2023
Correlation 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 dysconnectivity
2021
The microRNA-195 - BDNF pathway and cognitive deficits in schizophrenia patients with minimal antipsychotic medication exposure
Pan S, Feng W, Li Y, Huang J, Chen S, Cui Y, Tian B, Tan S, Wang Z, Yao S, Chiappelli J, Kochunov P, Chen S, Yang F, Li CR, Tian L, Tan Y, Elliot Hong L. The microRNA-195 - BDNF pathway and cognitive deficits in schizophrenia patients with minimal antipsychotic medication exposure. Translational Psychiatry 2021, 11: 117. PMID: 33558459, PMCID: PMC7870897, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-021-01240-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBDNF protein levelsBrain-derived neurotrophic factorAntipsychotic medication exposureBDNF protein expressionMATRICS Consensus Cognitive BatteryMiR-195Medication exposureBDNF mRNABDNF proteinCognitive functionProtein levelsCognitive impairmentLower BDNF protein levelsCognitive deficitsSex-matched healthy controlsProtein expressionSubgroup of patientsFirst-episode patientsMiR-195 expressionBDNF reductionMedication-naïveNeurotrophic factorPeripheral bloodHealthy controlsOverall cognitive performance