2024
Relationship between plasma TNF-α levels and agitation symptoms in first episode patients with schizophrenia
Wang X, Chen W, Gou M, Li W, Li N, Tong J, Zhou Y, Xie T, Yu T, Feng W, Li Y, Chen S, Tian B, Tan S, Wang Z, Pan S, Luo X, Zhang P, Huang J, Tian L, Li C, Tan Y. Relationship between plasma TNF-α levels and agitation symptoms in first episode patients with schizophrenia. BMC Psychiatry 2024, 24: 480. PMID: 38956509, PMCID: PMC11218378, DOI: 10.1186/s12888-024-05796-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive and Negative Syndrome ScalePlasma TNF-a levelsAgitation symptomsPANSS-ECEpisode patientsTNF-a levelsPositive and Negative Syndrome Scale total scorePANSS-EC scoreNegative Syndrome ScaleSymptoms of schizophreniaPathophysiology of schizophreniaEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayTNF-aR1 levelSyndrome ScalePlasma levels of tumor necrosis factor-alphaLevels of tumor necrosis factor-alphaSchizophreniaTotal scoreTumor necrosis factor-alphaNecrosis factor-alphaPlasma TNF-aHealthy controlsFEPImmune abnormalities
2022
Sex-different interrelationships of rs945270, cerebral gray matter volumes, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: a region-wide study across brain
Luo X, Fang W, Lin X, Guo X, Chen Y, Tan Y, Wang L, Jing X, Wang X, Zhang Y, Yu T, Ide J, Cao Y, Yang L, Li CR. Sex-different interrelationships of rs945270, cerebral gray matter volumes, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: a region-wide study across brain. Translational Psychiatry 2022, 12: 225. PMID: 35654767, PMCID: PMC9163172, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-022-02007-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderADHD symptom scoresGray matter volumeDeficit hyperactivity disorderCortical gray matter volumePutamen gray matter volumesHyperactivity disorderADHD riskMatter volumePathogenesis of ADHDMediation effectBrain regionsLeft putamenCerebral gray matter volumeCerebral regionsRelevant covariates
2021
Allostatic Load Effects on Cortical and Cognitive Deficits in Essentially Normotensive, Normoweight Patients with Schizophrenia
Zhou Y, Huang J, Zhang P, Tong J, Fan F, Gou M, Cui Y, Luo X, Tan S, Wang Z, Feng W, Yang F, Tian B, Tian L, Savransky A, Hare S, Ryan MC, Goldwaser E, Chiappelli J, Chen S, Kochunov P, Kvarta M, Tan Y, Hong LE. Allostatic Load Effects on Cortical and Cognitive Deficits in Essentially Normotensive, Normoweight Patients with Schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Bulletin 2021, 47: 1048-1057. PMID: 33501486, PMCID: PMC8266595, DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbaa196.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigher allostatic loadCognitive deficitsCortical thicknessCortical thinningAllostatic loadCholesterol levelsSchizophrenia patientsLow high-density lipoprotein cholesterolHypersensitive C-reactive proteinHigh-density lipoprotein cholesterolLower total cholesterol levelsDiastolic blood pressureTotal cholesterol levelsC-reactive proteinWaist-hip ratioLeft superior frontal gyrusHigh cholesterol levelsMean cortical thicknessHigher heart rateSuperior frontal gyrusEarly intervention strategiesGray matter integrityNormoweight patientsLipoprotein cholesterolBlood pressure
2020
Abnormal functional connectivity of motor circuit in the schizophrenic patients with tardive dyskinesia: A resting-state fMRI study
Yu T, Li Y, Li N, Huang J, Fan F, Luo X, Tan S, Yang F, Tian B, Tian L, Hong L, Tan Y. Abnormal functional connectivity of motor circuit in the schizophrenic patients with tardive dyskinesia: A resting-state fMRI study. Neuroscience Letters 2020, 742: 135548. PMID: 33279570, DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2020.135548.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbnormal Involuntary Movement ScaleTardive dyskinesiaRight postcentral gyrusInferior frontal gyrusPostcentral gyrusSchizophrenic patientsWhole brain resting-state functional connectivity (rsFC) analysisMotor circuitsLeft primary motor cortexRight supplementary motor areaFunctional connectivityPathogenesis of TDResting-state fMRI studyResting-state functional connectivity analysisFrontal gyrusAIMS total scoreLeft triangular partPrimary motor cortexAbnormal functional connectivityRight superior parietal lobuleSupplementary motor areaNegative Syndrome ScaleNon-TD groupSuperior parietal lobuleBilateral parietal cortexAltered brain function and clinical features in patients with first-episode, drug naïve major depressive disorder: A resting-state fMRI study
Liang S, Xue K, Wang W, Yu W, Ma X, Luo S, Zhang J, Sun X, Luo X, Liu F, Zhang Y. Altered brain function and clinical features in patients with first-episode, drug naïve major depressive disorder: A resting-state fMRI study. Psychiatry Research Neuroimaging 2020, 303: 111134. PMID: 32652482, DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2020.111134.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor depressive disorderDrug-naïve major depressive disorderAltered brain functionFunctioning Assessment Short TestMATRICS Consensus Cognitive BatteryMDD patientsDepressive disorderDefault mode networkBrain functionClinical featuresFunctional impairmentHealthy subjectsLow-frequency fluctuation (ALFF) valuesDrug-naïve MDD patientsResting-state fMRI studyAssessment Short TestTotal FAST scoresALFF valuesNeurocognitive impairmentPatientsConsensus Cognitive BatteryLingual gyrusOccupational functioningFAST scoreGlobal functioningKTN1 variants and risk for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Luo X, Guo X, Tan Y, Zhang Y, Garcia‐Milian R, Wang Z, Shi J, Yu T, Ji J, Wang X, Xu J, Zhang H, Zuo L, Lu L, Wang K, Li C. KTN1 variants and risk for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. American Journal Of Medical Genetics Part B Neuropsychiatric Genetics 2020, 183: 234-244. PMID: 32190980, PMCID: PMC7210069, DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.32782.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSignificant, replicable, and functional associations between KTN1 variants and alcohol and drug codependence
Luo X, Guo X, Luo X, Tan Y, Zhang P, Yang K, Xie T, Shi J, Zhang Y, Xu J, Zuo L, Li C. Significant, replicable, and functional associations between KTN1 variants and alcohol and drug codependence. Addiction Biology 2020, 26: e12888. PMID: 32115811, PMCID: PMC7641293, DOI: 10.1111/adb.12888.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Choroid Plexus Enlargement and Allostatic Load in Schizophrenia
Zhou Y, Huang J, Zhang P, Fan F, Chen S, Fan H, Cui Y, Luo X, Tan S, Wang Z, Feng W, Yuan Y, Yang F, Savransky A, Ryan M, Goldwaser E, Chiappelli J, Rowland L, Kochunov P, Tan Y, Hong L. Choroid Plexus Enlargement and Allostatic Load in Schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Bulletin 2019, 46: 722-731. PMID: 31603232, PMCID: PMC7147577, DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbz100.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChoroid plexusHigher allostatic loadAllostatic loadSex-matched healthy controlsCentral nervous system abnormalitiesFirst-episode schizophrenia patientsChoroid plexus enlargementNervous system abnormalitiesTotal intracranial volumeHealthy controlsThalamus volumeLateral ventricleNeuroendocrine biomarkersSystem abnormalitiesAmygdala volumeSchizophrenia patientsBrain disordersInitial stabilizationIntracranial volumeStructural biomarkersPlexusBrain structuresPatientsSchizophreniaGroup differencesElevated serum anti-NMDA receptor antibody levels in first-episode patients with schizophrenia
Tong J, Huang J, Luo X, Chen S, Cui Y, An H, Xiu M, Tan S, Wang Z, Yuan Y, Zhang J, Yang F, Li CR, Hong L, Tan Y. Elevated serum anti-NMDA receptor antibody levels in first-episode patients with schizophrenia. Brain Behavior And Immunity 2019, 81: 213-219. PMID: 31201848, PMCID: PMC6754783, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2019.06.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsN-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) glutamate receptorsFirst-episode patientsNMDAR antibodiesAntibody levelsHealthy controlsSerum anti-NMDAR antibodyTotal scoreAnti-NMDAR antibodiesNMDAR antibody levelsNMDAR-antibody encephalitisElevated levelsReceptor antibody levelsSerum antibody levelsTreatment of schizophreniaPathogenesis of schizophreniaNegative Syndrome ScaleSymptoms of psychosisEnzyme-linked immunosorbentEtiology of schizophreniaMCCB total scoreAntibody encephalitisPatient groupNMDAR dysfunctionSchizophrenia (MATRICS) Consensus Cognitive BatteryGlutamate receptorsB cell activation factor (BAFF) induces inflammation in the human fallopian tube leading to tubal pregnancy
Xu J, Luo X, Qu S, Yang G, Shen N. B cell activation factor (BAFF) induces inflammation in the human fallopian tube leading to tubal pregnancy. BMC Pregnancy And Childbirth 2019, 19: 169. PMID: 31088412, PMCID: PMC6518762, DOI: 10.1186/s12884-019-2324-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman fallopian tubeB cell activation factorTubal pregnancyFallopian tubeSerum levelsBAFF mRNAControl groupBAFF geneTissue samplesBenign uterine diseasesNormal fallopian tubesAdaptive immune responsesTumor necrosis factorTubal epithelial cellsFallopian tube occlusionWestern blotting methodBAFF proteinWhole blood samplesProinflammatory cytokinesIL-6Pregnancy typeActivation factorNecrosis factorPregnancy processUterine diseaseTranscriptome-wide piRNA profiling in human gastric cancer
Lin X, Xia Y, Hu D, Mao Q, Yu Z, Zhang H, Li C, Chen G, Liu F, Zhu W, Shi Y, Zhang H, Zheng J, Sun T, Xu J, Chao HH, Zheng X, Luo X. Transcriptome-wide piRNA profiling in human gastric cancer. Oncology Reports 2019, 41: 3089-3099. PMID: 30896887, PMCID: PMC6448102, DOI: 10.3892/or.2019.7073.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPIWI-interacting RNAsTransposable elementsHuman gastric cancerProtein-coding genesNon-coding RNAsCancer risk SNPsPiRNA expressionNearest geneWhole transcriptomeCancer stem cellsDNA variantsIndefinite capacityDifferential expressionAdjacent non-tumorous tissuesStem cellsHuman stomachRegulatory effectsGenesRNANon-tumorous tissuesExpressionMolecular featuresBiological systemsGastric cancerTranscriptome
2018
Decreased Gray Matter Volume of Cuneus and Lingual Gyrus in Schizophrenia Patients with Tardive Dyskinesia is Associated with Abnormal Involuntary Movement
Yu T, Li Y, Fan F, Cao H, Luo X, Tan S, Yang F, Zhang X, Shugart YY, Hong LE, Li CR, Tan Y. Decreased Gray Matter Volume of Cuneus and Lingual Gyrus in Schizophrenia Patients with Tardive Dyskinesia is Associated with Abnormal Involuntary Movement. Scientific Reports 2018, 8: 12884. PMID: 30150749, PMCID: PMC6110787, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-31186-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGray matter volumeAbnormal Involuntary Movement ScaleTardive dyskinesiaMatter volumeTD severityAntipsychotic medication treatmentCerebral morphological changesAbnormal involuntary movementsBrain structural magnetic resonance imagesPsychopathological symptomsNegative Syndrome ScaleNon-TD groupVoxel-based morphometryMedication treatmentHealthy controlsGMV changesMotor disordersAIMS scoresInvoluntary movementsMovement ScaleStructural magnetic resonance imagesTemporal cortexSchizophrenia patientsLingual gyrusSyndrome ScaleResting-state Brain Activity Changes Associated with Tardive Dyskinesia in Patients with Schizophrenia: Fractional Amplitude of Low-frequency Fluctuation Decreased in the Occipital Lobe
Zhang P, Li Y, Fan F, Li CR, Luo X, Yang F, Yao Y, Tan Y. Resting-state Brain Activity Changes Associated with Tardive Dyskinesia in Patients with Schizophrenia: Fractional Amplitude of Low-frequency Fluctuation Decreased in the Occipital Lobe. Neuroscience 2018, 385: 237-245. PMID: 29909076, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2018.06.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAbnormal Involuntary Movement ScaleMiddle occipital gyrusRight calcarine sulcusTardive dyskinesiaBrain activity changesClinical parametersLeft middle occipital gyrusSchizophrenic patientsCalcarine sulcusOccipital lobeSeverity of TDAIMS total scoreDecreased brain activityFractional amplitudeResting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) dataResting-state brain activityLow-frequency fluctuationsNegative Syndrome ScaleBrain activityActivity changesConstructional scoresTD groupTD patientsHealthy controlsMagnetic resonance imaging dataPsychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Functioning Assessment Short Test (FAST) in bipolar disorder
Zhang Y, Long X, Ma X, He Q, Luo X, Bian Y, Xi Y, Sun X, Ng CH, Vieta E, Xiang YT. Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Functioning Assessment Short Test (FAST) in bipolar disorder. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2018, 238: 156-160. PMID: 29883937, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2018.05.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrincipal component analysis of early alcohol, drug and tobacco use with major depressive disorder in US adults
Wang K, Liu Y, Ouedraogo Y, Wang N, Xie X, Xu C, Luo X. Principal component analysis of early alcohol, drug and tobacco use with major depressive disorder in US adults. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2018, 100: 113-120. PMID: 29518578, PMCID: PMC6329582, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2018.02.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor depressive disorderDrug useEarly alcoholDepressive disorderOdds ratioAdult major depressive disorderMultiple logistic regression analysisConfidence intervalsMultiple logistic regressionLogistic regression analysisOverall prevalenceTobacco useUS adultsSignificant associationLogistic regressionRegression analysisNational surveyDisordersAdultsPotential factorsScoresAssociationTobaccoYearsPast year
2017
Correlation between cytochrome P450 2C19 genetic polymorphism and treatment response to escitalopram in panic disorder
He Q, Yuan Z, Liu Y, Zhang J, Yan H, Shen L, Luo X, Zhang Y. Correlation between cytochrome P450 2C19 genetic polymorphism and treatment response to escitalopram in panic disorder. Pharmacogenetics And Genomics 2017, 27: 279-284. PMID: 28614176, DOI: 10.1097/fpc.0000000000000290.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFamily-based association analysis of NAV2 gene with the risk and age at onset of Alzheimer's disease
Wang KS, Liu Y, Xu C, Liu X, Luo X. Family-based association analysis of NAV2 gene with the risk and age at onset of Alzheimer's disease. Journal Of Neuroimmunology 2017, 310: 60-65. PMID: 28778446, PMCID: PMC6167010, DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2017.06.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of ADAlzheimer's diseaseSingle nucleotide polymorphismsAAO of ADHuman brain regionsNervous system developmentApoE expressionOnset (AAO) of ADBrain regionsDiseaseSignificant expressionRiskMarker analysisGenetic variantsAssociationFamily-based association analysisHaplotype analysisPresent studyEquation statisticsAgeFirst studyOnsetFamily-based associationFamily-based sampleExpressionReduced functional connectivity between bilateral precuneus and contralateral parahippocampus in schizotypal personality disorder
Zhu Y, Tang Y, Zhang T, Li H, Tang Y, Li C, Luo X, He Y, Lu Z, Wang J. Reduced functional connectivity between bilateral precuneus and contralateral parahippocampus in schizotypal personality disorder. BMC Psychiatry 2017, 17: 48. PMID: 28152990, PMCID: PMC5288938, DOI: 10.1186/s12888-016-1146-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional connectivityBilateral precuneusSubscale scoresRight precuneusSPD groupSeed-based functional connectivity methodPersonality disorderDecreased functional connectivityAltered functional connectivityRight superior temporal gyrusChinese versionSCL-90 scoresResting-state scanSuperior temporal gyrusSchizophrenia spectrum disordersSchizotypal personality disorderFunctional connectivity methodsHealthy controlsRight parahippocampusParahippocampusSymptom ChecklistBiological markersTemporal gyrusConclusionsOur findingsPrecuneus
2016
SNHG8 is identified as a key regulator of epstein-barr virus(EBV)-associated gastric cancer by an integrative analysis of lncRNA and mRNA expression
Huang T, Ji Y, Hu D, Chen B, Zhang H, Li C, Chen G, Luo X, Zheng XW, Lin X. SNHG8 is identified as a key regulator of epstein-barr virus(EBV)-associated gastric cancer by an integrative analysis of lncRNA and mRNA expression. Oncotarget 2016, 5: 80990-81002. PMID: 27835598, PMCID: PMC5348371, DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.13167.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedCell Transformation, ViralComputational BiologyDatabases, GeneticEpstein-Barr Virus InfectionsFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGene Regulatory NetworksHerpesvirus 4, HumanHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansMaleMiddle AgedReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, Long NoncodingRNA, MessengerRNA, NeoplasmSequence Analysis, RNAStomach NeoplasmsYoung AdultConceptsEpstein-Barr virusGastric cancerAdjacent normal tissuesGastric carcinomaNormal tissuesPossible candidate biomarkersHigh mortality rateAdjacent tissue samplesVariety of cancersCancer-specific pathwaysLncRNA-mRNA co-expression networkNormal human tissuesEpstein-BarrReal-time PCRLong non-coding RNAsIndependent cohortMortality rateCandidate biomarkersCancerMRNA expressionSNHG8Tissue samplesTumorigenesis mechanismsHuman cancersBody mapBDNF Polymorphisms Are Associated With Cognitive Performance in Schizophrenia Patients Versus Healthy Controls.
Zhang XY, Chen da C, Tan YL, Tan S, Luo X, Zuo L, Soares JC. BDNF Polymorphisms Are Associated With Cognitive Performance in Schizophrenia Patients Versus Healthy Controls. The Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry 2016, 77: e1011-8. PMID: 27561148, DOI: 10.4088/jcp.15m10269.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain-derived neurotrophic factorHealthy controlsCognitive functionBDNF gene variantsCase-control studyBDNF genetic variantsBDNF gene polymorphismPathogenesis of schizophreniaCognitive performanceRBANS total scoreHan Chinese populationBDNF polymorphismVal66Met polymorphismNeurotrophic factorBDNF geneGene polymorphismsCognitive impairmentPatientsPotential associationChinese populationNeuropsychological StatusHan Chinese individualsRepeatable BatterySchizophreniaTotal score