Abstract | BACKGROUND: AIMS: The aim of the present study was to explore the role of serum resistin as an inflammatory marker in patients with schizophrenia on clozapine treatment. METHODS: RESULTS: Among male patients especially, smokers had higher levels of resistin than non-smokers, and among smokers resistin levels were associated with IL-1Ra and hs-CRP levels. In the whole patient group levels of resistin associated with levels of IL-1Ra, and among male patients with low HDL-cholesterol. CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | Jari-Pekka Klemettilä, Olli Kampman, Niko Seppälä, Merja Viikki, Mari Hämäläinen, Eeva Moilanen, Esa Leinonen |
Journal | Nordic journal of psychiatry
(Nord J Psychiatry)
Vol. 71
Issue 2
Pg. 89-95
(Feb 2017)
ISSN: 1502-4725 [Electronic] England |
PMID | 27658459
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Antipsychotic Agents
- Biomarkers
- RETN protein, human
- Resistin
- Clozapine
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Topics |
- Adult
- Aged
- Antipsychotic Agents
(therapeutic use)
- Biomarkers
(blood)
- Clozapine
(therapeutic use)
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- Female
- Humans
- Inflammation
(blood)
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Resistin
(blood)
- Schizophrenia
(blood, drug therapy)
- Smoking
(blood)
- Young Adult
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