Monocyte count in schizophrenia and related disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Mario Gennaro MazzaMartina CapellazziSara LucchiIlaria TagliabueAurora RossettiMassimo Clerici

Published in: Acta neuropsychiatrica (2020)

Monocyte count can be considered an indirect marker of microglia activation in the central nervous system. Thus, the observed higher monocyte count in patients could be considered as a possible peripheral marker of microglia's activation in schizophrenia disorder.

Keyphrases

peripheral blood
dendritic cells
bipolar disorder
end stage renal disease
endothelial cells
inflammatory response
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
neuropathic pain
prognostic factors
spinal cord injury
cerebrospinal fluid
patient reported outcomes
patient reported