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. 2016 Jun 7;21(8):1009–1026. doi: 10.1038/mp.2016.90

Table 7. Other markers in postmortem schizophrenia brain.

Author Brain bank n Sex (m/f) Age Death from suicide Brain region Technique Inflammatory markers Results
Arion et al.157 UPCNMDBB scz 14 ctr 14 scz 12/2 ctr 12/2 scz 43 ctr 42 scz 3 PFC (BA9) PCR SERPINA3, IFITM1, IFITM3, CHI3L1, HSPB1, MT2A
Catts and Weickert161 SMRIAC, NSWTRC scz 72 ctr 71 scz 50/22 ctr 55/16 scz 47 ctr 48 scz 15 DLPFC*, OFC# PCR TNFSF13 ↑*, ↔#
Durrenberger et al.98 BBPDGU scz 10 ctr 10 scz 5/5 ctr 5/5 scz 66 ctr 61 NA TL (BA22) PCR TIMP1, TNFRSF1A, TYROBP
Fillman et al.86 NSWTRC scz 37 ctr 37 scz 24/13 ctr 26/9 scz 51 ctr 48 NA DLPFC (BA46) PCR NFκB#, SERPINA3*, IL6ST# ↑*↔#
Fillman et al.139 SMRIAC scz 35 ctr 35 scz 26/9 ctr 26/9 scz 43 ctr 44 scz 7 Middle frontal gyrus PCR SERPINA3*, IL-1 RL1# ↑*↔#
Harris et al.137 SMRIAC scz 35 ctr 33 scz 26/9 ctr 25/8 scz 43 ctr 45 NA BA10 ELISA TIMP1
Hwang et al.77 SNFC, SMRIAC scz 33 ctr 34 scz 23/10 ctr 23/11 scz 44 ctr 46 NA HPC PCR CD163, S100a8, S100a9, IFITM1, IFITM2, IFITM3
Iwamoto et al.158 SFNC scz 13 ctr 15 scz 8/5 ctr 9/6 scz 44 ctr 48 scz 4 PFC (BA10) PCR IFITM3
Rao et al.73 HBTRC scz 10 ctr 10 scz 6/4 ctr 7/3 scz 59 ctr 49 NA FC (BA10) PCR, WB IL-1R#, NFκBp50*, NFκBp65*, iNOS# ↑*↔#
Saetre et al.93 SFNC, HBTRC, MBB scz 55 ctr 55 NA scz 59 ctr 55 NA FC (BA8 and 9), superior frontal gyrus PCR IFITM2, IFITM3, SERPINA3, GPB1
Schmitt et al.94 BBPDGU scz 10 ctr 10 scz 5/5 ctr 8/2 scz 66 ctr 61 NA TC (BA22) PCR LPL*, CFD*, PTGER4*, EDG3* ITGA1#, LCP1#, LTC4S#, MTHFD2#, SOD2#, CCR1#, IL1RAP#, IFI16#, IFNAR2#, CD84#, GPX# ↓* ↔#
Shao and Vawter160 SMRIAC scz 32 ctr 27 scz 23/9 ctr 23/6 scz 43 ctr 44 NA DLPFC (BA46) PCR TNFSF8, TNFSF10
Siegel et al.159 ACOME scz 57 ctr 57 scz 42/15 ctr 42/15 scz 47 ctr 48 scz 16 PFC (BA9) PCR, in situ hybridization IFITM1, IFITM2/3
Sun et al.156 SFNC NA NA NA NA FC PCR NFκB2
Thomas et al.154 SFNC scz 15 ctr 15 scz 9/6 ctr 9/6 scz 45 ctr 48 scz 4 DLFPC (BA9,46), ACC (BA24) IHC ICAM-1
Volk et al.155 ACOME scz 62 ctr 62 scz 47/15 ctr 47/15 scz 48 ctr 49 scz 16 PFC (BA9) PCR NFκB1#, NFκB2#, Shn-2* ↓*↑#

Abbreviations: ACC, anterior cingulate cortex; ACOME, Allegheny County Office of the Medical Examiner; APOL, apoliprotein L; BA, Brodmann area; BBPDGU, Brain Bank for Psychiatric Diseases at the Gottingen University; CCR, chemokine (c-c motif) receptor: CD, cluster of differentiation; CFD, complement factor D; CHI3L1, chitinase-3 like protein 1; ctr, control; DLFPC; dorsolateral prefrontal cortex; EDG3, endothelial differentiation, sphingolipid g-coupled-receptor; FC, frontal cortex; GPX, glutathione peroxidase; GPB, guanylate binding protein; HBTRC, Harvard Brain Tissue Resource Centre; HPC, hippocampus; HSPB, heat shock protein beta; ICAM, intercellular adhesion molecule; IFI, interferon gamma-inducible; IFITM; interferon-induced transmembrane; IFNAR, interferon (alpha, beta and omega) receptor: IHC, immunohistochemistry; IL1RAP; interleukin 1 receptor accessory protein; IL1RL, interleukin 1 receptor like; IL6ST, glycoprotein 130; ITGA, integrin alpha; iNOS, inducible nitric oxide; LCP, lymphocyte cytosolic protein; LPL, lipoprotein lipase; LTC4S, leukotriene C4 synthase; MBB, Maudsley Brain Bank; MT2A, metallothionein 2A; MTHFD, methylenetetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase; NA, not available; NFκB, nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells; NSWTRC; New South Wales Tissue Resource Centre; OFC, orbitofrontal cortex; PCR, polymerase chain reaction; scz, schizophrenia; PFC, prefrontal cortex; PTGER, prostaglandin E receptor 4; SERPIN, serine protease inhibitor; SFNC; Stanley Foundation Neuropathology Consortium; Shn-2, Schnurri-2; SMRIAC, Stanley Medical Research Institute Array Collection; SOD, superoxide dismutase; TC, temporal cortex; TIMP; tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases; TL, Temporal lobe; TNFSF, tumor necrosis factor superfamily; TYROBP, TYRO protein tyrosine kinase binding protein; UPCNMDBB, University of Pittsburgh's center for the neuroscience of mental disorder brain bank.

*, # indicate which variables results are representing.