Combined Toxoplasma gondii seropositivity and high blood kynurenine - Linked with nonfatal suicidal self-directed violence in patients with schizophrenia

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 72, Issue , 2016, Pages 74-81

  Okusaga, Olaoluwa ^a,b   Duncan, Erica ^c   Langenberg, Patricia ^a   Brundin, Lena ^d   Fuchs, Dietmar ^e   Groer, Maureen W ^f   Giegling, Ina ^g   Stearns Yoder, Kelly A ^h,i   Hartmann, Annette M ^g   Konte, Bettina ^g   Friedl, Marion ^g   Brenner, Lisa A ^h,i,j   Lowry, Christopher A ^i,k   Rujescu, Dan ^g   Postolache, Teodor T ^a,h,i,l  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d VAN ANDEL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^g MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^h Rocky Mountain Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC)   (United States)

ⁱ Military and Veteran Microbiome Consortium of Research and Education (MVM CORE)   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^l Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center   (United States)

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Author keywords

Kynurenine; Non fatal suicidal self directed violence; Schizophrenia; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; KYNURENINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONFATAL SUICIDAL SELF DIRECTED VIOLENCE; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SYNDROME SCALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; TOXOPLASMOSIS; BLOOD; COMPLICATION; ODDS RATIO; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; KYNURENINE; MALE; ODDS RATIO; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

EID: 84949309945     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: 18791379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2015.10.002     Document Type: Article

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