2022
Sensory gating deficits and childhood trauma in the onset of first-episode schizophrenia
Wang L, Zeng W, Yin Y, Zhou Y, Huang J, Zhang P, Chen S, Fan H, Luo X, Tan S, Wang Z, Li C, Tian B, Tian L, Ma C, Li Y, Tan Y. Sensory gating deficits and childhood trauma in the onset of first-episode schizophrenia. Asian Journal Of Psychiatry 2022, 80: 103385. PMID: 36542893, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2022.103385.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSensory gating deficitsFirst-episode schizophreniaGating deficitsS1-S2 differenceHealth controlsChildhood Trauma QuestionnaireChildhood trauma experiencesChildhood traumaS2/S1 ratioOnset of schizophreniaTrauma experiencesP50 sensory gatingSevere childhood traumaEmotional neglectSchizophrenia onsetS1 ratioSensory gatingAuditory conditioningEarly interventionCTQ totalSchizophreniaTraumaTrauma QuestionnaireStimulus paradigmPartial correlation analysis
2015
BDNF polymorphisms are associated with schizophrenia onset and positive symptoms
Zhang XY, Chen DC, Tan YL, Tan SP, Luo X, Zuo L, Soares JC. BDNF polymorphisms are associated with schizophrenia onset and positive symptoms. Schizophrenia Research 2015, 170: 41-47. PMID: 26603468, DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2015.11.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain-derived neurotrophic factorPositive symptomsBDNF gene variantsCase-control studyBDNF gene polymorphismClinical symptom severityPathophysiology of schizophreniaNegative Syndrome ScaleHan Chinese populationBDNF polymorphismNeurotrophic factorBDNF geneSchizophrenia onsetGene polymorphismsSyndrome ScalePotential associationChinese populationSymptom severityHan Chinese individualsSymptomsPatientsSchizophreniaGene variantsPsychopathological symptomsChinese individuals