Neutrophil Count Is Associated With Reduced Gray Matter and Enlarged Ventricles in First-Episode Psychosis

• Published in: Schizophrenia bulletin Vol. 45; no. 4; pp. 846 - 858
• Main Authors: Núñez, Christian, Stephan-Otto, Christian, Usall, Judith, Bioque, Miquel, Lobo, Antonio, González-Pinto, Ana, Pina-Camacho, Laura, Vieta, Eduard, Castro-Fornieles, Josefina, Rodriguez-Jimenez, Roberto, Butjosa, Anna, Janssen, Joost, Cabrera, Bibiana, Parellada, Mara, Bernardo, Miquel, Mezquida, Gisela, Amoretti, Silvia, Rodríguez-Toscano, Elisa, Alemán, Yasser, Zorrilla, Iñaki, García, Sainza, De-la-Cámara, Concepción, Barcones, Fe, Sanjuan, Julio, Jose Escartí, María, Mané, Anna, Cáceres, Iris, Tomioka, Yoko, Sánchez-Moreno, Jose, de la Serna, Elena, Baeza, Immaculada, Contreras, Fernando, Albacete, Àuria, Morales-Muñoz, Isabel, Dompablo, Mónica, Dolz, Montserrat, Rubio-Abadal, Elena, Pomarol-Clotet, Edith, Sarró, Salvador
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Oxford University Press 18.06.2019
• Subjects: Immune system; Neutrophils; Psychosis; Regular; Tissues; structural neuroimaging; neuroimmunology; hallucinations; avolition; leucocytes

Although there is recent evidence that cells from the peripheral immune system can gain access to the central nervous system in certain conditions such as multiple sclerosis, their role has not been assessed in psychosis. Here, we aimed to explore whether blood cell count was associated with brain v...