Changes in Inflammatory Markers in Clinical High Risk of Developing Psychosis

作者：Tianhong Zhang, Jiahui Zeng, YanYan Wei, JiaYi Ye, XiaoChen Tang, Lihua Xu, YeGang Hu, HaiChun Liu, Tao Chen, Chunbo Li, Jijun Wang · 发表于：Neuropsychobiology · 年份：2023 · DOI：10.1159/000528770 · 被引用次数：15 · 研究领域：Tryptophan and brain disorders、Schizophrenia research and treatment、Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis

INTRODUCTION: Immune alterations are associated with the progression of psychosis. However, there are few studies designed to longitudinally measure inflammatory biomarkers during psychotic episodes. We aimed to assess changes in biomarkers from the prodromal phase to psychotic episodes in individuals with clinical high risk (CHR) of psychosis and compare converters and non-converters to psychosis as well as healthy controls (HCs). METHODS: We enrolled 394 individuals with CHR and 100 HCs. A total of 263 individuals with CHR completed the 1-year follow-up, and 47 had converted to psychosis. Interleukin (IL)-1β, 2, 6, 8, 10, tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), and vascular endothelial growth factor levels were measured at baseline and 1 year after completion of the clinical assessment. RESULTS: The baseline serum levels of IL-10, IL-2, and IL-6 were significantly lower in the conversion group than in the non-conversion group (IL-10, p = 0.010; IL-2, p = 0.023; IL-6, p = 0.012) and HC (IL-6: p = 0.034). Self-controlled comparisons showed that IL-2 changed significantly (p = 0.028), and IL-6 levels tended toward significance (p = 0.088) in the conversion group. In the non-conversion group, serum levels of TNF-α (p = 0.017) and VEGF (p = 0.037) changed significantly. Repeated measures analysis of variance revealed a significant time effect related to TNF-α (F = 4.502, p = 0.037, effect size (η2) = 0.051), a group effect related to IL-1β (F = 4.590, p = 0.036, η2 = 0.062), and IL-2 (...