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Title: | Gene expression changes in Brodmann's Area 46 differentiate epidermal growth factor and immune system interactions in schizophrenia and mood disorders. | Northern Health Authors: | Tharini Ketharanathan | Northern Health first author: | Tharini Ketharanathan | Northern Health affiliation: | (Ketharanathan) Northern Health, Epping, VIC, Australia | Authors: | Ketharanathan T.; Pereira A.; Sundram S. | Citation: | Schizophrenia. 10(1) (no pagination), 2024. Article Number: 76. Date of Publication: 01 Dec 2024. | Issue Date: | 1-Dec-2024 | Abstract: | How early in life stress-immune related environmental factors increase risk predisposition to schizophrenia remains unknown. We examined if pro-inflammatory changes perturb the brain epidermal growth factor (EGF) system, a system critical for neurodevelopment and mature CNS functions including synaptic plasticity. We quantified genes from key EGF and immune system pathways for mRNA levels and eight immune proteins in post-mortem dorsolateral prefrontal (DLPFC; Brodmann's Area (BA) 46) and orbitofrontal (OFC; BA11) cortices from people with schizophrenia, mood disorders and neurotypical controls. In BA46, 64 genes were differentially expressed, predominantly in schizophrenia, where attenuated expression of the MAPK-ERK, NRG1-PI3K-AKT and mTOR cascades indicated reduced EGF system signalling, and similarly diminished immune molecular expression, notably in TLR, TNF and complement pathways, along with low NF-kappaB1 and elevated IL12RB2 protein levels were noted. There was nominal evidence for altered convergence between ErbB-PI3K-AKT-mTOR and TLR pathways in BA46 in schizophrenia. Comparatively minimal changes were noted in BA11. Overall, distinct pathway gene expression changes may reflect variant pathological processes involving immune and EGF system signalling between schizophrenia and mood disorder, particularly in DLPFC. Further, the abnormal convergence between innate immune signalling and candidate EGF signalling pathways may indicate a pathologically important interaction in the developing brain in response to environmental stressors.Copyright � The Author(s) 2024. | URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12439/2883 | DOI: | https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41537-024-00488-8 | PubMed URL: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39242583/ | Type: | Article | Keywords: | Cytokine Signaling Differential Gene Expression Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex EGFR Signaling |
Study/Trial: | Observational study (cohort, case-control, cross sectional, or survey) | Access Rights: | Free article | Place of publication: | United Kingdom |
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