Vol. 42 (5) 2021 Neuro endocrinology letters

Increased antibody reactivity against insulin receptor-A and insulin like growth factor 1 receptor and their ligands in cerebrospinal fluid and serum of patients with schizophrenia or related psychosis.

OBJECTIVES: Evidence has accumulated that an autoimmune-mediated process in the central nervous system may underlie the development of schizophrenia. Various antibodies have also previously been detected in serum of patients with schizophrenia. Therefore, the aim of this study was to analyze antibody reactivity against proteins, selecte.....