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ReviewBiological psychiatry2026

Reductive Stress and Dysregulated Energy Metabolism in Schizophrenia: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Targets.

Onur Memetoglu, Fei Du, Virginie-Anne Chouinard, Dost Öngür

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Review in Biological psychiatry, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Onur MemetogluMcLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Fei DuMcLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Virginie-Anne ChouinardMcLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Dost ÖngürMcLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. Electronic address: dongur@mgb.org.

Funding

Randomized controlled trial of enhanced coordinated specialty care (CSC 2.0)P50MH115846 · NIMH · MCLEAN HOSPITAL · PI MIGUEL HERNAN · 2019 to 2026
$16.9M
Effects of Orally Administered Nicotinamide Riboside on Bioenergetic Metabolism, Oxidative Stress and Cognition in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Mild Alzheimer's DementiaR01AG066670 · NIA · MCLEAN HOSPITAL · PI DU, FEI, FORESTER, BRENT PETER · 2020 to 2024
$4.0M
Molecular Mechanisms of Aging in Schizophrenia: Implications of Bioenergetic Metabolism and Redox BiologyR01MH135093 · NIMH · MCLEAN HOSPITAL · PI FEI DU, Dost Ongur · 2024 to 2026
$2.5M
Molecular Mechanisms and Biomarkers for Disease Progression from Prodrome to Early PsychosisR01MH114982 · NIMH · MCLEAN HOSPITAL · PI DU, FEI, ONGUR, DOST · 2019 to 2023
$2.4M
NIA NIH HHS R01 AG066670NIMH NIH HHS P50 MH115846NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH114982NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH135093
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Reductive stress, defined by excessive accumulation of reducing equivalents such as NADH, disrupts cellular redox balance and is emerging as a detrimental factor in schizophrenia (SZ). It is closely related to the mitochondrial defects commonly seen in SZ, which implies its importance in impaired energy metabolism. Reductive stress intersects with oxidative stress pathways and causes an underappreciated additional burden on cellular systems. The integrated stress response (ISR) is an adaptive pathway typically activated by mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation defects and other stressors. Emerging evidence indicates that reductive stress can independently activate the ISR. These findings highlight the crucial role of reductive stress in disease pathophysiology, although the process is not fully understood. Therefore, there is a need for innovative therapeutic approaches that can address reductive stress and mitochondrial dysfunction.

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Energy MetabolismOxidative StressSchizophreniaAnimalsHumansIntegrated Stress ResponseMitochondriaNADOxidative PhosphorylationNADEnergy metabolismMitochondrial dysfunctionNAD(+)/NADH imbalanceOxidative phosphorylationReductive stressSchizophrenia

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PMID41109619
PMCPMC12551438

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