Cytokine Level and Symptoms of Schizophrenia

Mustafa Mahmud Amin; Elmeida Effendy

doi:10.3889/oamjms.2021.6322

Authors

Mustafa Mahmud Amin Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia
Elmeida Effendy Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2021.6322

Keywords:

Cytokines, Tumor necrosis factor-alpha, Schizophrenia

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The study was intended to find one of the cytokines, that is, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha correlation with PANSS scores of people with schizophrenia (PwS) and their differences compared to the healthy people of Malayan- Mongoloid Race.

AIM: The aim of this study was providing a profile of TNF-alpha level in PwS of Malayan-Mongoloid race and its correlation with positive and negative symptoms in schizophrenia.

METHODS: It was conducted using cross-sectional and following sampling methods, with inclusion and exclusion criteria set for the PwS and control groups.

RESULTS: The result was no correlation between TNF-alpha levels with PANSS scores on PwS (p > 0.005), with very weak correlation and positive correlation direction, and there were differences in TNF-alpha levels.between PwS and control groups.

CONCLUSION: It can be concluded that the higher levels of TNF-alpha would impact on the severity symptoms experienced by PwS.

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