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ReviewSchizophrenia bulletin2026

Aging in Schizophrenia: Perspectives on Molecular Mechanisms and a Mini-review.

Akila Weerasekera, Öngür Dost, Du Fei

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Review in Schizophrenia bulletin, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Akila WeerasekeraPsychotic Disorders Division, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA 02478, United States.
Öngür DostPsychotic Disorders Division, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA 02478, United States.
Du FeiPsychotic Disorders Division, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA 02478, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-0446-7604

Funding

Randomized controlled trial of enhanced coordinated specialty care (CSC 2.0)P50MH115846 · NIMH · MCLEAN HOSPITAL · PI Dost Ongur · 2019 to 2026
$16.9M
Early Life Stress and Depression: Molecular and Functional Imaging ApproachesR01MH095809 · NIMH · MCLEAN HOSPITAL · PI DU, FEI, PIZZAGALLI, DIEGO A · 2012 to 2024
$6.4M
Effects of Orally Administered Nicotinamide Riboside on Bioenergetic Metabolism, Oxidative Stress and Cognition in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Mild Alzheimer's DementiaR01AG066670 · NIA · MCLEAN HOSPITAL · PI DU, FEI, FORESTER, BRENT PETER · 2020 to 2024
$4.0M
Molecular Mechanisms of Aging in Schizophrenia: Implications of Bioenergetic Metabolism and Redox BiologyR01MH135093 · NIMH · MCLEAN HOSPITAL · PI FEI DU, Dost Ongur · 2024 to 2026
$2.5M
Molecular Mechanisms and Biomarkers for Disease Progression from Prodrome to Early PsychosisR01MH114982 · NIMH · MCLEAN HOSPITAL · PI DU, FEI, ONGUR, DOST · 2019 to 2023
$2.4M
NIA NIH HHS R01 AG066670NIMH NIH HHS P50 MH115846NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH095809NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH114982NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH135093
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEvidence suggests that patients with schizophrenia (SZ) experience an acceleration of the typical aging process. However, it is unclear whether this process reflects premature aging in early life or accelerated aging in later years. Nevertheless, although the timing of accelerated aging in SZ is unclear, there is a consensus that this process is characterized by dysfunctions in immune-oxidative pathway.

methodsIt is a critical need to understand the mechanisms and trajectory of aging underlying SZ so we can target interventions earlier to the right mechanisms. This paper aims to review the recent literature regarding brain energy metabolism in aging with SZ, mainly focusing on the dysfunctions in immuno-oxidative pathway, limitations of studying aging in SZ, and perspective strategies for future studies.

resultsMost studies reviewed in this paper point toward age-related metabolic and cognitive alterations in individuals with SZ. There are complex relationships between normative aging processes and those in SZ. However, the available data neither definitively reveal when this acceleration occurs within the life span nor attribute premature onset of aging-related changes solely to a diagnosis of SZ.

conclusionsImmuno-oxidative pathway dysregulation represents convergent processes underlying the pathophysiology of both SZ and aging, contributing to synaptic dysfunction, neuronal damage, and cognitive impairment. Further research in this domain, using an innovative accelerated longitudinal design and novel, advanced neuroimaging techniques, might open new avenues for understanding common pathophysiological mechanisms and developing therapeutic interventions targeting these interconnected pathways.

Indexed as

AgingAging, PrematureBrainCognitive DysfunctionEnergy MetabolismSchizophreniaHumansagingbioenergeticsbrainimmuno-oxidative stressmitochondriaschizophrenia

Identifiers

PMID40618201
PMCPMC12996907

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