An Immunological Basis of Schizophrenia and Affective Disorders?
- 1 January 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by S. Karger AG in Neuropsychobiology
- Vol. 6 (5) , 284-289
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000117771
Abstract
In 48 patients with schizophrenia and 32 patients with affective disorders, different immune parameters were tested. Compared to blood donors, Ig[immunoglobulin]G and IgM serum concentrations were increased in the schizophrenic and affective disorders. These abnormalities did not differ from hospital control populations. The patients failed to show an association of antibodies considered to be characteristic of autoimmune diseases. No increased incidence of circulating immune complexes was detected. The only substantial serologic abnormality found was an elevation of C4 [complement component 4] levels in patients with bipolar psychosis.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- The Choroid Plexus in Systemic Lupus ErythematosusAnnals of Internal Medicine, 1972