[The effect of endovascular laser therapy and antioxidants on the immune status and energy metabolism of patients with treatment-resistant forms of schizophrenia]

Abstract

The influence of endovascular laser therapy and of antioxidants on clinical immunological indices and energy metabolism was analysed in 148 schizophrenic patients including 86 patients with shift-like progredient (first group) and 62 patients with continuous-progredient (second group) forms of the disease. Positive trends in psychosis course were observed in 57% of cases in the first group and in 41.9% of patients of the second group. Pronounced improvement of the immunological indices was observed in patients with positive clinical dynamics: decreased peripheral blood immunocytes sensitization to the brain, hepatic, thymus tissue antigens as well as ATP elevation which was evidence of the improvement of energy metabolism.