Samantha Alvarez-Herrera, Mauricio Rosel Vales, Gilberto Pérez-Sánchez, Enrique Becerril-Villanueva, Yvonne Flores-Medina, José Luis Maldonado-García, Ricardo Saracco-Alvarez, Raúl Escamilla, Lenin Pavón
Dopamine and serotonin receptors and transporters play an essential role in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia; changes in their expression have been reported in neurons and leukocytes. Each antipsychotic induces a unique pattern in leukocyte function and phenotype. However, the use of polytherapy to treat schizophrenia makes it challenging to determine the specific effects of risperidone on peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs). The aim of this study was to evaluate the changes in the expression of D3 , D5 , DAT, 5-HT2A , and SERT in PBMCs from healthy volunteers (HV), drug-naive patients with schizophrenia (PWS), drug-free PWS, and PWS treated with risperidone for up to 40 weeks using quantitative PCR...
January 28, 2024: Pharmaceuticals