Table 3.
mRNA expression of dopamine D1−4 and serotonin 5-HT1A−3A receptors in PBMCs of study subjects (unadjusted for smoking).
|
Schizophrenia (n = 27) |
Control (n = 29) |
P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D1 | |||
| 91.46 ± 54.00 [70.10–112.82] |
51.17 ± 53.42 [30.84–71.49] |
0.001 | |
| D2 | |||
| 27.68 ± 16.09 [21.31–34.05] |
1.76 ± 1.37 [1.24–2.28] |
<0.0001 | |
| D3 | |||
| 1.60 ± 0.91 [1.23–1.96] |
2.14 ± 1.90 [1.46–2.86] |
0.45 | |
| D4 | |||
| 32.64 ± 18.31 [25.40–39.89] |
10.84 ± 9.47 [7.24–14.44] |
<0.0001 | |
| 5–HT1A | |||
| 3.32 ± 1.71 [2.64–4.00] |
4.16 ± 3.23 [2.93–5.39] |
0.57 | |
| 5–HT2A | |||
| 10.92 ± 5.82 [8.61–13.22] |
14.01 ± 11.39 [9.68–18.34] |
0.53 | |
| 5-HT3A | |||
| 0.24 ± 0.13 [0.19–0.29] |
1.27 ± 1.07 [0.86–1.68] |
<0.0001 |
Data given as mean ± standard deviation [95% confidence interval].