, food, infections, and microbiota, alter the immune system's homeostasis and play a role in SZ pathogenesis. The most distinctive feature in the pathophysiology of the disease is a shift in the T helper 1(Th1)/Th2 balance toward Th2 dominance in the immune system. Also, microglial and Th17 cell activation cause inflammatory responses in the central nervous system (CNS). Antibodies play a role in the pathophysiology of SZ and give more evidence of a link between humoral immune reactivity and the disease. Accordingly, an imbalance in cytokine activities and neuroinfl ammation has been considered the main contributor to the pathogenesis of the SZ. Overall, the deregulation of the immune system caused by genetic, environmental, and neurochemical effects may all play a role in the etiology of SZ. This review summarized the etiological factors for SZ and discussed the role of immune responses and their interaction with genetic and environmental factors in SZ pathogenesis.

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Environmental FactorsGenesImmune SystemInflammationSchizophrenia

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PMCPMC11568428

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