2021
Kynurenine metabolism and metabolic syndrome in patients with schizophrenia
Zhang P, Huang J, Gou M, Zhou Y, Tong J, Fan F, Cui Y, Luo X, Tan S, Wang Z, Yang F, Tian B, Li CR, Hong LE, Tan Y. Kynurenine metabolism and metabolic syndrome in patients with schizophrenia. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2021, 139: 54-61. PMID: 34034146, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.05.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetabolic syndromeKP metabolitesMS scorePathogenesis of MSKynurenine pathway metabolismRegression analysisKynurenine metabolismPatient groupHealthy controlsMultiple linear regression analysisSchizophrenia patientsLinear regression analysisPathway metabolismPatientsContributory roleSchizophreniaHigh nicotinamide adenine dinucleotideNicotinamide adenine dinucleotideMS factorsPotential rolePartial correlation analysisScoresMultiple regression analysisSyndromePathogenesis
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
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