title: The multidimensional nature of metabolic syndrome in schizophrenia: lessons from studies of one-carbon metabolism and DNA methylation.
abstract: Large data sets indicate that the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) is significantly higher in patients with schizophrenia in comparison with the general population. Given that interactions between genes and the environment may underlie the etiology of MetS in subjects with schizophrenia, it is feasible that epigenetic phenomena can serve as the etiological consensus between genetic and environmental factors. However, there is still a striking scarcity of studies aimed at investigating the role of aberrant DNA methylation in the development of MetS in this group of patients. This article provides an update on the epigenetics of schizophrenia and reviews studies on the role of one-carbon metabolism and aberrant DNA methylation in the development of MetS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Wroclaw Medical University, Pasteura 10, 51-367 Wroclaw, Poland. mblazej@interia.eu
authors.forename: Blazej
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Misiak
authors.forename: Dorota
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Frydecka
authors.forename: Patryk
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Piotrowski
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kiejna
mesh_terms: D002244:Carbon / Q000378:metabolism*; D019731:Carbon-Nitrogen Ligases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D019175:DNA Methylation; D057890:Epigenomics; D006710:Homocysteine / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000150:complications / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D006710:Homocysteine; D002244:Carbon; D019731:Carbon-Nitrogen Ligases; C021557:5,10-methenyltetrahydrofolate synthetase