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Serum Progesterone and Testosterone Levels in Schizophrenia Patients at Different Stages of Treatment
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<blockquote data-quote="Nelson Vergel" data-source="post: 226239" data-attributes="member: 3"><p><a href="https://thslc-houston.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2458724823&context=PC&vid=01TEXASHEALTH_HOUSTON:TMC_INST&lang=en&search_scope=MyInst_and_CI&adaptor=Primo%20Central&tab=Everything&query=any%2Ccontains%2Cschizophrenia%20testosterone&facet=rtype%2Cexclude%2Cnewspaper_articles&facet=rtype%2Cexclude%2Creviews&mode=basic" target="_blank">Serum Progesterone and Testosterone Levels in Schizophrenia Patients at Different Stages of Treatment</a></p><p>Huang, Wei ; Li, Yong-Hang ; Huang, Shi-Qing ; Chen, Hui ; Li, Zai-Fang ; Li, Xi-Xi ; Li, Xue-Song ; Cheng, Yong</p><p>Journal of molecular neuroscience, 2020-11-07, Vol.71 (6), p.1168-1173</p><p>Huang, Wei ; Li, Yong-Hang ; Huang, Shi-Qing ; Chen, Hui ; Li, Zai-Fang ; Li, Xi-Xi ; Li, Xue-Song ; Cheng, Yong</p><p>Journal of molecular neuroscience, 2020-11-07, Vol.71 (6), p.1168-1173</p><p></p><p>It has been suggested that dysregulation of hormones is associated with schizophrenia (SCZ). This study aimed to measure the serum levels of progesterone and testosterone in 125 SCZ patients at different stages of treatment and 96 healthy control (HC) subjects. Our results showed that first-episode drug-free SCZ patients had significantly increased testosterone levels when compared with HC subjects, and chronic medication, but not short-term medication, further increased the serum testosterone levels in the patients. Further analysis suggested that the sex of the patients did not affect testosterone levels. In contrast, serum progesterone levels did not show significant differences between first-episode, drug-free SCZ patients and controls, and the antipsychotics increased progesterone levels in the male SCZ patients, but not female patients.<strong> Interestingly, our analyses demonstrated that the serum progesterone levels were negatively correlated with PANSS total score and PNASS positive score, suggesting a correlation between blood hormone levels and disease severity in SCZ patients. </strong>Taken together, our data showed differential changes in serum testosterone and progesterone levels in SCZ patients with or without antipsychotics, and our results suggest that increased sex hormone levels may be a defensive response to protect the human body under stress.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nelson Vergel, post: 226239, member: 3"] [URL='https://thslc-houston.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2458724823&context=PC&vid=01TEXASHEALTH_HOUSTON:TMC_INST&lang=en&search_scope=MyInst_and_CI&adaptor=Primo%20Central&tab=Everything&query=any%2Ccontains%2Cschizophrenia%20testosterone&facet=rtype%2Cexclude%2Cnewspaper_articles&facet=rtype%2Cexclude%2Creviews&mode=basic']Serum Progesterone and Testosterone Levels in Schizophrenia Patients at Different Stages of Treatment[/URL] Huang, Wei ; Li, Yong-Hang ; Huang, Shi-Qing ; Chen, Hui ; Li, Zai-Fang ; Li, Xi-Xi ; Li, Xue-Song ; Cheng, Yong Journal of molecular neuroscience, 2020-11-07, Vol.71 (6), p.1168-1173 Huang, Wei ; Li, Yong-Hang ; Huang, Shi-Qing ; Chen, Hui ; Li, Zai-Fang ; Li, Xi-Xi ; Li, Xue-Song ; Cheng, Yong Journal of molecular neuroscience, 2020-11-07, Vol.71 (6), p.1168-1173 It has been suggested that dysregulation of hormones is associated with schizophrenia (SCZ). This study aimed to measure the serum levels of progesterone and testosterone in 125 SCZ patients at different stages of treatment and 96 healthy control (HC) subjects. Our results showed that first-episode drug-free SCZ patients had significantly increased testosterone levels when compared with HC subjects, and chronic medication, but not short-term medication, further increased the serum testosterone levels in the patients. Further analysis suggested that the sex of the patients did not affect testosterone levels. In contrast, serum progesterone levels did not show significant differences between first-episode, drug-free SCZ patients and controls, and the antipsychotics increased progesterone levels in the male SCZ patients, but not female patients.[B] Interestingly, our analyses demonstrated that the serum progesterone levels were negatively correlated with PANSS total score and PNASS positive score, suggesting a correlation between blood hormone levels and disease severity in SCZ patients. [/B]Taken together, our data showed differential changes in serum testosterone and progesterone levels in SCZ patients with or without antipsychotics, and our results suggest that increased sex hormone levels may be a defensive response to protect the human body under stress. [/QUOTE]
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