Katrina Rodriguez

TL;DR: The present study investigated the relationship between exposure to infectious agents and inflammation markers in individuals with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and controls without a psychiatric disorder and measured plasma levels of antibodies and innate immune markers and correlated them with clinical symptoms and cognitive function.

TL;DR: There is emerging evidence that assessing the role of sex in the gut-brain axis may help elucidate the etiology of and identify effective treatments for neurodevelopmental, psychiatric, and neurodegenerative disorders.

TL;DR: This study shows a possible connection of AGA IgG antibodies to putative brain inflammation as measured by MRS in schizophrenia.

TL;DR: Removal of gluten from the diet is associated with improvement in psychiatric and gastrointestinal symptoms in people with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder, and strong improvements in gastrointestinal adverse effects occurred in the gluten-free group relative to the glutencontaining group.

TL;DR: It is proposed that mimicry through the presence of cross-reactivity between gliadin and GRINA might disrupt the functions of the glutamate system and relate to illness pathophysiology in those with schizophrenia and elevated AGA IgG.