Oxidative metabolism may be associated with negative symptoms in schizophrenia

Autor: Mehmet Gunes, Abdurrahman Altindag, Mahmut Bulut, Suleyman Demir, Aslihan Okan Ibiloglu, Mehmet Cemal Kaya, Abdullah Atli, Nurten Aksoy
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Psychiatry and Clinical Psychopharmacology, Vol 27, Iss 1, Pp 54-61 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2475-0573
2475-0581
24750573
DOI: 10.1080/24750573.2017.1293243
Popis: Objective: In the present study, we aimed to examine the relationship between the oxidative metabolism with disease severity, sociodemographic, and clinical characteristics in the patients with schizophrenia. Methods: Seventy-one patients with schizophrenia and 76 healthy volunteers were included in the study. Plasma total antioxidant level (TAL) and total oxidant level (TOL) were analyzed, and oxidative stress index (OSI) was calculated. Results: There was a statistically significant increase in TOL and OSI and decrease in TAL in the patients with schizophrenia compared to the controls (p
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