Impaired monocyte activation in schizophrenia: ultrastructural abnormalities and increased IL-1β production.

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Title:	Impaired monocyte activation in schizophrenia: ultrastructural abnormalities and increased IL-1β production.
Authors:	Uranova, Natalya, Bonartsev, P., Androsova, L., Rakhmanova, V., Kaleda, V.
Source:	European Archives of Psychiatry & Clinical Neuroscience. Aug2017, Vol. 267 Issue 5, p417-426. 10p. 1 Diagram, 3 Charts, 4 Graphs.
Subjects:	Ultrastructure (Biology), Schizophrenia, Monocytes, Interleukin-1, Disease relapse, Electron microscopy, Demographic characteristics
Abstract:	Monocyte activation is consistently reported in patients with schizophrenia (SZ). We aimed to study the ultrastructure of monocytes and monocyte production of IL-1β in drug-free patients with SZ and controls. Monocytes from young (18-30 y.o.) healthy and SZ men in relapse were studied. Electron microscopy and morphometry were applied to estimate areas of monocytes, volume density (Vv), areas, and number of organelles. The production IL-1β by monocytes was estimated by the ELISA method. Group differences were examined using ANCOVA. Pearson's correlation coefficients were used to examine the effects of possible confounding variables. Correlation analyses were applied to detect the relationships between the parameters of monocytes measured and between the parameters measured and the IL-1β production. Area of nucleolus, Vv and area of mitochondria and lysosomes, and the number of lysosomes were significantly increased in patients as compared to controls. Area of mitochondria was correlated significantly with Vv and area of lysosomes, and the number of lysosomes was significantly correlated with area of monocyte and Vv of vacuoles only in the control group. The production of IL-1β by monocytes was higher in patients than in controls ( p = 0.01) and was correlated with Vv of lysosomes ( r = 0.68, p = 0.04) and area of lysosomes ( r = 0.78, p = 0.013). The data provide new evidence for over activation of monocytes in SZ and disturbed metabolic relationships between lysosomes, mitochondria, and vacuoles. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:	Monocyte activation is consistently reported in patients with schizophrenia (SZ). We aimed to study the ultrastructure of monocytes and monocyte production of IL-1β in drug-free patients with SZ and controls. Monocytes from young (18-30 y.o.) healthy and SZ men in relapse were studied. Electron microscopy and morphometry were applied to estimate areas of monocytes, volume density (Vv), areas, and number of organelles. The production IL-1β by monocytes was estimated by the ELISA method. Group differences were examined using ANCOVA. Pearson's correlation coefficients were used to examine the effects of possible confounding variables. Correlation analyses were applied to detect the relationships between the parameters of monocytes measured and between the parameters measured and the IL-1β production. Area of nucleolus, Vv and area of mitochondria and lysosomes, and the number of lysosomes were significantly increased in patients as compared to controls. Area of mitochondria was correlated significantly with Vv and area of lysosomes, and the number of lysosomes was significantly correlated with area of monocyte and Vv of vacuoles only in the control group. The production of IL-1β by monocytes was higher in patients than in controls ( p = 0.01) and was correlated with Vv of lysosomes ( r = 0.68, p = 0.04) and area of lysosomes ( r = 0.78, p = 0.013). The data provide new evidence for over activation of monocytes in SZ and disturbed metabolic relationships between lysosomes, mitochondria, and vacuoles. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:	09401334
DOI:	10.1007/s00406-017-0782-1