Decreased Serum Oxytocin and Increased Homocysteine in First-Episode Schizophrenia Patients

Schizophrenia (SZ) is a debilitating and heterogeneous disease. We hypothesized that the oxytocin (OXT) system, inflammation and one-carbon metabolism would have a link with SZ. In this study, serum OXT, OXT receptor (OXTR), interleukin-6 (IL-6), high sensitivity CRP (hsCRP) and homocysteine (Hcy) l...

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Main Authors: Yong Liu, Huai Tao, Xiudeng Yang, Kai Huang, Xianghui Zhang, Cunyan Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
FES
OXT
Hcy
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00217/full