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
2016
Glutamate carboxypeptidase II gene knockout attenuates oxidative stress and cortical apoptosis after traumatic brain injury
Cao Y, Gao Y, Xu S, Bao J, Lin Y, Luo X, Wang Y, Luo Q, Jiang J, Neale JH, Zhong C. Glutamate carboxypeptidase II gene knockout attenuates oxidative stress and cortical apoptosis after traumatic brain injury. BMC Neuroscience 2016, 17: 15. PMID: 27091009, PMCID: PMC4836105, DOI: 10.1186/s12868-016-0251-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTraumatic brain injuryWild-type miceBrain injuryKnockout miceNeuroprotective efficacyType miceImpact injuryOxidative stressCortical impact injuryInjury-induced increaseBcl-2/Bax ratioGene knockout miceGlutathione peroxidase activityCerebral cortexCortical apoptosisKO miceCytosolic cytochrome c levelsConclusionsThese dataN-acetylaspartylglutamateSynaptic releaseTUNEL-positive nucleiAnimal modelsExtracellular levelsCytochrome c levelsGlutathione levels