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ArticleiScience2021

Systematic discovery of signaling pathways linking immune activation to schizophrenia.

Yue Gao, Yanjun Li, ShuangYan Li, Xiaozhen Liang, Zhonglu Ren, Xiaoxue Yang, Bin Zhang, Yanhui Hu, Xinping Yang

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Article in iScience, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Yue GaoCenter for Genetics and Developmental Systems Biology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
Yanjun LiCenter for Genetics and Developmental Systems Biology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
ShuangYan LiDepartment of Psychiatry, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
Xiaozhen LiangCenter for Genetics and Developmental Systems Biology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
Zhonglu RenCenter for Genetics and Developmental Systems Biology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
Xiaoxue YangCenter for Genetics and Developmental Systems Biology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
Bin ZhangDepartment of Psychiatry, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
Yanhui HuDepartment of Genetics, Blavatnik Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Xinping YangCenter for Genetics and Developmental Systems Biology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
Nanfang Hospital · CNHarvard University · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Immune activation has been shown to play a critical role in the development of schizophrenia; however its underlying mechanism remains unknown. Our report demonstrates a high-quality protein interaction network for schizophrenia (SCZ Network), constructed using our "neighborhood walk" approach in combination with "random walk with restart". The spatiotemporal expression pattern of the genes in this disease network revealed two developmental stages sensitive to perturbation by immune activation: mid-to late gestation, and adolescence. Furthermore, we induced immune activation at these stages in mice, carried out transcriptome sequencing on the mouse brains, and illustrated clear potential molecular pathways and key regulators correlating maternal immune activation during gestation and an increased risk for schizophrenia after a second immune activation at puberty. This work provides not only valuable resources for the study on molecular mechanisms underlying schizophrenia, but also a systematic strategy for the discovery of molecular pathways of complex mental disorders.

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Biocomputational methodBioinformaticsClinical neuroscienceImmunologySystems biology

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PMID34746692
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