[Disorders of interleukin 2 biosynthesis by peripheral blood lymphocytes in patients with schizophrenia].

The aim of this study was to investigate the interleukin-2 (IL-2) production in schizophrenic patients with different forms of disease and controls. 70 schizophrenic patients and 20 healthy subjects were studied. Results obtained have shown that the IL-2 production depend on the forms of disease and different forms of progression.

[Lipid peroxidation processes in patients with schizophrenia].

In schizophrenic patients, the course of lipid peroxidation (LP) was investigated as indicated by pentane contents in the expired air (gas chromatography) during a course of psychotropic drug therapy. In 80% of the patients LP was activated before the therapy and reduced in its course with the levels in remission comparable to those characteristic of healthy controls. The LP decreased in a "leap-like" manner with episodes far exceeding the control levels.