Neuromelanin accumulation in patients with schizophrenia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Neurosci Biobehav Rev
; 132: 1205-1213, 2022 01.
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| ID: mdl-34718049
Although schizophrenia is associated with increased presynaptic dopamine function in the striatum, it remains unclear if neuromelanin levels, which are thought to serve as a biomarker for midbrain dopamine neuron function, are increased in patients with schizophrenia. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and postmortem studies comparing neuromelanin (NM) levels between patients with schizophrenia and healthy controls (HCs). Standard mean differences were calculated to assess group differences in NM accumulation levels between patients with schizophrenia and HCs. This study included 7 articles in total. Five studies employed NM-sensitive MRI (NM-MRI) and two were postmortem brain studies. The patient group (n = 163) showed higher NM levels in the substantia nigra (SN) than HCs (n = 228) in both the analysis of the seven studies and the subgroup analysis of the 5 NM-MRI studies. This analysis suggest increased NM levels in the SN may be a potential biomarker for stratifying schizophrenia, warranting further research that accounts for the heterogeneity of this disorder.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Esquizofrenia
Tipo de estudio:
Systematic_reviews
Límite:
Humans
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En
Revista:
Neurosci Biobehav Rev
Año:
2022
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Article
País de afiliación:
Japón
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos