Gut Microbiota and Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia: Many Questions, Fewer Answers

PharmacogenomicsVol. 23, No. 5 EditorialGut microbiota and treatment-resistant schizophrenia: many questions, fewer answersMirko Manchia, Alessio Squassina, Federica Tozzi, Athos Antoniades & Bernardo CarpinielloMirko Manchia *Author for correspondence: E-mail Address: mirkomanchia@unica.ithttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4175-6413Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, Section of Psychiatry, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, 09127, ItalyUnit of Clinical Psychiatry, University Hospital Agency of Cagliari, Cagliari, 09127, ItalyDepartment of Pharmacology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 4R2, Canada, Alessio SquassinaDepartment of Biomedical Science, Section of Neuroscience and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Cagliari, Monserrato, 09042, ItalyDepartment of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 2E2, Canada, Federica TozziResearch and Development, Stremble Ventures, Limassol, 3095, Cyprus, Athos AntoniadesResearch and Development, Stremble Ventures, Limassol, 3095, Cyprus & Bernardo CarpinielloDepartment of Medical Sciences and Public Health, Section of Psychiatry, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, 09127, ItalyUnit of Clinical Psychiatry, University Hospital Agency of Cagliari, Cagliari, 09127, ItalyPublished Online:3 Mar 2022https://doi.org/10.2217/pgs-2022-0018AboutSectionsView ArticleView Full TextPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInReddit View articleKeywords: antipsychoticsdrug metabolismFASTQmicroorganismresistanceschizophreniaReferences1. 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B Carpiniello co-wrote the manuscript and critically revised it.Financial & competing interests disclosureThis work was partly funded by Fondo Integrativo per la Ricerca 2018, granted to A Squassina, and by Fondo Integrativo per la Ricerca 2020, granted to M Manchia and B Carpiniello. The authors have no other relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or financial conflict with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript apart from those disclosed.No writing assistance was utilized in the production of this manuscript.PDF download

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