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Family-based and case-control studies reveal no association of lipocalin-type p...
Ruano, Dina; Macedo, António; Soares, Maria João; Valente, José; Azevedo, Maria Helena; Pato, Carlos; Hutz, Mara Helena; Gama, Clarissa S.Several observations point to the involvement of disturbed lipid biology in schizophrenia. Reduced response to niacin flushing test, which involves vasodilatation induced by prostaglandin D2 (PGD2), is among the evidences, together with decreased CSF levels of lipocalin-type prostaglandin D2 synthase (PTGDS), the enzyme responsible for the synthesis of PGD2 in the brain. Since PTGDS is also a carrier for lipoph...
NR4A2 and schizophrenia: Lack of association in a Portuguese/Brazilian study
Ruano, Dina; Macedo, António; Dourado, Ana; Soares, Maria João; Valente, José; Coelho, Isabel; Santos, Vítor; Azevedo, Maria Helena; Goodman, AnnThe present study investigates the association of mutations in the nuclear receptor NR4A2 in schizophrenic patients. The human Nur-related receptor 1, NR4A2, is an orphan nuclear receptor that can be constitutively active as a transcription factor and for which no natural ligand has yet been identified. Alone or with retinoid X receptor, RXR, NR4A2 influences the expression of several genes important for human ...
NR4A2 and schizophrenia: lack of association in a portuguese/brazilian study
Ruano, Dina; Macedo, António; Dourado, Ana; Soares, Maria João; Valente, José; Coelho, Isabel; Santos, Vítor; Azevedo, Maria Helena; Goodman, AnnThe present study investigates the association of mutations in the nuclear receptor NR4A2 in schizophrenic patients. The human Nur-related receptor 1, NR4A2, is an orphan nuclear receptor that can be constitutively active as a transcription factor and for which no natural ligand has yet been identified. Alone or with retinoid X receptor, RXR, NR4A2 influences the expression of several genes important for human ...