Alterations of Astrocytes in the Context of Schizophrenic Dementia

• Main Authors: Vadim V. Tarasov (Author), Andrey A. Svistunov (Author), Vladimir N. Chubarev (Author), Susanna S. Sologova (Author), Polina Mukhortova (Author), Dmitrii Levushkin (Author), Siva G. Somasundaram (Author), Cecil E. Kirkland (Author), Sergey O. Bachurin (Author), Gjumrakch Aliev (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2020-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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The levels of the astrocyte markers (GFAP, S100B) were increased unevenly in patients with schizophrenia. Reactive astrogliosis was found in approximately 70% of patients with schizophrenia. The astrocytes play a major role in etiology and pathogenesis of schizophrenia. Astrocytes produce the compon...