1.Survey on mental disorders among registered residents and non-registered residents in Shenzhen
Ji-Ze HU ; Chi-Yi HU ; Wei-Dong DUAN ; Huan GAO ; Xiang ZHANG ; Zhuo-Ru TANG ; Ya-Wen LU ; Fan-Xin ZHANG ; Dong JIN ; Kong-Jun YANG ; Xiong-Biao LIN ; Hong YANG ; Ming-Yue SHU ; Yi-Hong ZHANG ; Tie-Bang LIU ; Qi-Jie SHEN
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology 2009;30(6):543-548
Objective To study the prevalence and distribution of mental disorders among registered and non-registered residents in Shenzhen. Methods An epidemiological survey on mental disorders were carried out in Shenzhen by stratified multi-stage randomized sampling method; 7134 respondents were assessed through face-to-face interview, using the WHO standardized version on World Mental Health (WMH) Survey Initiative of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI3.1). Results (1)The weighting prevalence of mental disorders was 21.87%. The prevalence of non-registered residents was significantly higher than that of the registered residents (22.34% vs. 19.99% ; OR= 1.15,95%CI: 1.03-1.29; P<0.05) and the prevalence of females was significantly higher than that of males (22.68% vs. 19.67%; OR=1.20,95%CI: 1.07-1.34; P<0.05). The weighting prevalence of mood disorders, anxiety disorders and psychoses were 9.62%, 14.45% and 1.40%, respectively. (2) The weighting twelve-month incidence of mental disorders was 13.42%. The incidence of non-registered residents was significantly higher than that of the registered residents (13.80% vs. 11.90%; OR=1.19, 95%CI: 1.03-1.36; P<0.05). (3)The co-morbidity rate between mental disorders was 35.76%. (4)The prevalence and severity of mental disorders were associated with sex, household situation of registration, marital status, education, economic condition and occupation status. Conclusion Mental disorders have become common diseases and serious public health problem in Shenzhen, with non-registered residents and females deserve more attention.
2.Low XIST expression in Sertoli cells of Klinefelter syndrome patients causes high susceptibility of these cells to an extra X chromosome.
Liang-Yu ZHAO ; Peng LI ; Chen-Cheng YAO ; Ru-Hui TIAN ; Yu-Xin TANG ; Yu-Zhuo CHEN ; Zhi ZHOU ; Zheng LI
Asian Journal of Andrology 2023;25(6):662-673
Klinefelter syndrome (KS) is the most common genetic cause of human male infertility. However, the effect of the extra X chromosome on different testicular cell types remains poorly understood. Here, we profiled testicular single-cell transcriptomes from three KS patients and normal karyotype control individuals. Among the different somatic cells, Sertoli cells showed the greatest transcriptome changes in KS patients. Further analysis showed that X-inactive-specific transcript ( XIST ), a key factor that inactivates one X chromosome in female mammals, was widely expressed in each testicular somatic cell type but not in Sertoli cells. The loss of XIST in Sertoli cells leads to an increased level of X chromosome genes, and further disrupts their transcription pattern and cellular function. This phenomenon was not detected in other somatic cells such as Leydig cells and vascular endothelial cells. These results proposed a new mechanism to explain why testicular atrophy in KS patients is heterogeneous with loss of seminiferous tubules but interstitial hyperplasia. Our study provides a theoretical basis for subsequent research and related treatment of KS by identifying Sertoli cell-specific X chromosome inactivation failure.
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Humans
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Male
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Female
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Sertoli Cells/metabolism*
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Klinefelter Syndrome/genetics*
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Endothelial Cells
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Testis/metabolism*
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X Chromosome/metabolism*
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Mammals/genetics*