Pilot study examining the relationship of childhood trauma, perceived stress, and medication use to serum kynurenic acid and kynurenine levels in schizophrenia

Schizophr Res. 2017 Jul:185:200-201. doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2016.12.026. Epub 2017 Jan 9.

Authors

Bridget J Shovestul¹, Matthew Glassman¹, Laura M Rowland¹, Robert P McMahon¹, Fang Liu¹, Deanna L Kelly²

Affiliations

¹ Maryland Psychiatric Research Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, PO Box 21247, Baltimore, MD 21228, United States.
² Maryland Psychiatric Research Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, PO Box 21247, Baltimore, MD 21228, United States. Electronic address: dkelly@mprc.umaryland.edu.

No abstract available

Keywords: Kynurenic acid; Kynurenine; Schizophrenia; Stress; Trauma.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Adult Survivors of Child Abuse* / psychology
Antipsychotic Agents / therapeutic use
Female
Humans
Kynurenic Acid / blood*
Kynurenine / blood*
Male
Pilot Projects
Schizophrenia / blood*
Schizophrenia / drug therapy
Schizophrenic Psychology*
Stress, Psychological
Visual Analog Scale

Substances

Antipsychotic Agents
Kynurenine
Kynurenic Acid

Grants and funding

P50 MH103222/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States