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SCHIZOPHRENIA RESEARCH
卷 206, 期 -, 页码 291-299出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2018.11.002
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Herpes simplex virus-1; Valacyclovir; Schizophrenia; Cognition
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- Stanley Medical Research Institute
Background: Several studies have implicated herpes simplex virus-type 1 (HSV-1) in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia. A recent trial demonstrated that the anti-viral medication valacylovir, which prevents replication of activated HSV-1, improved selected cognitive deficits in people with schizophrenia. In this study, we examined demographic and illness related differences between HSV-1 positive versus HSV-1 negative subjects with early phase schizophrenia and attempted to replicate the previous valacyclovir treatment results in this population. Methods: 170 subjects with schizophrenia (HSV-1 positive N = 70: HSV-1 negative N = 96) from 12 US sites participated in the HSV-1 positive versus negative comparisons, and were randomized 1:1 to valacyclovir (15 g BID) or placebo for a 16-week, double-blind efficacy trial. The primary endpoints were working and verbal memory. Results: The HSV-1 positive group, as compared to the HSV-1 negative group, were older (p < 0.001) with fewer males (p = 0.003). and had a longer duration of illness (p = 0.008), more positive symptoms (p = 0.013), poorer quality of life (p = 0.034) and more impairment on the letter-number sequencing test, which is a measure of working memory (p = 0.045). Valacyclovir failed to significantly improve any of the cognitive indices, symptom or functioning measures. Conclusions: HSV-1 sero-positivity appears to be a marker of a subgroup with a more severe form of schizophrenia. Valacyclovir was not efficacious in the study, perhaps because the herpes virus was in the dormant, non-activated state and therefore non-responsive to valacyclovir effects. (C) 2018 Published by Elsevier B.V.
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