2024
Age-related reduction in anxiety and neural encoding of negative emotional memory
Chaudhary S, Zhang S, Chen Y, Dominguez J, Chao H, Li C. Age-related reduction in anxiety and neural encoding of negative emotional memory. Frontiers In Aging Neuroscience 2024, 16: 1375435. DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2024.1375435.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNegative emotional memoriesSpielberger State-Trait Anxiety InventoryEmotional memoryAge-related reductionSpielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory scoresWhole-brain regressionNegative emotional imagesState-Trait Anxiety InventoryTrait Anxiety InventoryAge-related differencesSignal detection theoryMemory taskNeutral imagesAge-related changesEmotional imagesAnxiety InventoryMediation analysisAnxietyPost-scanCortical activityNeural encodingState scoresMemoryOlder adultsDetection theoryRelationship 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 abnormalitiesPhenome-wide association studies of TXNRD2-COMT-ARVCF cluster pinpoint schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
Guo X, Luo X, Zhang Y, Yu Z, Tan Z, Cao L, Ji J, Wang X, Wang K, Wang Z, Li C, Tan Y, Luo X. Phenome-wide association studies of TXNRD2-COMT-ARVCF cluster pinpoint schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Asian Journal Of Psychiatry 2024, 98: 104145. PMID: 38959548, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2024.104145.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGray matter volumetric correlates of the polygenic risk of depression: A study of the Human Connectome Project data
Fu X, Chen Y, Luo X, Ide J, Li C. Gray matter volumetric correlates of the polygenic risk of depression: A study of the Human Connectome Project data. European Neuropsychopharmacology 2024, 87: 2-12. PMID: 38936229, DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2024.06.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGray matter volumeRegional gray matter volumeGenetic risk of depressionPhenotype of depressionPolygenic risk scoresVoxel-based morphometryRisk of depressionAchenbach Adult Self-ReportRight cerebellum crus ICerebellar gray matter volumeAnterior cingulate volumesPathophysiology of depressionAnterior cingulate cortexCerebellum crus IDSM-oriented scalesMarkers of depressionLeft postcentral gyrusAdult Self-ReportRight gyrus rectusGenetic riskNeural endophenotypesHuman Connectome Project dataDrinking severityHuman Connectome ProjectCingulate volumesFunctional Networks of Reward and Punishment Processing and Their Molecular Profiles Predicting the Severity of Young Adult Drinking
Li Y, Yang L, Hao D, Chen Y, Ye-Lin Y, Li C, Li G. Functional Networks of Reward and Punishment Processing and Their Molecular Profiles Predicting the Severity of Young Adult Drinking. Brain Sciences 2024, 14: 610. PMID: 38928610, PMCID: PMC11201596, DOI: 10.3390/brainsci14060610.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConnectome-based predictive modelingAlcohol use severityReward processingPunishment processingFunctional connectivityAssociated with alcohol use severityAlcohol misusePatterns of network connectivitySemi-Structured AssessmentYoung adult drinkersYoung adultsGenetics of AlcoholismYoung adult drinkingHuman Connectome Project dataNetwork connectivity featuresFronto-parietalAdult drinkersJuSpace toolboxAdult drinkingNeural fingerprintsMolecular profilingGABAA signalingRewardFunctional networksConnectivity featuresImmunosenescence-related T cell phenotypes and white matter in schizophrenia patients with tardive dyskinesia
Li N, Li Y, Yu T, Gou M, Chen W, Wang X, Tong J, Chen S, Tan S, Wang Z, Tian B, Li C, Tan Y. Immunosenescence-related T cell phenotypes and white matter in schizophrenia patients with tardive dyskinesia. Schizophrenia Research 2024, 269: 36-47. PMID: 38723519, DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2024.04.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCD95+ T cellsTardive dyskinesiaT-cell phenotypeT cell subpopulationsBrain structural abnormalitiesT cellsSchizophrenia patientsFractional anisotropyCD95+Distribution of T cell phenotypesStructural abnormalitiesAssociated with brain structural abnormalitiesMemory T-cell subpopulationsCD8+ T cellsLevels of IFN-gInferior fronto-occipital fasciculusLevels of cytokinesSuperior longitudinal fasciculusFronto-occipital fasciculusChoroid plexus volumeIntracellular levelsWhite matter tractsOrofacial TDPallidum volumesPublished routinesSerum neuroactive metabolites of the tryptophan pathway in patients with acute phase of affective disorders
Li Y, Wang L, Huang J, Zhang P, Zhou Y, Tong J, Chen W, Gou M, Tian B, Li W, Luo X, Tian L, Hong L, Li C, Tan Y. Serum neuroactive metabolites of the tryptophan pathway in patients with acute phase of affective disorders. Frontiers In Psychiatry 2024, 15: 1357293. PMID: 38680780, PMCID: PMC11046465, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1357293.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchYoung Mania Rating ScaleBD-DAffective disordersBD-MDepressive symptomsHamilton Depression Scale-17 itemsRemission of depressive symptomsKynurenic acidMania Rating ScaleAcute manic episodeWeeks of antidepressantsRisk of MDDKynurenine pathwayAssociated with remissionAntipsychotic medicationDisrupt tryptophan metabolismManic symptomsDepressive disorderBD-D.Depressive episodeHAMD-17Mood stabilizersManic episodesBipolar disorderTryptophan pathwayLigand‐gated ion channels as potential biomarkers for ADT‐mediated cognitive decline in prostate cancer patients
Verma S, Singh V, Nagampalli V, Ponsky L, Li C, Chao H, Gupta S. Ligand‐gated ion channels as potential biomarkers for ADT‐mediated cognitive decline in prostate cancer patients. Molecular Carcinogenesis 2024, 63: 1051-1063. PMID: 38482990, PMCID: PMC11096008, DOI: 10.1002/mc.23708.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAndrogen deprivation therapyN-methyl-D-aspartate receptorsGamma-aminobutyric acidLigand-gated ion channelsType 1 angiotensin II receptorGlial cellsAndrogen signaling inhibitorsProstate cancer cell culture modelHigher risk of cognitive dysfunctionProstate cancer patientsPotential biomarkersBrain-derived neurotrophic factorCognitive dysfunctionIon channelsProtein-protein interaction network analysisAngiotensin II receptorsNuclear receptor subfamily 3 group C member 1Real-time polymerase chain reaction assayBrain glial cellsCytokine-cytokine receptor interactionCancer cell culture modelsAnalysis of genesGene-disease associationsInteraction network analysisPolymerase chain reaction assayDeficient sleep, altered hypothalamic functional connectivity, depression and anxiety in cigarette smokers
Chen Y, Chaudhary S, Li G, Fucito L, Bi J, Li C. Deficient sleep, altered hypothalamic functional connectivity, depression and anxiety in cigarette smokers. Neuroimage Reports 2024, 4: 100200. PMID: 38605733, PMCID: PMC11008573, DOI: 10.1016/j.ynirp.2024.100200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchResting state functional connectivitySeverity of depressionPittsburgh Sleep Quality IndexMotivated behaviorNicotine dependenceFunctional connectivityPittsburgh Sleep Quality Index scoreAchenbach Adult Self-ReportSeverity of alcohol useAssociated with greater severityComorbid nicotine dependenceDeficient sleepAdult Self-ReportHypothalamic functional connectivityHuman Connectome ProjectAnxiety disordersAnxiety severityPublished routinesAnxiety symptomsCircuit dysfunctionGreater severityPsychiatric problemsSleep-wake cyclePoor sleep qualityNeural markersNeurogenetic underpinnings of nicotine use severity: Integrating the brain transcriptomes and GWAS variants via network approaches
Yang B, Xiang B, Wang T, Ma S, Li C. Neurogenetic underpinnings of nicotine use severity: Integrating the brain transcriptomes and GWAS variants via network approaches. Psychiatry Research 2024, 334: 115815. PMID: 38422867, PMCID: PMC11017751, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2024.115815.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMediodorsal nucleus of the thalamusMedial prefrontal cortexPrefrontal cortexNeurogenetic underpinningsDorsolateral prefrontal cortexBrain transcriptomeDrug memoryOrbitofrontal cortexInhibitory controlSmoking severityAssociated with CPDHuman brain transcriptomeMediodorsal nucleusWhole-brainNeurogenetic mechanismsPrimary motor cortexMechanisms of individual variationCortexHub proteinsGenetic riskAmygdalaStriatumMotor cortexOPFCHippocampusThe Neural Correlates of Individual Differences in Reinforcement Learning during Pain Avoidance and Reward Seeking
Le T, Oba T, Couch L, McInerney L, Li C. The Neural Correlates of Individual Differences in Reinforcement Learning during Pain Avoidance and Reward Seeking. ENeuro 2024, 11: eneuro.0437-23.2024. PMID: 38365840, PMCID: PMC10901196, DOI: 10.1523/eneuro.0437-23.2024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSuperior frontal gyrusReward-seekingCingulate cortexNeural correlatesPain avoidanceAction biasDorsal anterior cingulate cortexLeft posterior cingulate cortexAction-outcome associationsGo/No-Go taskAnterior cingulate cortexPosterior cingulate cortexImpact of outcomesHigher learning rateReward trialsFrontal gyrusAvoidance learningMidcingulate cortexNeural substratesAssociative learningAction tendenciesPre-SMAAssociated with activationPrecentral gyrusPostcentral gyrusSex differences in the effects of individual anxiety state on regional responses to negative emotional scenes
Chaudhary S, Wong H, Chen Y, Zhang S, Li C. Sex differences in the effects of individual anxiety state on regional responses to negative emotional scenes. Biology Of Sex Differences 2024, 15: 15. PMID: 38351045, PMCID: PMC10863151, DOI: 10.1186/s13293-024-00591-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedial prefrontal cortexState-Trait Anxiety InventoryFunctional magnetic resonance imagingState-Trait Anxiety Inventory scoresSuperior frontal gyrusGeneralized psychophysiological interactionEmotional processingFrontal gyrusLingual gyrusMedial prefrontal cortex connectivityMedial prefrontal cortex activationSex differencesRight inferior frontal gyrusResponse to negative emotionsRight superior frontal gyrusFunctional magnetic resonance imaging dataReaction timeImpact emotional processingNegative emotion processingInferior frontal gyrusLeft parahippocampal gyrusNegative emotional scenesMarkers of anxietyRepeated-measures analysis of covarianceLevels of anxietyCorrelation of allostatic load and perceived stress with clinical features in first-episode schizophrenia
Zhou Y, Wang L, Yang K, Huang J, Li Y, Li W, Zhang P, Fan F, Yin Y, Yu T, Chen S, Luo X, Tan S, Wang Z, Feng W, Tian B, Tian L, Li C, Tan Y. Correlation of allostatic load and perceived stress with clinical features in first-episode schizophrenia. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2024, 172: 156-163. PMID: 38382239, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.02.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFirst-episode schizophreniaCalgary Depression Scale for SchizophreniaPositive and Negative Syndrome ScalePerceived stressPositive symptomsAllostatic loadPSS scoresSeverity of positive symptomsClinical features of schizophreniaNegative Syndrome ScaleFeatures of schizophreniaChronic physiological stressAssociated with depressive symptomsEtiology of schizophreniaAssess subjective stressOccurrence of schizophreniaHealthy controlsPerceived Stress Scale-14Clinical featuresCDSS scoresSyndrome ScaleDepressive symptomsSchizophreniaSubjective stressStressor type
2023
Role of the immune-kynurenine pathway in treatment-resistant schizophrenia
Chen W, Tian Y, Gou M, Wang L, Tong J, Zhou Y, Feng W, Li Y, Chen S, Liu Y, Wang Z, Pan S, Zhang P, Huang J, Yang X, Li C, Tian L, Hong L, Tan Y. Role of the immune-kynurenine pathway in treatment-resistant schizophrenia. Progress In Neuro-Psychopharmacology And Biological Psychiatry 2023, 130: 110926. PMID: 38147973, DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2023.110926.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune-inflammatory response systemTreatment-resistant schizophreniaQUIN/KYNA ratioNon-TRS patientsHealthy controlsKynurenine pathwayKP metabolismKP activationKynurenic acidQuinolinic acidInflammation-related effectsPeripheral immune responseAnti-inflammatory cytokinesPro-inflammatory cytokinesBinary logistic regression analysisPathophysiology of schizophreniaLogistic regression analysisAge of onsetLower kynurenineKP metabolitesKYNA levelsIllness onsetPlasma levelsRisk factorsNMDA receptorsRecalibrating single-study effect sizes using hierarchical Bayesian models
Cao Z, McCabe M, Callas P, Cupertino R, Ottino-González J, Murphy A, Pancholi D, Schwab N, Catherine O, Hutchison K, Cousijn J, Dagher A, Foxe J, Goudriaan A, Hester R, Li C, Thompson W, Morales A, London E, Lorenzetti V, Luijten M, Martin-Santos R, Momenan R, Paulus M, Schmaal L, Sinha R, Solowij N, Stein D, Stein E, Uhlmann A, van Holst R, Veltman D, Wiers R, Yücel M, Zhang S, Conrod P, Mackey S, Garavan H, Group T. Recalibrating single-study effect sizes using hierarchical Bayesian models. Frontiers In Neuroimaging 2023, 2: 1138193. PMID: 38179200, PMCID: PMC10764546, DOI: 10.3389/fnimg.2023.1138193.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA 2-year mental health follow-up study subsequent to COVID-19
Hu K, Hu Y, Godfrey K, Li Q, Li C. A 2-year mental health follow-up study subsequent to COVID-19. Psychiatry Research 2023, 333: 115684. PMID: 38219344, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2023.115684.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcademic difficultiesCollege studentsMeasures of lonelinessPandemic onsetPandemic-induced stressMental health impactsPsychological symptomsSex differencesHeightened fearEmotional statesMental healthLearning difficultiesParticipants' fearLonelinessFearStudentsEducation of college studentsDifficultiesResilienceMid-2022HappinessOnsetSymptomsUnited StatesParticipantsCortical thickness of the inferior parietal lobule as a potential predictor of relapse in men with alcohol dependence
Yang K, Du R, Yang Q, Zhao R, Fan F, Chen S, Luo X, Tan S, Wang Z, Yu T, Tian B, Le T, Li C, Tan Y. Cortical thickness of the inferior parietal lobule as a potential predictor of relapse in men with alcohol dependence. Brain Imaging And Behavior 2023, 18: 331-342. PMID: 38078981, DOI: 10.1007/s11682-023-00838-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSchizophrenia patients show impaired bottom-up processing and attentional adjustment
Li Q, Xu H, Ren Q, He S, Hu K, Li C. Schizophrenia patients show impaired bottom-up processing and attentional adjustment. Current Psychology 2023, 43: 14324-14334. DOI: 10.1007/s12144-023-05355-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCorrelation of Immune-Inflammatory Response System (IRS)/Compensatory Immune-Regulatory Reflex System (CIRS) with White Matter Integrity in First-Episode Patients with Schizophrenia
Gou M, Li W, Tong J, Zhou Y, Xie T, Yu T, Feng W, Li Y, Chen S, Tian B, Tan S, Wang Z, Pan S, Luo X, Li C, Zhang P, Huang J, Tian L, Hong L, Tan Y. Correlation of Immune-Inflammatory Response System (IRS)/Compensatory Immune-Regulatory Reflex System (CIRS) with White Matter Integrity in First-Episode Patients with Schizophrenia. Molecular Neurobiology 2023, 61: 2754-2763. PMID: 37932545, DOI: 10.1007/s12035-023-03694-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImmune-inflammatory response systemWhite matter integrityEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayDiffusion tensor imagingD effect sizesFractional anisotropyWhole-brain white matter integritySex-matched healthy controlsReflex systemPlasma cytokine levelsFirst-episode patientsBrains of patientsBrain white matter integrityCortico-spinal tractNegative Syndrome ScaleCohen's d effect sizesAverage fractional anisotropyImmune imbalancePeripheral cytokinesCytokine levelsInflammatory mediatorsEpisode patientsPathophysiological mechanismsWhite matter microstructureFunctional dysconnectivitySleep Deficits Inter-Link Lower Basal Forebrain–Posterior Cingulate Connectivity and Perceived Stress and Anxiety Bidirectionally in Young Men
Li G, Zhong D, Li B, Chen Y, Yang L, Li C. Sleep Deficits Inter-Link Lower Basal Forebrain–Posterior Cingulate Connectivity and Perceived Stress and Anxiety Bidirectionally in Young Men. The International Journal Of Neuropsychopharmacology 2023, 26: 879-889. PMID: 37924270, PMCID: PMC10726414, DOI: 10.1093/ijnp/pyad062.Peer-Reviewed Original Research