{"title":"Research Progress on the Association between Schizophrenia and <i>Toxoplasma gondii</i> Infection.","authors":"Yi Ting Zhu, Xiao Hui Yang, Miao Ru Chen, Yu Hu, Yun Feng Chang, Xiang Wu","doi":"10.3967/bes2024.071","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Toxoplasma gondii</i>( <i>T. gondii or Tg</i>), is an obligatory intracellular parasite with humans as its intermediate hosts. In recent years, significant correlations between <i>T. gondii</i> infection and schizophrenia have been reported, including the possible mediating mechanisms. Currently, mechanisms and hypotheses focus on central neurotransmitters, immunity, neuroinflammation, and epigenetics; however, the exact underlying mechanisms remain unclear. In this article, we review the studies related to <i>T. gondii</i> infection and schizophrenia, particularly the latest research progress. Research on dopamine (DA) and other neurotransmitters, the blood-brain barrier, inflammatory factors, disease heterogeneity, and other confounders is also discussed. In addition, we also summarized the results of some new epidemiological investigations.</p>","PeriodicalId":93903,"journal":{"name":"Biomedical and environmental sciences : BES","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2024-06-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Biomedical and environmental sciences : BES","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.3967/bes2024.071","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Toxoplasma gondii( T. gondii or Tg), is an obligatory intracellular parasite with humans as its intermediate hosts. In recent years, significant correlations between T. gondii infection and schizophrenia have been reported, including the possible mediating mechanisms. Currently, mechanisms and hypotheses focus on central neurotransmitters, immunity, neuroinflammation, and epigenetics; however, the exact underlying mechanisms remain unclear. In this article, we review the studies related to T. gondii infection and schizophrenia, particularly the latest research progress. Research on dopamine (DA) and other neurotransmitters, the blood-brain barrier, inflammatory factors, disease heterogeneity, and other confounders is also discussed. In addition, we also summarized the results of some new epidemiological investigations.
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