Clin Psychopharmacol Neurosci.  2021 Feb;19(1):112-116. 10.9758/cpn.2021.19.1.112.

Elevated Monocyte to High-density Lipoprotein Ratios as an Inflammation Markers for Schizophrenia Patients

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Psychiatry, Kilis State Hospital, Turkey
  • 2Yusuf Serefoglu Faculty of Health Sciences, Kilis 7 Aralık University, Kilis, Turkey
  • 3Department of Psychiatry, Mustafa Kemal University Tayfur Ata Sokmen Faculty of Medicine, Hatay, Turkey
  • 4Department of Psychological Counseling and Guidance, Kilis 7 Aralık University, Kilis, Turkey

Abstract


Objective
Monocyte to high density lipoprotein ratio (MHR) is a new instrument for giving notice inflammation, which plays a main role in schizophrenia. Thus, in this study, our goal was to investigate the possible association between MHR and schizophrenia.
Methods
The participants of this study consisted of 75 schizophrenia patients and 74 healthy individuals (control group). The Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale was used to collect data from the patient group. Complete blood count parameters and lipid profile were analyzed in all study participants.
Results
The patients with schizophrenia had higher MHR values (15.04 ± 3.31 in schizophrenia patients and 12.62 ± 2.99 in controls; p = 0.001). Monocyte counts and MHR of the schizophrenia patients were significantly higher than the control group. There was a significant and positive correlation between age, body mass index, severity of disease and MHR.
Conclusion
To our knowledge, this study was the first to demonstrate inflammatory markers such as MHR levels in schizophrenia patients. Both monocyte counts and MHR values in schizophrenia patients were higher than the control group. MHR might be an available and useful inflammatory marker to evaluate inflammation in schizophrenia patients.

Keyword

High density lipoprotein; Inflammation; Monocyte; Schizophrenia
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