2022
Deficiency of transmembrane AMPA receptor regulatory protein γ-8 leads to attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder-like behavior in mice
Bai W, Luo X, Jin B, Zhu K, Guo W, Zhu X, Qin X, Yang Z, Zhao J, Chen S, Wang R, Hao J, Wang F, Shi Y, Kong D, Zhang W. Deficiency of transmembrane AMPA receptor regulatory protein γ-8 leads to attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder-like behavior in mice. 动物学研究 2022, 43: 851-870. PMID: 36031768, PMCID: PMC9486526, DOI: 10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2022.122.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderTARP γKO miceAttention deficit hyperactivity disorder-like behaviorsPrefrontal cortexDysregulation of dopaminergicDevelopment of ADHDGlutamate receptor complexAMPA receptor subunitsTransmembrane AMPA receptor regulatory protein (TARP) γADHD-like behaviorsADHD-like phenotypeMajor behavioral deficitsGlutamatergic transmissionHippocampal synaptosomesRisk factorsSchool-aged childrenAlternative animal modelBehavioral deficitsNew therapiesKnockout miceAnimal modelsProtein γMemory deficitsReceptor subunits
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
2013
Amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations in bipolar disorder: A resting state fMRI study
Xu K, Liu H, Li H, Tang Y, Womer F, Jiang X, Chen K, Zhou Y, Jiang W, Luo X, Fan G, Wang F. Amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations in bipolar disorder: A resting state fMRI study. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2013, 152: 237-242. PMID: 24120087, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2013.09.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthy controlsBipolar disorderLow-frequency fluctuationsBD participantsPrefrontal cortexResting-state functional magnetic resonancePathophysiology of BDBaseline spontaneous activityNeural network abnormalitiesSpontaneous low-frequency fluctuationsBlood oxygenation level-dependent (BOLD) signalDorsal lateral prefrontal cortexState functional connectivityState fMRI studyRegional functional changesFrontal eye fieldRegional brain activityLevel-dependent signalTime of scanningVentral prefrontal cortexFunctional magnetic resonanceALFF methodALFF mapsBD groupBD pathophysiologySex differences of gray matter morphology in cortico-limbic-striatal neural system in major depressive disorder
Kong L, Chen K, Womer F, Jiang W, Luo X, Driesen N, Liu J, Blumberg H, Tang Y, Xu K, Wang F. Sex differences of gray matter morphology in cortico-limbic-striatal neural system in major depressive disorder. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2013, 47: 733-739. PMID: 23453566, PMCID: PMC3626116, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2013.02.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor depressive disorderHealthy controlsGray matter morphologyDepressive disorderPrefrontal cortexSex differencesHigh-resolution structural magnetic resonanceSignificant GM reductionsFemale healthy controlsLeft ventral prefrontal cortexStructural magnetic resonanceNeural systemsVentral prefrontal cortexClinical presentationLimbic regionsMedication-naïve participantsClinical aspectsRight hippocampusStriatal regionsBilateral caudateRight amygdalaHC groupGM reductionSex-related patternsMDD females