Publications 2022

Akkouh IA, Hribkova H, Grabiec M, Budinska E, Szabo A, Kasparek T, Andreassen OA, Sun YM, Djurovic S (2022)
Derivation and Molecular Characterization of a Morphological Subpopulation of Human iPSC Astrocytes Reveal a Potential Role in Schizophrenia and Clozapine Response
Schizophr Bull, 48 (1), 190-198
DOI 10.1093/schbul/sbab092, PubMed 34357384

Hjell G, Szabo A, Mørch-Johnsen L, Holst R, Tesli N, Bell C, Fischer-Vieler T, Werner MCF, Lunding SH, Ormerod MBEG, Johansen IT, Dieset I, Djurovic S, Melle I, Ueland T, Andreassen OA, Steen NE, Haukvik UK (2022)
Interleukin-18 signaling system links to agitation in severe mental disorders
Psychoneuroendocrinology, 140, 105721
DOI 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2022.105721, PubMed 35301151

Publications 2021

Akkouh IA, Hughes T, Steen VM, Glover JC, Andreassen OA, Djurovic S, Szabo A (2021)
Transcriptome analysis reveals disparate expression of inflammation-related miRNAs and their gene targets in iPSC-astrocytes from people with schizophrenia
Brain Behav Immun, 94, 235-244
DOI 10.1016/j.bbi.2021.01.037, PubMed 33571628

Osete JR, Akkouh IA, de Assis DR, Szabo A, Frei E, Hughes T, Smeland OB, Steen NE, Andreassen OA, Djurovic S (2021)
Lithium increases mitochondrial respiration in iPSC-derived neural precursor cells from lithium responders
Mol Psychiatry, 26 (11), 6789-6805
DOI 10.1038/s41380-021-01164-4, PubMed 34075196

Reis de Assis D, Szabo A, Requena Osete J, Puppo F, O'Connell KS, A Akkouh I, Hughes T, Frei E, A Andreassen O, Djurovic S (2021)
Using iPSC Models to Understand the Role of Estrogen in Neuron-Glia Interactions in Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder
Cells, 10 (2)
DOI 10.3390/cells10020209, PubMed 33494281

Szabo A, Akkouh IA, Vandenberghe M, Osete JR, Hughes T, Heine V, Smeland OB, Glover JC, Andreassen OA, Djurovic S (2021)
A human iPSC-astroglia neurodevelopmental model reveals divergent transcriptomic patterns in schizophrenia
Transl Psychiatry, 11 (1), 554
DOI 10.1038/s41398-021-01681-4, PubMed 34716291

Szabo A, O'Connell KS, Ueland T, Sheikh MA, Agartz I, Andreou D, Aukrust P, Boye B, Bøen E, Drange OK, Elvsåshagen T, Engh JA, Hope S, Collier Høegh M, Joa I, Johnsen E, Kroken RA, Vik Lagerberg T, Lekva T, Malt UF, Melle I, Morken G, Nærland T, Steen VM, Sørensen K et al. (2021)
Increased circulating IL-18 levels in severe mental disorders indicate systemic inflammasome activation
Brain Behav Immun, 99, 299-306
DOI 10.1016/j.bbi.2021.10.017, PubMed 34758379

Publications 2020

Akkouh IA, Ueland T, Hansson L, Inderhaug E, Hughes T, Steen NE, Aukrust P, Andreassen OA, Szabo A, Djurovic S (2020)
Decreased IL-1β-induced CCL20 response in human iPSC-astrocytes in schizophrenia: Potential attenuating effects on recruitment of regulatory T cells
Brain Behav Immun, 87, 634-644
DOI 10.1016/j.bbi.2020.02.008, PubMed 32109548

Reponen EJ, Dieset I, Tesli M, Mørch RH, Aas M, Vedal TSJ, Haug E, Drange OK, Steen NE, Hope S, Szabo A, Gohar SM, Wedervang-Resell K, Djurovic S, Melle I, Aukrust P, Andreassen OA, Ueland T (2020)
Atherogenic Lipid Ratios Related to Myeloperoxidase and C-Reactive Protein Levels in Psychotic Disorders
Front Psychiatry, 11, 672
DOI 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00672, PubMed 32754070

Szabo A, Akkouh IA, Ueland T, Lagerberg TV, Dieset I, Bjella T, Aukrust P, Le Hellard S, Stavrum AK, Melle I, Andreassen OA, Djurovic S (2020)
Cannabis Use Is Associated With Increased Levels of Soluble gp130 in Schizophrenia but Not in Bipolar Disorder
Front Psychiatry, 11, 642
DOI 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00642, PubMed 32714224