Publications by authors named "Shu Rong Jiang"
Gender differences in cognitive deficits in schizophrenia with and without diabetes.
Compr Psychiatry
November 2015
Article Synopsis
- - This study examined cognitive differences related to gender in individuals with schizophrenia, focusing on those with and without diabetes, using a sample of 263 participants aged 40-68.
- - Results indicated that male participants with schizophrenia and diabetes performed worse on cognitive tasks, particularly in attention, compared to females, while this cognitive performance gap was not found in those without diabetes.
- - Both genders had higher fasting glucose and HbA1c levels in schizophrenia with diabetes; however, males showed consistently poorer cognitive performance across various domains, highlighting significant gender differences exacerbated by diabetes.
Background: The pathogenetic basis for the association between hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and type-2 diabetes remains uncertain. It has been reported that insulin resistance (IR) plays an essential role. We investigated the association of inflammatory [tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha, interleukin (IL)-6] and anti-inflammatory cytokines (adiponectin and IL-10) with IR in chronic HCV infection.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Steatosis is recognized as a predictor of the severity as well as the progression of fibrosis in chronic hepatitis C. The mechanisms that cause increased hepatocellular injury associated with steatosis remain largely unknown.
Methods: We studied the correlation of hepatic expression of death receptors: Fas and tumour necrosis factor-alpha receptor 1 (TNF-R1), and downstream caspase (caspase-3) with hepatic steatosis by immunohistochemical study in chronic hepatitis C and determined the role of nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB).