The norepinephrine transporter plays an important role in the pathophysiology and pharmacological treatment of major depressive disorder. Consequently, the norepinephrine transporter gene is an attractive candidate in...The norepinephrine transporter plays an important role in the pathophysiology and pharmacological treatment of major depressive disorder. Consequently, the norepinephrine transporter gene is an attractive candidate in major depressive disorder research. In the present study, we evaluated the depression symptoms of subjects with major depressive disorder, who were all from the North of China and of Hart Chinese origin, using the Hamilton Depression Scale. We examined the relationship between two single nucleotide polymorphisms in the norepinephrine transporter, rs2242446 and rs5569, and the retardation symptoms of major depressive disorder using quantitative trait testing with the UNPHASED program, rs5569 was associated with depressed mood, and the GG genotype may be a risk factor for this; rs2242446 was associated with work and interest, and the TT genotype may be a risk factor for loss of interest. Our findings suggest that rs2242446 and rs5569 in the norepinephrine transporter gene are associated with the retardation symptoms of depression in the Hart Chinese population.展开更多
A multi-scale continuous-discrete model based on the effects of the p27 gene control is built to simulate the avascular tumor growth. At the tissue level, the continuous Eulerian model is adopted to determine the dist...A multi-scale continuous-discrete model based on the effects of the p27 gene control is built to simulate the avascular tumor growth. At the tissue level, the continuous Eulerian model is adopted to determine the distribution of the concentration of oxygen, the extracellular matrix （ECM）, and the matrix-degradative enzyme （MDE）. At the cellular level, the discrete Lagrangien model is adopted to determine the movement, the proliferation, and the death of single tumor cells （TCs）. At the genetic level, whether a cell is committed to mitosis is determined by solving a set of equations modeling the effects of the p27 gene control. The avascular morphological evolution of the solid tumor growth is simulated, including the radius the oxygen distribution over time, and the expression. of the solid tumor, the number of the TCs, inhibiting effect＇ of the up-regulating p27 gene展开更多
Based on the gene-protein-reaction (GPR) model of S. cerevisiae_iND750 and the method of constraint-based analysis, we first calculated the metabolic flux distribution of S. cere-visiae_iND750. Then we calculated the ...Based on the gene-protein-reaction (GPR) model of S. cerevisiae_iND750 and the method of constraint-based analysis, we first calculated the metabolic flux distribution of S. cere-visiae_iND750. Then we calculated the deletion impact of 438 calculable genes, one by one, on the metabolic flux redistribution of S. cere-visiae_iND750. Next we analyzed the correlation between v (describing deletion impact of one gene) and d (connection degree of one gene) and the correlation between v and Vgene (flux sum controlled by one gene), and found that both of them were not of linear relation. Furthermore, we sought out 38 important genes that most greatly affected the metabolic flux distribution, and determined their functional subsystems. We also found that many of these key genes were related to many but not several subsystems. Because the in silico model of S. cere-visiae_iND750 has been tested by many ex-periments, thus is credible, we can conclude that the result we obtained has biological sig-nificance.展开更多
目的探讨GDNF基因多态性与精神分裂症临床特征的相关性。方法对符合纳入标准的精神分裂症病例组及健康对照组进行临床资料收集及血样的采集,采用聚合酶链式反应-限制性片段长度多态性(PCR-RFLP)方法检测GDNF基因多态性。选取GDNF基因2个...目的探讨GDNF基因多态性与精神分裂症临床特征的相关性。方法对符合纳入标准的精神分裂症病例组及健康对照组进行临床资料收集及血样的采集,采用聚合酶链式反应-限制性片段长度多态性(PCR-RFLP)方法检测GDNF基因多态性。选取GDNF基因2个SNP位点:rs2973050,rs2910702。所有数据应用SSPS13.0软件包处理。结果①哈迪温伯格平衡(Hardy-Weinberg s equilibrium)结果显示,GDNF基因rs2910702在病例组中偏离哈迪温伯格平衡(χ2=24.983,P=0.000);②GDNF等位基因频率在病例组与对照组中的分布无统计学差异(P>0.05),但基因型频率分布有统计学差异(P<0.05);③GDNF各基因型与精神分裂症的临床分型、PANSS量表各因子分无明显相关性。结论 rs2973050基因型C/C、rs2910702基因型G/G可能与精神分裂症的发生有关,为精神分裂症的危险基因型。展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No. 30770770,30971054,and81171290Science Foundation for the Youth of Shanxi,No.2011021036-1
文摘The norepinephrine transporter plays an important role in the pathophysiology and pharmacological treatment of major depressive disorder. Consequently, the norepinephrine transporter gene is an attractive candidate in major depressive disorder research. In the present study, we evaluated the depression symptoms of subjects with major depressive disorder, who were all from the North of China and of Hart Chinese origin, using the Hamilton Depression Scale. We examined the relationship between two single nucleotide polymorphisms in the norepinephrine transporter, rs2242446 and rs5569, and the retardation symptoms of major depressive disorder using quantitative trait testing with the UNPHASED program, rs5569 was associated with depressed mood, and the GG genotype may be a risk factor for this; rs2242446 was associated with work and interest, and the TT genotype may be a risk factor for loss of interest. Our findings suggest that rs2242446 and rs5569 in the norepinephrine transporter gene are associated with the retardation symptoms of depression in the Hart Chinese population.
基金supported by grants from National Natural Science Foundation of China(81171280)Biomedical Engineering Cross Research Foundation of Shanghai Jiao Tong University(YG2013MS65)
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China （Nos. 10372026 and 10772751）
文摘A multi-scale continuous-discrete model based on the effects of the p27 gene control is built to simulate the avascular tumor growth. At the tissue level, the continuous Eulerian model is adopted to determine the distribution of the concentration of oxygen, the extracellular matrix （ECM）, and the matrix-degradative enzyme （MDE）. At the cellular level, the discrete Lagrangien model is adopted to determine the movement, the proliferation, and the death of single tumor cells （TCs）. At the genetic level, whether a cell is committed to mitosis is determined by solving a set of equations modeling the effects of the p27 gene control. The avascular morphological evolution of the solid tumor growth is simulated, including the radius the oxygen distribution over time, and the expression. of the solid tumor, the number of the TCs, inhibiting effect＇ of the up-regulating p27 gene
文摘Based on the gene-protein-reaction (GPR) model of S. cerevisiae_iND750 and the method of constraint-based analysis, we first calculated the metabolic flux distribution of S. cere-visiae_iND750. Then we calculated the deletion impact of 438 calculable genes, one by one, on the metabolic flux redistribution of S. cere-visiae_iND750. Next we analyzed the correlation between v (describing deletion impact of one gene) and d (connection degree of one gene) and the correlation between v and Vgene (flux sum controlled by one gene), and found that both of them were not of linear relation. Furthermore, we sought out 38 important genes that most greatly affected the metabolic flux distribution, and determined their functional subsystems. We also found that many of these key genes were related to many but not several subsystems. Because the in silico model of S. cere-visiae_iND750 has been tested by many ex-periments, thus is credible, we can conclude that the result we obtained has biological sig-nificance.
文摘目的探讨GDNF基因多态性与精神分裂症临床特征的相关性。方法对符合纳入标准的精神分裂症病例组及健康对照组进行临床资料收集及血样的采集,采用聚合酶链式反应-限制性片段长度多态性(PCR-RFLP)方法检测GDNF基因多态性。选取GDNF基因2个SNP位点:rs2973050,rs2910702。所有数据应用SSPS13.0软件包处理。结果①哈迪温伯格平衡(Hardy-Weinberg s equilibrium)结果显示,GDNF基因rs2910702在病例组中偏离哈迪温伯格平衡(χ2=24.983,P=0.000);②GDNF等位基因频率在病例组与对照组中的分布无统计学差异(P>0.05),但基因型频率分布有统计学差异(P<0.05);③GDNF各基因型与精神分裂症的临床分型、PANSS量表各因子分无明显相关性。结论 rs2973050基因型C/C、rs2910702基因型G/G可能与精神分裂症的发生有关,为精神分裂症的危险基因型。
