Publications by authors named "Xiaoge Chu"

Background: Musculoskeletal disorders pose major public health challenges, and accelerated biological aging may increase their risk. This study investigates the association between biological aging and musculoskeletal disorders, with a focus on sex-related differences.

Methods: We analyzed data from 172,332 UK Biobank participants (mean age of 56.

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  • Kashin-Beck disease (KBD) is a condition marked by abnormal cartilage cell death, linked to exposure to T-2 toxin, and is influenced by connective tissue growth factor (CTGF).
  • Researchers studied CTGF levels and apoptosis in cartilage samples from KBD patients and found that T-2 toxin exposure increases both CTGF and apoptosis markers in chondrocytes.
  • Curcumin was identified as a potential treatment that can inhibit CTGF and reduce chondrocyte apoptosis, suggesting it could help prevent cartilage damage in KBD.
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Background: Genetic factors and environmental exposures, including air pollution, contribute to the risk of depression and anxiety. While the association between air pollution and depression and anxiety has been established in the UK Biobank, there has been limited research exploring this relationship from a genetic perspective.

Methods: Based on individual genotypic and phenotypic data from a cohort of 104,385 participants in the UK Biobank, a polygenic risk score for depression and anxiety was constructed to explore the joint effects of nitric oxide (NO), nitrogen dioxide (NO), particulate matter (PM) with a diameter of ⩽2.

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This study investigates the cellular origin and tissue heterogeneity in bipolar disorder (BD) by integrating multiomics data. Four distinct datasets were employed, including single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) data (embryonic and fetal brain, n = 8, 1,266 cells), BD Assay for Transposase-Accessible Chromatin using sequencing (ATAC-seq) data (adult brain, n = 210), BD bulk RNA-seq data (adult brain, n = 314), and BD genome-wide association study (GWAS) summary data (n = 413,466). The integration of scRNA-seq data with multiomics data relevant to BD was accomplished using the single-cell disease relevance score (scDRS) algorithm.

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Objective: This study examines the causal relationships between serum micronutrients and site-specific osteoarthritis (OA) using Mendelian Randomization (MR).

Methods: This study performed a two-sample MR analysis to explore causal links between 21 micronutrients and 11 OA outcomes. These outcomes encompass overall OA, seven site-specific manifestations, and three joint replacement subtypes.

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Background: Observational studies have shown that childhood obesity is associated with adult bone health but yield inconsistent results. We aimed to explore the potential causal association between body shape and skeletal development.

Methods: We used two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) to estimate causal relationships between body shape from birth to adulthood and skeletal phenotypes, with exposures including placental weight, birth weight, childhood obesity, BMI, lean mass, fat mass, waist circumference, and hip circumference.

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Intelligence quotient is a vital index to evaluate the ability of an individual to think rationally, learn from experience and deal with the environment effectively. However, limited efforts have been paid to explore the potential associations of intelligence quotient traits with the tissue proteins from the brain, CSF and plasma. The information of protein quantitative trait loci was collected from a recently released genome-wide association study conducted on quantification data of proteins from the tissues including the brain, CSF and plasma.

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Subjective well-being (SWB) is an important measure for mental health status. Previous research has shown that physical activity can affect an individual's well-being, yet the underlying molecular mechanism remains to be clarified. In this study, we aim to evaluate the potential interactions between mitochondrial genes and physical activity (PA) as well as their combined effects on individual well-being.

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Background: Bone mineral density (BMD) is a major predictor of osteoporotic fractures, and previous studies have reported the effects of mitochondrial dysfunction and lifestyle on BMD, respectively. However, their interaction effects on BMD are still unclear. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the possible interaction of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and common lifestyles contributing to osteoporosis.

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The establishment of 3'aQTLs comprehensive database provides an opportunity to help explore the functional interpretation from the genome-wide association study (GWAS) data of psychiatric disorders. In this study, we aim to search novel susceptibility genes, pathways, and related chemicals of five psychiatric disorders via GWAS and 3'aQTLs datasets. The GWAS datasets of five psychiatric disorders were collected from the open platform of Psychiatric Genomics Consortium (PGC, https://www.

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: Kashin-Beck disease (KBD) is a distinct osteoarthropathy in China with an unclear pathogenesis. This study aims to explore whether perturbations in the intestine metabolome could be linked to KBD individuals. : An investigation was conducted in KBD endemic villages and fecal samples were collected.

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Unlabelled: Bone mineral density (BMD) is an essential predictor of osteoporosis and fracture. We conducted a genome-wide trajectory analysis of BMD and analyzed the BMD change.

Purpose: This study aimed to identify the genetic architecture and potential biomarkers of BMD.

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Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Metastasis is the leading cause of death in lung cancer worldwide, and immune escape plays a vital role in the process of metastasis. Clinical studies have proven that Jinfukang (JFK) can effectively treat lung cancer metastasis by regulating T lymphocytes. However, it is still unknown whether JFK plays a role in treating lung cancer metastasis by regulating T-cell receptors (TCRs).

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Background: Smoking and alcohol consumption were associated with the development of depression and anxiety. 3'UTR APA quantitative trait loci (3'aQTLs) have been associated with multiple health states and conditions. Our aim is to evaluate the interactive effects of 3'aQTLs-alcohol consumption/tobacco smoking on the risk of anxiety and depression.

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Aim: Few previous studies have investigated the impact of multiple types of electronic devices on health status, and the moderating effects of gender, age, and BMI. Our aim is to examine the relationships between the use of four types of electronics and three health status indicators in a middle-aged and elderly population, and how these relationships varied by gender, age, and BMI.

Subject And Methods: Using data from 376,806 participants aged 40-69 years in the UK Biobank, we conducted a multivariate linear regression to estimate the association between electronic device use and health status.

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Objectives: Previous studies identified a number of diseases were associated with 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19). However, the associations between these diseases related viral infections and COVID-19 remains unknown now.

Methods: In this study, we utilized single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) related to COVID-19 from genome-wide association study (GWAS) and individual-level genotype data from the UK biobank to calculate polygenic risk scores (PRS) of 487,409 subjects for eight COVID-19 clinical phenotypes.

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Infection-induced perturbation of immune homeostasis could promote psychopathology. Psychiatric sequelae have been observed after previous coronavirus outbreaks. However, limited studies were conducted to explore the potential interaction effects of inflammation and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on the risks of anxiety and depression.

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There is a strong link between irritable bowel syndrome and brain volumes, yet, to date, research examining the mediators of this association has been little. Based on the phenotypic data of 15 248 participants from the UK Biobank, a two-stage mediation analysis was performed to assess the association among brain volumes, anxiety, and irritable bowel syndrome. In the first stage, we identified the candidate mediating role of anxiety for irritable bowel syndrome associated with brain volumes using regression models.

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Objective: Genetic approaches are increasingly advantageous in characterizing treatment-resistant schizophrenia (TRS). We aimed to identify TRS-associated functional brain proteins, providing a potential pathway for improving psychiatric classification and developing better-tailored therapeutic targets.

Methods: TRS-related proteome-wide association studies (PWAS) were conducted on genome-wide association studies (GWAS) from CLOZUK and the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium (PGC), which provided TRS individuals ( = 10,501) and non-TRS individuals ( = 20,325), respectively.

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Longitudinal changes in brain structure and lifestyle can affect sleep phenotypes. However, the influence of the interaction between longitudinal changes in brain structure and lifestyle on sleep phenotypes remains unclear. Genome-wide association study dataset of longitudinal changes in brain structure was obtained from published study.

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Background: A bidirectional relationship between chronic pain (CP) and mental disorders has been reported, and coffee was believed to be associated with both. However, the association of coffee in this bidirectional relationship remains unclear. We aim to analyze the association of coffee consumption on the relationship of CP with depression and anxiety.

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Background: Gut microbiome and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are implicated in the development of depression, but the effect of their interactions on the risk of depression remains unclear. We aim to analyze the effect of interactions between gut microbiome and IBD on the risk of depression, and explore candidate genes involving the interactions.

Methods: Using the individual genotype and depression traits data from the UK Biobank, we calculated the polygenetic risk scores (PRS) of 114 gut microbiome, ulcerative colitis (UC), Crohn's disease (CD), and total IBD (CD + UC) respectively.

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Background: Previous studies have suggested a potential association between sleep and telomere length (TL), but its genetic basis remains unclear. In this study, we aimed to explore the genetic correlation and potential causal association between TL and insomnia.

Methods: The genome-wide association study (GWAS) datasets of TL and insomnia-related traits were used, including insomnia, snoring, daytime dozing and napping.

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Immune checkpoint inhibitors have become the standard for advanced lung cancer treatment, but their effect on the prevention of lung cancer metastasis is still unclear. T-cell receptors (TCRs) are key "signal sensors" that recognize neoantigens on the surface of cancer cells. This review summarizes the research progress of TCR-T cell therapy in the prevention and treatment of lung cancer from the perspective of the diversity of TCR repertoire and the mechanism of tumor antigen recognition, in order to improve the efficacy of the prevention and treatment of lung cancer metastasis.

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