2022
Association between plasma levels of BDNF and GDNF and the diagnosis, treatment response in first-episode MDD
Liu X, Li P, Ma X, Zhang J, Sun X, Luo X, Zhang Y. Association between plasma levels of BDNF and GDNF and the diagnosis, treatment response in first-episode MDD. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2022, 315: 190-197. PMID: 35908604, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2022.07.041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntidepressant treatmentPlasma levelsGDNF levelsMATRICS Consensus Cognitive BatteryMDD patientsHealthy controlsDepression severityWeeks antidepressant treatmentFirst-episode depressionPeripheral plasma levelsPeripheral venous bloodWeeks of treatmentDiagnosis of MDDDecreased plasma levelsHAMA-14Plasma BDNFAntidepressant medicationClinical symptomsHDRS-17Venous bloodCognitive dysfunctionPlasma concentrationsTreatment responseConsensus Cognitive BatteryPatients
2021
EXT1 methylation promotes proliferation and migration and predicts the clinical outcome of non‐small cell lung carcinoma via WNT signalling pathway
Kong W, Chen Y, Zhao Z, Zhang L, Lin X, Luo X, Wang S, Song Z, Lin X, Lai G, Yu Z. EXT1 methylation promotes proliferation and migration and predicts the clinical outcome of non‐small cell lung carcinoma via WNT signalling pathway. Journal Of Cellular And Molecular Medicine 2021, 25: 2609-2620. PMID: 33565239, PMCID: PMC7933929, DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.16277.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCell Line, TumorCell MovementCell ProliferationCpG IslandsDNA MethylationGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansLung NeoplasmsN-AcetylglucosaminyltransferasesNeoplasm GradingNeoplasm StagingPrognosisSurvival AnalysisWnt Signaling PathwayConceptsGene expressionGene body methylationDNA methylation levelsPotential downstream targetsDNA methylation sitesDNA methylationMethylation sitesDownstream targetsMethylation levelsWnt pathwayCpG sitesNSCLC cell linesMethylationWntExpression levelsCell linesPathway patternsPotential targetXAV-939EXT1ProliferationMigration ratePathwayExpressionUnderlying mechanism
2016
Associations of THBS2 and THBS4 polymorphisms to gastric cancer in a Southeast Chinese population
Lin X, Hu D, Chen G, Shi Y, Zhang H, Wang X, Guo X, Lu L, Black D, Zheng XW, Luo X. Associations of THBS2 and THBS4 polymorphisms to gastric cancer in a Southeast Chinese population. Cancer Genetics 2016, 209: 215-222. PMID: 27160021, DOI: 10.1016/j.cancergen.2016.04.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGastric cancerSoutheast Chinese populationThrombospondin-2Thrombospondin-4MRNA expressionChinese populationHuman GC tumorsMouse stomach tissuesDiffuse-type gastric cancerCase-control setsClinicopathological featuresTumor sizePoor prognosisReal-time PCRGC tumorsUnfavorable genotypesPrognosis predictionGC casesMouse stomachModest associationStomach tissueCancer developmentGC riskMRNA overexpressionHuman stomach