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. 1989;77(1):39-46.
doi: 10.1007/BF01255817.

Elevated plasma prostaglandin E2 levels in schizophrenia

H Kaiya  1 , M Uematsu, M Ofuji, A Nishida, K Takeuchi, M Nozaki, E Idaka
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Elevated plasma prostaglandin E2 levels in schizophrenia

H Kaiya et al. J Neural Transm. 1989.

Abstract

Plasma levels of prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) were determined with radioimmunoassay in 40 DSM-III schizophrenics, 15 patients with other mental disorders, and 23 normal controls. The mean value of plasma immunoreactivity of PGE2 was significantly higher in the schizophrenic patients than in the normal controls. Schizophrenic patients with high plasma PGE2 levels had more guilt feelings and hallucinatory behavior on BPRS, relatively successful heterosexual relations, and a higher incidence of birth complications.

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