Increased level of serum cytokines, chemokines and adipokines in patients with schizophrenia is associated with disease and metabolic syndrome

Although many of the immune compounds were found linked to (components of) the metS, the most dominant linkage was found with the disease schizophrenia, confirming earlier reports on increased monocyte/macrophage activation as a key component for understanding the pathogenesis of schizophrenia.