Cortisol and cytokines in schizophrenia: A scoping review

Neuroinflammation and schizophrenia – is there a link?

“…Studies consistently indicate that stress augments inflammation markers, reinforcing the connection between stress and inflammation ( 10 , 19 , 20 ). Moreover, childhood adversity is linked with changes in immune and inflammatory responses ( 22 – 26 ), which may also involve dysregulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis ( 27 , 28 ). Giovanoli et al.…”