Monocyte activation detected prior to a diagnosis of schizophrenia in the US Military New Onset Psychosis Project (MNOPP)

We examined peripheral biomarkers of bacterial translocation, soluble CD14 (sCD14) and lipopolysaccharide binding protein (LBP), and of general inflammation, C-reactive protein (CRP), in a unique, pre-onset study of schizophrenia. This sample was composed of 80 case-control matched pairs of US military service members from whom blood samples were obtained at time of entry to service, before a psychiatric diagnosis was made.

Source: Schizophrenia Research - January 6, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Natalya S. Weber, Kristin L. Gressitt, David N. Cowan, David W. Niebuhr, Robert H. Yolken, Emily G. Severance Source Type: research