2021
Effects of microRNA-181b-5p on cognitive deficits in first-episode patients with schizophrenia: Mediated by BCL-2
Gou M, Pan S, Tong J, Zhou Y, Han J, Xie T, Yu T, Feng W, Li Y, Chen S, Cui Y, Tian B, Tan MDS, Wang Z, Luo X, Li CR, Zhang P, Huang J, Hong LE, Tan Y, Tian L. Effects of microRNA-181b-5p on cognitive deficits in first-episode patients with schizophrenia: Mediated by BCL-2. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2021, 136: 358-365. PMID: 33636692, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.02.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst-episode patientsBcl-2 mRNAEnzyme Linked Immunosorbent AssayMATRICS Consensus Cognitive BatteryQuantitative real-time PCRCognitive deficitsCognitive functionGender-matched healthy controlsBcl-2Pathogenesis of schizophreniaPeripheral whole bloodExpression levelsNegative Syndrome ScaleBcl-2 protein expressionLinked Immunosorbent AssayBcl-2 protein levelsPeripheral bloodHealthy controlsBcl-2 mRNA levelsReal-time PCRTarget genes Bcl-2Consensus Cognitive BatterySchizophrenia patientsSyndrome ScaleGene Bcl-2
2019
Transcriptome-wide piRNA profiling in human brains for aging genetic factors.
Mao Q, Fan L, Wang X, Lin X, Cao Y, Zheng C, Zhang Y, Zhang H, Garcia-Milian R, Kang L, Shi J, Yu T, Wang K, Zuo L, Li CR, Guo X, Luo X. Transcriptome-wide piRNA profiling in human brains for aging genetic factors. 2019, 4 PMID: 32149191, PMCID: PMC7059831.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPIWI-interacting RNAsTransposable elementsAge-associated genesCritical genetic determinantsGenomic integrityExpression regulationCancer stem cellsMicroarray technologyGenetic determinantsStem cellsExpression levelsRenewal capacityMolecular featuresBiological systemsPotential roleGenetic factorsYears of survivalUnderlying mechanismHuman prefrontal cortexGermlineGenesRNADisease statusMultiple testingPrefrontal cortex
2017
Transcriptome-wide piRNA profiling in human brains of Alzheimer's disease
Qiu W, Guo X, Lin X, Yang Q, Zhang W, Zhang Y, Zuo L, Zhu Y, Li CR, Ma C, Luo X. Transcriptome-wide piRNA profiling in human brains of Alzheimer's disease. Neurobiology Of Aging 2017, 57: 170-177. PMID: 28654860, PMCID: PMC5542056, DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2017.05.020.Peer-Reviewed Original Research