2019
B cell activation factor (BAFF) induces inflammation in the human fallopian tube leading to tubal pregnancy
Xu J, Luo X, Qu S, Yang G, Shen N. B cell activation factor (BAFF) induces inflammation in the human fallopian tube leading to tubal pregnancy. BMC Pregnancy And Childbirth 2019, 19: 169. PMID: 31088412, PMCID: PMC6518762, DOI: 10.1186/s12884-019-2324-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman fallopian tubeB cell activation factorTubal pregnancyFallopian tubeSerum levelsBAFF mRNAControl groupBAFF geneTissue samplesBenign uterine diseasesNormal fallopian tubesAdaptive immune responsesTumor necrosis factorTubal epithelial cellsFallopian tube occlusionWestern blotting methodBAFF proteinWhole blood samplesProinflammatory cytokinesIL-6Pregnancy typeActivation factorNecrosis factorPregnancy processUterine disease
2016
Association of catechol-O-methyltransferase Val108/158 Met genetic polymorphism with schizophrenia, P50 sensory gating, and negative symptoms in a Chinese population
Mao Q, Tan Y, Luo X, Tian L, Wang Z, Tan S, Chen S, Yang G, An H, Yang F, Zhang X. Association of catechol-O-methyltransferase Val108/158 Met genetic polymorphism with schizophrenia, P50 sensory gating, and negative symptoms in a Chinese population. Psychiatry Research 2016, 242: 271-276. PMID: 27315458, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2016.04.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPCR-restriction fragment length polymorphismSchizophrenic patientsP50 deficitsNegative symptomsChinese populationNegative Syndrome ScaleRisk of schizophreniaSymptoms of schizophreniaP50 sensory gatingVal allele carriersHan Chinese populationRole of COMTCerebral cortexClinical symptomatologyHealthy controlsNegative subscoreAllele carriersMetS individualsMet/Met individualsControl groupSensory gatingSyndrome ScaleGenotype distributionP50 gatingSchizophrenic subjects
2015
A functional polymorphism in the interleukin-1beta and severity of nicotine dependence in male schizophrenia: A case-control study
Zhang XY, Chen DC, Tan YL, Tan SP, Luo X, Zuo L, Rao W, Yu Q, Kou C, Allen M, Correll CU, Wu J, Soares JC. A functional polymorphism in the interleukin-1beta and severity of nicotine dependence in male schizophrenia: A case-control study. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2015, 64: 51-58. PMID: 25858413, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2015.03.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT polymorphismNicotine dependenceCase-control studyIL-1 participatesNegative Syndrome ScaleSignificant differencesMale smokersMale patientsSmoking statusLung diseaseMale schizophreniaSmoking indexIL-1betaChronic schizophreniaFagerstrom TestHealthy controlsInterleukin-1betaC genotypeSmokersT genotypePatientsSmoking behaviorControl groupMale controlsSyndrome Scale
2003
CALCYON gene variation, schizophrenia, and cocaine dependence
Luo X, Kranzler H, Lappalainen J, Rosenheck R, Charney D, Zuo L, Erdos J, van Kammen DP, Gelernter J. CALCYON gene variation, schizophrenia, and cocaine dependence. American Journal Of Medical Genetics Part B Neuropsychiatric Genetics 2003, 125B: 25-30. PMID: 14755439, DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.20092.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCocaine dependenceSingle nucleotide polymorphismsExact testEA subjectsFisher's exact testSubstance use disordersCalcyon geneDopamine receptor-interacting proteinsComparison of alleleUse disordersEuropean-American subjectsControl groupAA subjectsSchizophreniaReceptor-interacting proteinHaplotype frequenciesPotential roleSpecific polymorphismsMotor controlGene variationSame haplotype blockGenetic variantsSubjectsNucleotide polymorphismsLinkage disequilibrium