Relationship between Toxoplasma gondii seropositivity and schizophrenia in the Lebanese population: potential implication of genetic polymorphism of MMP-9

Relationship between Toxoplasma gondii seropositivity and schizophrenia in the Lebanese population: potential implication of genetic polymorphism of MMP-9

Abstract Background Toxoplasma multiplication and its persistence into the brain cause a local neuroinflammatory reaction, resulting synthesis of neurotransmitters involved in neurological disorders, especially schizophrenia. The Matrix metallopeptidase 9 (MMP-9) protein can play a major role in thi...

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Main Authors: Amata El Mouhawass, Amale Hammoud, Marouan Zoghbi, Souheil Hallit, Chadia Haddad, Kinda El Haddad, Saydeh El Khoury, Jennifer Tannous, Sahar Obeid, Mohamad Adnan Halabi, Nour Mammari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
Subjects:
Toxoplasmosis
Schizophrenia
MMP-9 gene polymorphism
CNS
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12888-020-02683-0

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