Elevated serum thiobarbituric acid reactive substances in clinically symptomatic schizophrenic males. 2008

Clarissa Severino Gama, and Mirian Salvador, and Ana Cristina Andreazza, and Maria Ines Lobato, and Michael Berk, and Flavio Kapczinski, and Paulo Silva Belmonte-de-Abreu
Laboratório de Psiquiatria Molecular, Centro de Pesquisas, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Rua Ramiro Barcelos 2350, 90035 003 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. csgama@yahoo.com

Impaired antioxidant defenses are suggested to participate in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia. Altered superoxide dismutase (SOD) and increased lipid peroxidation, measured by the thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS), are increased in schizophrenia. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of clinical course and subtype on oxidative stress parameters. In this study, 68 male patients, classified according to DSM-IV schizophrenia subtypes and clinical course (partial remission, marked symptoms, and deteriorated), were studied, and TBARS and SOD measured. Mean serum SOD and mean serum TBARS concentrations were similarly not significantly different among different subtypes (paranoid, disorganized and undifferentiated). However, marked symptoms status was associated with higher TBARS levels compared to the deteriorated group. This suggests a possible relationship between symptom acuity and oxidative stress in males.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D011237 Predictive Value of Tests In screening and diagnostic tests, the probability that a person with a positive test is a true positive (i.e., has the disease), is referred to as the predictive value of a positive test; whereas, the predictive value of a negative test is the probability that the person with a negative test does not have the disease. Predictive value is related to the sensitivity and specificity of the test. Negative Predictive Value,Positive Predictive Value,Predictive Value Of Test,Predictive Values Of Tests,Negative Predictive Values,Positive Predictive Values,Predictive Value, Negative,Predictive Value, Positive
D001921 Brain The part of CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM that is contained within the skull (CRANIUM). Arising from the NEURAL TUBE, the embryonic brain is comprised of three major parts including PROSENCEPHALON (the forebrain); MESENCEPHALON (the midbrain); and RHOMBENCEPHALON (the hindbrain). The developed brain consists of CEREBRUM; CEREBELLUM; and other structures in the BRAIN STEM. Encephalon
D001923 Brain Chemistry Changes in the amounts of various chemicals (neurotransmitters, receptors, enzymes, and other metabolites) specific to the area of the central nervous system contained within the head. These are monitored over time, during sensory stimulation, or under different disease states. Chemistry, Brain,Brain Chemistries,Chemistries, Brain
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000072105 Superoxide Dismutase-1 A superoxide dismutase (SOD1) that requires copper and zinc ions for its activity to destroy SUPEROXIDE FREE RADICALS within the CYTOPLASM. Mutations in the SOD1 gene are associated with AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS-1. Cu-Zn Superoxide Dismutase,Cuprozinc Superoxide Dismutase,SOD-1 Protein,SOD1 Protein,Superoxide Dismutase 1,Cu Zn Superoxide Dismutase,SOD 1 Protein,Superoxide Dismutase, Cu-Zn,Superoxide Dismutase, Cuprozinc
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D012559 Schizophrenia A severe emotional disorder of psychotic depth characteristically marked by a retreat from reality with delusion formation, HALLUCINATIONS, emotional disharmony, and regressive behavior. Dementia Praecox,Schizophrenic Disorders,Disorder, Schizophrenic,Disorders, Schizophrenic,Schizophrenias,Schizophrenic Disorder
D012720 Severity of Illness Index Levels within a diagnostic group which are established by various measurement criteria applied to the seriousness of a patient's disorder. Illness Index Severities,Illness Index Severity

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