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
2019
Choroid Plexus Enlargement and Allostatic Load in Schizophrenia
Zhou Y, Huang J, Zhang P, Fan F, Chen S, Fan H, Cui Y, Luo X, Tan S, Wang Z, Feng W, Yuan Y, Yang F, Savransky A, Ryan M, Goldwaser E, Chiappelli J, Rowland L, Kochunov P, Tan Y, Hong L. Choroid Plexus Enlargement and Allostatic Load in Schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Bulletin 2019, 46: 722-731. PMID: 31603232, PMCID: PMC7147577, DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbz100.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChoroid plexusHigher allostatic loadAllostatic loadSex-matched healthy controlsCentral nervous system abnormalitiesFirst-episode schizophrenia patientsChoroid plexus enlargementNervous system abnormalitiesTotal intracranial volumeHealthy controlsThalamus volumeLateral ventricleNeuroendocrine biomarkersSystem abnormalitiesAmygdala volumeSchizophrenia patientsBrain disordersInitial stabilizationIntracranial volumeStructural biomarkersPlexusBrain structuresPatientsSchizophreniaGroup differences