Crosstalk between Schizophrenia and Metabolic Syndrome: The Role of Oxytocinergic Dysfunction

• Published in: International journal of molecular sciences Vol. 23; no. 13; p. 7092
• Main Authors: Goh, Kah Kheng, Chen, Cynthia Yi-An, Wu, Tzu-Hua, Chen, Chun-Hsin, Lu, Mong-Liang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.07.2022; MDPI
• Subjects: Body fat; Insulin resistance; Mortality; Psychotropic drugs; Review

The high prevalence of metabolic syndrome in persons with schizophrenia has spurred investigational efforts to study the mechanism beneath its pathophysiology. Early psychosis dysfunction is present across multiple organ systems. On this account, schizophrenia may be a multisystem disorder in which...