Pro-/antiinflammatory dysregulation in early psychosis: results from a 1-year follow-up study

Borja García-Bueno1, Miquel Bioque1, Karina S MacDowell1

  • 1Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Complutense University, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria -IIS- Hospital 12 de Octubre (i+12), Madrid, Spain (Drs García-Bueno, MacDowell, and Leza); Unitat d'Esquizofrènia Clínic, Hospital Clínic, University of Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain (Drs Bioque and Bernardo); Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain (Dr Santabárbara); Hospital Universitario, Alava, EHU/UPV and National Distance Education University, Vitoria, Spain (Drs Martínez-Cengotitabengoa and González-Pinto); Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Department IIS Gregorio Marañón (IISGM), Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain (Drs Moreno and Parellada); Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain (Drs Sáiz and Bobes); Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cádiz, Cádiz, Spain (Drs Berrocoso and Micó); Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain (Dr Gassó); Hospital Clínico Universitario, Zaragoza, Spain (Dr Fe Barcones).

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