Dynamics of clinical and biological indices of the asthenic symptom-complex during immunotropic therapy of patients with schizophrenia

• Published in: Zhurnal nevrologii i psikhiatrii imeni S.S. Korsakova Vol. 118; no. 3; p. 70
• Main Authors: Yakimets, A V, Zozulya, S A, Oleichik, I V, Klyushnik, T P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Russian
• Published: Russia (Federation) 2018
• Subjects: Adult; Asthenia; Biomarkers; Humans; Leukocyte Elastase; Male; Middle Aged; Psychopathology; Schizophrenia; Young Adult; a1-proteinase inhibitor; therapy of asthenic disorders; schizophrenia; leukocyte elastase; immunotypes; endogenous asthenia
• ISSN: 1997-7298
• DOI: 10.17116/jnevro20181183170-76

To identify clinical, psychopathological, and immunological features of the asthenic symptom-complex in patients with schizophrenia and to analyze the possibility of optimizing complex therapy of these conditions using the immunotropic drug bestim. Forty-three male patients, aged 20-55 years, were examined. Clinical examination of patients (PANSS, MFI-20) was performed before, and 5, 30 days after the end of treatment. The activity of inflammatory markers (leukocyte elastase (LE) and a1-proteinase inhibitor (a1-PI)) was determined in blood serum. The affective-asthenic (32.5%) and asthenic-negative (67.5%) variants of the asthenic symptom-complex in schizophrenia characterized by different immune reactions (depending on LE activity) were revealed. Complex therapy with bestim contributed to a statistically significant reduction in the main clinical manifestations of endogenous asthenia in the majority of patients. More significant regression at a remote stage of the study was observed in the astheno-negative group of patients (p<0.001). LE and a1-PI reflect the clinical and biological features of the asthenic symptom-complex which develops within the endogenous process. Normal/reduced activity of LE accompanied by the increased activity of a1-PI is the best predictor of bestim efficacy in terms of reduction of asthenic symptoms.