title: [Endorphins of the gamma type in the treatment of schizophrenic psychoses].
abstract: Since the discovery of the endorphins, several hypotheses have been formulated concerning their involvement in the pathogenesis of schizophrenia. In this article, the hypothesis concerning disturbances in the fragmentation of beta-endorphin is mentioned with special reference to the antipsychotic properties of gamma-type endorphins.
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D010054:Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004723:Endorphins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000097:blood; D006680:HLA Antigens / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000097:blood; D007030:Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System / Q000378:metabolism; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011388:Prolactin / Q000378:metabolism; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013577:Syndrome; D001615:beta-Endorphin; D018823:gamma-Endorphin
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D004723:Endorphins; D006680:HLA Antigens; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D001615:beta-Endorphin; D018823:gamma-Endorphin; C018903:gamma-endorphin, des-Tyr(1)-; C033558:des-enkephalin-gamma-endorphin; D011388:Prolactin; D013006:Growth Hormone; D006854:Hydrocortisone
vernacular_title: Endorphines de type gamma dans le traitement des psychoses schizophréniques.