An Interleukin-1 beta (IL1B) haplotype linked with psychosis transition is associated with IL1B gene expression and brain structure.

Journal: Schizophrenia research

Volume: 204

Issue: 

Year of Publication: 2020

Affiliated Institutions:  Melbourne Neuropsychiatry Centre, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne & Melbourne Health, Carlton South, VIC, Australia; The Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) for Mental Health, VIC, Australia. Melbourne Neuropsychiatry Centre, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne & Melbourne Health, Carlton South, VIC, Australia; The Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) for Mental Health, VIC, Australia; st Department of Psychiatry, Athens University Medical School, Eginition Hospital, Athens, Greece. Melbourne Neuropsychiatry Centre, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne & Melbourne Health, Carlton South, VIC, Australia. Schizophrenia Research Laboratory, Neuroscience Research Australia, Barker Street, Sydney, Australia; School of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Department of Neuroscience & Physiology, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York , USA. Melbourne Neuropsychiatry Centre, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne & Melbourne Health, Carlton South, VIC, Australia; The Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) for Mental Health, VIC, Australia; Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia; Centre for Neural Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Carlton, VIC, Australia; NorthWestern Mental Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Neuroscience, King's College London, UK. Melbourne Neuropsychiatry Centre, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne & Melbourne Health, Carlton South, VIC, Australia; The Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) for Mental Health, VIC, Australia; Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia; Centre for Neural Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Carlton, VIC, Australia; NorthWestern Mental Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Melbourne Neuropsychiatry Centre, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne & Melbourne Health, Carlton South, VIC, Australia; The Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) for Mental Health, VIC, Australia; Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada; Departments of Medical Genetics, Psychiatry, and Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada; Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Electronic address: chad.bousman@ucalgary.ca.

Abstract summary 

We investigated IL1B genetic variation previously associated with risk for transition to psychosis for its association with gene expression in human post-mortem dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) from 74 (37 schizophrenia, 37 control) individuals and brain structure in 92 (44 schizophrenia, 48 control) living individuals. The IL1B A-G-T 'risk for psychosis transition' haplotype (rs16944|rs4848306|rs12621220) was associated with upregulation of IL1B mRNA expression in the DLPFC as well as reduced total grey matter and left middle frontal volumes and enlarged left lateral ventricular volume. Our results suggest IL1B genetic variation may confer psychosis risk via elevated mRNA expression and/or brain structure abnormalities.

Authors & Co-authors:  Mostaid Md Shaki MS Dimitrakopoulos Stefanos S Wannan Cassandra C Cropley Vanessa V Weickert Cynthia Shannon CS Everall Ian P IP Pantelis Christos C Bousman Chad A CA

Study Outcome 

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Citations : 
Authors :  8
Identifiers
Doi : 10.1016/j.schres.2018.09.008
SSN : 1573-2509
Study Population
Male,Female
Mesh Terms
Adult
Other Terms
Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex;Gene expression;Grey matter;Interleukin 1-beta;Lateral ventricle;Schizophrenia
Study Design
Study Approach
Country of Study
Mali
Publication Country
Netherlands