CRP and schizophrenia: Patients with schizophrenia show higher levels of proinflammatory cytokines such as Interleukin-1β (IL-1β), IL-6 in the blood and cerebrospinal fluid of individuals with the disorder, TNF-α, and as well as increased activation of microglia and astrocytes and an unspecific inflammatory blood marker, the C-reactive protein (CRP) [9,10].