Can inhibition of microglial activation cure schizophrenia?

Schizophr Res. 2015 Oct;168(1-2):583-4. doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2015.07.042. Epub 2015 Aug 4.

Authors

Sadayuki Hashioka¹, Patrick L McGeer², Tsuyoshi Miyaoka³, Rei Wake³, Jun Horiguchi³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Shimane University, 89-1 Enya-cho, Izumo, Shimane 693-8501, Japan. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Kinsmen Laboratory of Neurological Research, Department of Psychiatry, The University of British Columbia, 2255 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada.
³ Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Shimane University, 89-1 Enya-cho, Izumo, Shimane 693-8501, Japan.

PMID: 26254144
DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2015.07.042

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Antipsychotic Agents / pharmacology
Antipsychotic Agents / therapeutic use
Humans
Microglia / drug effects
Microglia / physiology*
Schizophrenia / drug therapy
Schizophrenia / physiopathology*

Substances

Antipsychotic Agents