Free radicals, antioxidant defense systems, and schizophrenia

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The etiopathogenic mechanisms of schizophrenia are to date unknown, although several hypotheses have been suggested. Accumulating evidence suggests that excessive free radical production or oxidative stress may be involved in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia as evidenced by increased production of reactive oxygen or decreased antioxidant protection in schizophrenic patients. This review aims to summarize the basic molecular mechanisms of free radical metabolism, the impaired antioxidant defense system and membrane pathology in schizophrenia, their interrelationships with the characteristic clinical symptoms and the implications for antipsychotic treatments. In schizophrenia, there is accumulating evidence of altered antioxidant enzyme activities and increased levels of lipid peroxidation, as well as altered levels of plasma antioxidants. Moreover, free radical-mediated abnormalities may contribute to specific aspects of schizophrenic symptomatology and complications of its treatment with antipsychotic drugs, as well as the development of tardive dyskinesia (TD). Finally, the potential therapeutic strategies implicated by the accumulating data on oxidative stress mechanisms for the treatment of schizophrenia are discussed.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2013

Erschienen:

2013

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:46

Enthalten in:

Progress in neuro-psychopharmacology & biological psychiatry - 46(2013) vom: 01. Okt., Seite 200-6

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wu, Jing Qin [VerfasserIn]
Kosten, Thomas R [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Xiang Yang [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

4-hydroxynonenal
8-isoPGF2 alpha
Alpha-tocopherol
Antioxidant defense systems
Antioxidants
Antipsychotic Agents
CAT
CT
Catalase
Computed tomography
EGb
Free Radicals
Free radicals
GR
GSH
GSH-Px
GSSG
Ginkgo biloba extract
Glutathione peroxidase
Glutathione reductase
H(2)O(2)
HNE
Hydrogen peroxide
Hydroxyl radical
Isoprostane--8-epi-prostaglandin F2 alpha
Journal Article
MDA
Malonyldialdehyde
NADPH
NO
NOS
Neuroleptics
Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide-phosphate
Nitric oxide
O(2)(−)
OH
Oxidative stress
Oxidized form glutathione disulfide
PUFA
Polyunsaturated fatty acids
ROS
Reactive nitrogen species
Reactive oxygen species
Redox
Reduced glutathione
Reduction–oxidation
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Review
SNP
SOD
Schizophrenia
Single nucleotide polymorphism
Superoxidase dismutases
Superoxide radical
TAS
TBARS
TD
TRX
TXB2
Tardive dyskinesia
Thiobarbituric acid reactive substances
Thioredoxin
Thromboxane B2
Total antioxidant status
Vitamin E

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Date Completed 22.04.2014

Date Revised 10.09.2013

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.pnpbp.2013.02.015

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM225607239