2016
BDNF Polymorphisms Are Associated With Cognitive Performance in Schizophrenia Patients Versus Healthy Controls.
Zhang XY, Chen da C, Tan YL, Tan S, Luo X, Zuo L, Soares JC. BDNF Polymorphisms Are Associated With Cognitive Performance in Schizophrenia Patients Versus Healthy Controls. The Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry 2016, 77: e1011-8. PMID: 27561148, DOI: 10.4088/jcp.15m10269.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain-derived neurotrophic factorHealthy controlsCognitive functionBDNF gene variantsCase-control studyBDNF genetic variantsBDNF gene polymorphismPathogenesis of schizophreniaCognitive performanceRBANS total scoreHan Chinese populationBDNF polymorphismVal66Met polymorphismNeurotrophic factorBDNF geneGene polymorphismsCognitive impairmentPatientsPotential associationChinese populationNeuropsychological StatusHan Chinese individualsRepeatable BatterySchizophreniaTotal score
2013
Cognitive Function, Plasma MnSOD Activity, and MnSOD Ala-9Val Polymorphism in Patients With Schizophrenia and Normal Controls
Zhang XY, Chen D, Xiu MH, Yang FD, Tan Y, Luo X, Zuo L, Kosten TA, Kosten TR. Cognitive Function, Plasma MnSOD Activity, and MnSOD Ala-9Val Polymorphism in Patients With Schizophrenia and Normal Controls. Schizophrenia Bulletin 2013, 40: 592-601. PMID: 23588476, PMCID: PMC3984504, DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbt045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAla-9Val polymorphismNormal controlsCognitive impairmentMnSOD activityAla allele carriersChronic schizophrenic patientsMitochondrial enzyme manganese superoxide dismutaseNegative Syndrome ScaleEnzyme manganese superoxide dismutaseHealthy controlsManganese superoxide dismutaseAllele carriersExcessive reactive oxygen speciesSchizophrenic patientsSchizophrenic inpatientsSyndrome ScaleCognitive deficitsNeuropsychological StatusCognitive functionPatients' psychopathologyRepeatable BatteryPatientsSchizophreniaTotal scoreReactive oxygen species