Elevated zonulin, a measure of tight-junction permeability, may be implicated in schizophrenia

Schizophr Res. 2019 Sep:211:111-112. doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2019.07.006. Epub 2019 Jul 12.
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Keywords: Blood brain barrier; Neuroinflammation; Schizophrenia; Zonulin.

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Blood-Brain Barrier / metabolism*
  • Female
  • Haptoglobins
  • Humans
  • Inflammation / metabolism
  • Interleukin-1beta / blood
  • Intestinal Mucosa / metabolism
  • Intestines
  • Male
  • Permeability*
  • Protein Precursors / blood*
  • Schizophrenia / blood*
  • Schizophrenia / metabolism
  • Tight Junctions / metabolism*
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / blood
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Haptoglobins
  • IL1B protein, human
  • Interleukin-1beta
  • Protein Precursors
  • TNF protein, human
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
  • zonulin