Background Depressive symptoms are often seen in schizophrenia. The overlap in presentation makes it difficult to distinguish depressive symptoms from the negative symptoms of schizophrenia. The adipokine leptin was f...Background Depressive symptoms are often seen in schizophrenia. The overlap in presentation makes it difficult to distinguish depressive symptoms from the negative symptoms of schizophrenia. The adipokine leptin was found to be altered in both depression and schizophrenia. There are few studies focusing on the prediction of leptin in diagnosis and evaluation of depressive symptoms in schizophrenia.ObjectiveAims To assess the plasma leptin level in patients with schizophrenia and its relationships with depressive symptoms.Methods Cross-sectional studies were applied to(1) compare the levels of plasma leptin between schizophrenia(n=74) and healthy controls(n=50); and(2)investigate the relationship between plasma leptin levels and depressive subscores.Results(1) Plasma leptin levels were significantly higher in patients with schizophrenia than in healthy controls.(2) Correlation analysis revealed a significant negative association between leptin levels and the depressed factor scores on the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale(PANSS).(3) Stepwise multiple regression analyses identified leptin as an influencing factor for depressed factor score on PANSS.Conclusion Leptin may serve as a predictor for the depressive symptoms of chronic schizophrenia.展开更多
The light-driven material-microorganism biohybrid system has the potential to transfer solar energy for chemical production.However,few studies have reported the construction of biohybrid systems using light-responsiv...The light-driven material-microorganism biohybrid system has the potential to transfer solar energy for chemical production.However,few studies have reported the construction of biohybrid systems using light-responsive materials with nonmodel strains that have been widely used in practical industrial production for value-added chemicals,especially with regard to the mechanism of action of photogenerated charges in the cytoplasm,probably due to the complexity of their anabolic pathways.Herein,a biohybrid system as a research mode was constructed by electrostatically self-assembling a highly efficient light-harvesting material of graphite-phase nitrided carbon(g-C_(3)N_(4))nanosheets with nonmodel strains(Phaffia rhodozyma)for synthesis of nutritional chemical astaxanthin.The biohybrid interface enabled efficient separation,transfer,and transport of photogenerated charges from g-C_(3)N_(4) into the interior of P.rhodozyma,which improved the substance metabolism and the energy metabolism of P.rhodozyma.Notably,photogenerated charges can significantly promote the accumulation of precursors along the astaxanthin anabolic pathway and enhance the cytoplasmic redox environment and ATP levels in the interior of P.rhodozyma,even under adverse conditions(such as enzyme inhibitors),thus increasing the yield of astaxanthin compared to the traditional culture of P.rhodozyma.This study not only provides new ideas for converting solar energy into value-added chemicals,but it also provides guidance for regulating microbial synthesis plants.展开更多
基金supported by grants from the National Key R&D Program of China(2017YFC0909200)the National Science Foundation of China(NSFC+4 种基金81171266,81271481,81671336 and 81500976)the China and National Key Research and Development Program(2017YFC0909200)the Shanghai Key Laboratory of Psychotic Disorders(13dz2260500)the Shanghai Municipal Planning Commission of Science and Research Fund(20154Y0194)the Canadian Institutes of Health Research(project grant PJT-156116)
文摘Background Depressive symptoms are often seen in schizophrenia. The overlap in presentation makes it difficult to distinguish depressive symptoms from the negative symptoms of schizophrenia. The adipokine leptin was found to be altered in both depression and schizophrenia. There are few studies focusing on the prediction of leptin in diagnosis and evaluation of depressive symptoms in schizophrenia.ObjectiveAims To assess the plasma leptin level in patients with schizophrenia and its relationships with depressive symptoms.Methods Cross-sectional studies were applied to(1) compare the levels of plasma leptin between schizophrenia(n=74) and healthy controls(n=50); and(2)investigate the relationship between plasma leptin levels and depressive subscores.Results(1) Plasma leptin levels were significantly higher in patients with schizophrenia than in healthy controls.(2) Correlation analysis revealed a significant negative association between leptin levels and the depressed factor scores on the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale(PANSS).(3) Stepwise multiple regression analyses identified leptin as an influencing factor for depressed factor score on PANSS.Conclusion Leptin may serve as a predictor for the depressive symptoms of chronic schizophrenia.
基金supported by Fujian Science&Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of China(2021ZZ130)the Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province,China(2021J01577)。
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (grant nos.21727808,21971114,and 21908105)the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (grant no.BK20200090)the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars (grant no.21625401).
文摘The light-driven material-microorganism biohybrid system has the potential to transfer solar energy for chemical production.However,few studies have reported the construction of biohybrid systems using light-responsive materials with nonmodel strains that have been widely used in practical industrial production for value-added chemicals,especially with regard to the mechanism of action of photogenerated charges in the cytoplasm,probably due to the complexity of their anabolic pathways.Herein,a biohybrid system as a research mode was constructed by electrostatically self-assembling a highly efficient light-harvesting material of graphite-phase nitrided carbon(g-C_(3)N_(4))nanosheets with nonmodel strains(Phaffia rhodozyma)for synthesis of nutritional chemical astaxanthin.The biohybrid interface enabled efficient separation,transfer,and transport of photogenerated charges from g-C_(3)N_(4) into the interior of P.rhodozyma,which improved the substance metabolism and the energy metabolism of P.rhodozyma.Notably,photogenerated charges can significantly promote the accumulation of precursors along the astaxanthin anabolic pathway and enhance the cytoplasmic redox environment and ATP levels in the interior of P.rhodozyma,even under adverse conditions(such as enzyme inhibitors),thus increasing the yield of astaxanthin compared to the traditional culture of P.rhodozyma.This study not only provides new ideas for converting solar energy into value-added chemicals,but it also provides guidance for regulating microbial synthesis plants.
