Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3065893 | Journal of Neuroimmunology | 2006 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
The expression of dopamine receptors was examined in purified human neutrophils, monocytes, B cells, natural killer cells and CD4+- and CD8+-T lymphocytes by RT-PCR. In healthy subjects, D1 and D2 receptors were not expressed in leukocytes. Real Time PCR for dopamine receptors D3 and D4 disclosed that D3 receptors are expressed in T cells and natural killer cells and D4 receptors in CD4+-T cells. The comparison of schizophrenic patients with sex- and age-matched controls revealed a significantly higher expression of D3 receptor mRNA in T cells of schizophrenic patients, whereas D4 receptor mRNA in CD4+-T cells was downregulated.
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Authors
Eva-Maria Boneberg, Elisabeth von Seydlitz, Karl Pröpster, Hans Watzl, Brigitte Rockstroh, Harald Illges,