Is schizophrenia autoimmune disease?

3 Likes

This article was published in 1983. I wonder if it’s been updated. @anon70049667. Did you notice when it was published?

1 Like

Yes,I’ve already published some new approaches in my previous thread.It is well studied this days as a new approach in biological factors in schizophrenia.I also published some articles in my previous thread.This is new approach to schizophrenia which was developed further.
I just wanted to check is this approach legitimate to post on this site
My psychiatrist is studying this area and published her work,but her article is specific about role of specific cytokinetic role of schizophrenia.
I hope I get approvence for posting this theories as schizophrenia is usually considered to be brain disease

1 Like

Ä° read that early childhood convulsions may cause sz but i think this is not related to immune system.

1 Like

Yes,but I just found that influenza virus in mothers during pregnancy has 3-7 fold chance for child to develop schizophrenia as adult.

1 Like

I had a dream that it was caused by the norovirus or something…

1 Like

Yes i used to hear that too.i think sz is not genetic disease. Ä°t develop as this kind of disease s side effects. And this explain why sz still occur despite the most sz patients unlikely to have child

1 Like

It has a lot of genetic predisposition to deal with development of schizophrenia.But all of my ancestors didn’t have any kind of MI.So I wonder how did I develop schizophrenia.
While being in isolation in hospital for infectious diseases,they found that I have some problems with immune system,although they didn’t deal with that there.I was refered to immunologist to explore my condition,but I never went.

1 Like

I tend to agree. Although the other day I read an article from psychology today or whatever where the author was saying it wasn’t mostly genetic.

I guess it goes against what we all learned here and in life and from doctors. I’m not ready to believe it’s not 80% genetic. I’m the first in my family to have it. I got it from substances 8 years ago. Haven’t done ■■■■ with my life since then.

Schizophrenia’s cause is still unknown today. I really wouldn’t be surprised if they said it was caused by spirits or some stupid ■■■■ 100 years from now lol.

1 Like

No,it’s just here 4 AM in the morning and I’m to tired to post or explore more.But I can’t agree that schizophrenia is just brain disease which cause is unknown.

Immunotherapy is a recent treatment. Lab scientists are still exploring them in a lot of diseases, sz isn’t the main one. They are exploring more their benefits in cancer.
I hope someday big pharmaceutical companies will spend more money on sz treatment.

It’s hard, but it’s the truth, cancer is more profitable than sz…

1 Like

Not to repeat my self,you can find a lot of articles in my previous post Researches of role of cytokines in development and remission in schizophrenia
This research that my psychiatrist published is approved by Ethical Board of medicine.

1 Like

What I wrote and must say that until further scientific studies,I also take medications for schizophrenia,as I believe that is most effective way to deal with MI disorders,but just found interesting that one day drug companies will lose their money if such approach is proven.

What we know about sz is that it is a brain disease. But voices are common in other disorders, even in mitochondrial disease.

1 Like

to @anon10648258

Yes- that is why I wrote about mitochondrial disease. It also have been said that it might be genetic.

1 Like

Yes,thank you,I understood lately.Celiac and Parkinson disease are also autoimmune.I’ve read that Novak Djoković,our tennisser developed better condition and results when he removed gluten from his diet.
For schizophrenia:https://www.webmd.com/schizophrenia/news/20040219/gluten-intolerance-linked-to-schizophrenia#1

Parkinson’s is not an autoimmune disease but a neurodegenerative disease. But I have not heard that gluten can be helpful for sz. Thank you for sharing.

1 Like

Ok,but cytokines play large role in Parkinson’s disease also.They are immune cells.Maybe i misread that they role plays significant part in developing Parkinson’s.The conclusion I made is that schizophrenia is also neurodegenrative disease,due to large role of cytokines.