2023
Profiling neuronal methylome and hydroxymethylome of opioid use disorder in the human orbitofrontal cortex
Rompala G, Nagamatsu S, Martínez-Magaña J, Nuñez-Ríos D, Wang J, Girgenti M, Krystal J, Gelernter J, Hurd Y, Montalvo-Ortiz J. Profiling neuronal methylome and hydroxymethylome of opioid use disorder in the human orbitofrontal cortex. Nature Communications 2023, 14: 4544. PMID: 37507366, PMCID: PMC10382503, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-40285-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderMulti-omics findingsGene expression patternsCo-methylation analysisGene expression profilesMulti-omics profilingGene networksDNA methylationNeuronal methylomesDNA hydroxymethylationMethylomic analysisExpression patternsExpression profilesEpigenetic disturbancesUse disordersPsychiatric traitsOrbitofrontal cortexOpioid-related drugsPostmortem orbitofrontal cortexEnvironmental factorsDrug interaction analysisOUD treatmentHuman orbitofrontal cortexOpioid signalingInteraction analysis
2022
Dissecting the epigenomic differences between smoking and nicotine dependence in a veteran cohort
Nagamatsu S, Pietrzak R, Xu K, Krystal J, Gelernter J, Montalvo‐Ortiz J. Dissecting the epigenomic differences between smoking and nicotine dependence in a veteran cohort. Addiction Biology 2022, 28: e13259. PMID: 36577721, DOI: 10.1111/adb.13259.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmoking statusNicotine dependenceVeteran cohortNon-current smokersSerious public health issueNovel treatment strategiesPublic health issueUS military veteransEpigenome-wide association studiesCurrent smokersTreatment strategiesFagerström TestNicotine addictionSmokingHealth issuesRole of epigeneticsMilitary veteransMethylationEPIC BeadChip arraySmokersContinuous variablesF2RL3 geneCohortBiomarkersBeadChip arrayPrevious findingsPsychosocial Factors Associated With Accelerated GrimAge in Male U.S. Military Veterans
Tamman AJF, Nagamatsu S, Krystal JH, Gelernter J, Montalvo-Ortiz JL, Pietrzak RH. Psychosocial Factors Associated With Accelerated GrimAge in Male U.S. Military Veterans. American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2022, 31: 97-109. PMID: 36210262, DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2022.09.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk factorsPremature mortalityU.S. veteransPsychosocial variablesNovel epigenetic clockLifetime substance use disorderRisk stratification modelMale U.S. veteransCross-sectional studyU.S. veteran populationWeekly physical exerciseSubstance use disordersMale U.S. military veteransBiological agingU.S. military veteransHealth morbidityModifiable correlatesMortality riskSleep qualityHigh riskGreater oddsUse disordersPhysical exercisePsychosocial factorsVeteran populationEpigenome-wide association study of posttraumatic stress disorder identifies novel loci in U.S. military veterans
Montalvo-Ortiz JL, Gelernter J, Cheng Z, Girgenti MJ, Xu K, Zhang X, Gopalan S, Zhou H, Duman RS, Southwick SM, Krystal JH, Pietrzak R. Epigenome-wide association study of posttraumatic stress disorder identifies novel loci in U.S. military veterans. Translational Psychiatry 2022, 12: 65. PMID: 35177594, PMCID: PMC8854688, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-022-01822-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDNA MethylationEpigenomeGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansMaleStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticVeteransConceptsEpigenome-wide association studiesAssociation studiesTranscription regulationCpG sitesGenome-wide association studiesCell type proportionsPosttraumatic stress disorderPotential epigenetic biomarkersSignificant CpG sitesEpigenetic mechanismsDNA methylationNovel lociCell signalingEpigenetic biomarkersMethylation analysisAxonal guidanceNovel molecular biomarkersEPIC BeadChipLifetime posttraumatic stress disorderMilitary veteransPostmortem brain tissueMedial orbitofrontal cortexMolecular biomarkersRegulationU.S. military veterans
2021
DNA methylation changes in African American women with a history of preterm birth from the InterGEN study
Barcelona V, Montalvo-Ortiz JL, Wright ML, Nagamatsu ST, Dreisbach C, Crusto CA, Sun YV, Taylor JY. DNA methylation changes in African American women with a history of preterm birth from the InterGEN study. BMC Genomic Data 2021, 22: 30. PMID: 34482817, PMCID: PMC8418749, DOI: 10.1186/s12863-021-00988-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreterm birthHealth disordersFull-term birthCentral nervous systemEpigenome-wide association studiesAfrican American womenInterGEN StudyBackgroundPreterm birthMaternal moodWomen 3Cardiovascular diseaseIndependent cohortPhysiologic mechanismsNervous systemAfrican American mothersSignificant CpG sitesEWAS approachWomenBirthSensory processingDNA methylationLong-term epigenetic effectsAmerican womenCommon outcomeFurther studies
2020
Tubulin Polymerization Promoting Protein (TPPP) gene methylation and corpus callosum measures in maltreated children
de Araújo CM, Hudziak J, Crocetti D, Wymbs NF, Montalvo-Ortiz JL, Orr C, Albaugh MD, Althoff RR, O'Loughlin K, Holbrook H, Garavan H, Yang BZ, Mostofsky S, Jackowski A, Lee RS, Gelernter J, Kaufman J. Tubulin Polymerization Promoting Protein (TPPP) gene methylation and corpus callosum measures in maltreated children. Psychiatry Research Neuroimaging 2020, 298: 111058. PMID: 32120304, PMCID: PMC11079625, DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2020.111058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStress-related psychiatric disordersCorpus callosum measuresFractional anisotropyPsychiatric disordersTrauma experiencesWhite matter tractsChild trauma experiencesBrain changesLarger studyRelevant covariatesAtlas-based approachSplenium fractional anisotropyDNA specimensMultiple comparisonsGene methylationDisordersChildrenCurrent study
2019
Epigenome‐Wide DNA Methylation Association Analysis Identified Novel Loci in Peripheral Cells for Alcohol Consumption Among European American Male Veterans
Xu K, Montalvo‐Ortiz J, Zhang X, Southwick SM, Krystal JH, Pietrzak RH, Gelernter J. Epigenome‐Wide DNA Methylation Association Analysis Identified Novel Loci in Peripheral Cells for Alcohol Consumption Among European American Male Veterans. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2019, 43: 2111-2121. PMID: 31386212, PMCID: PMC9377208, DOI: 10.1111/acer.14168.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpigenome-wide association studiesDNA methylationCpG sitesSignificant CpG sitesHigh-density methylation arraysNovel DNA methylation sitesNew CpG sitesDNA methylation sitesEpigenome-wide DNA methylationAmino acid transportIndividual CpG sitesGene lengthPeripheral cellsNovel lociDNA sitesKEGG databaseMethylation sitesEnrichment analysisMethylation arraysAssociation studiesAssociation analysisGenesMethylationAcid transportFalse discovery rateGenomewide Study of Epigenetic Biomarkers of Opioid Dependence in European- American Women
Montalvo-Ortiz JL, Cheng Z, Kranzler HR, Zhang H, Gelernter J. Genomewide Study of Epigenetic Biomarkers of Opioid Dependence in European- American Women. Scientific Reports 2019, 9: 4660. PMID: 30874594, PMCID: PMC6420601, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-41110-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpigenome-wide association studiesEpigenetic mechanismsAssociation studiesAssociation analysisCpG sitesFirst epigenome-wide association studyGenome-wide association studiesPrevious genome-wide association studyCandidate gene approachChromatin remodelingDNA bindingGene approachGenomewide studiesDNA methylation ageCell survivalEpigenetic biomarkersRisk variantsPopulation stratificationMethylation ageGenesCell projectionsOpioid dependenceNovel peripheral biomarkersEuropean American womenCell proportionAccelerated DNA Methylation Aging in U.S. Military Veterans: Results From the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study
Tamman AJF, Montalvo-Ortiz JL, Southwick SM, Krystal JH, Levy BR, Pietrzak RH. Accelerated DNA Methylation Aging in U.S. Military Veterans: Results From the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study. American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2019, 27: 528-532. PMID: 30792041, DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2019.01.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational HealthPsychosocial factorsVeterans StudyMale U.S. veteransLifetime trauma burdenAccelerated DNA methylation agingDNA methylation agingU.S. military veteransMethylation agingTrauma burdenU.S. veteransPrevention effortsAdditional correlatesNegative beliefsMilitary veteransSexual traumaVeteransTraumatic stressDNA methylationHealthChild sexual traumaBody massRepresentative sample
2018
Adverse Childhood Experiences, Epigenetic Measures, and Obesity in Youth
Kaufman J, Montalvo-Ortiz JL, Holbrook H, O'Loughlin K, Orr C, Kearney C, Yang BZ, Wang T, Zhao H, Althoff R, Garavan H, Gelernter J, Hudziak J. Adverse Childhood Experiences, Epigenetic Measures, and Obesity in Youth. The Journal Of Pediatrics 2018, 202: 150-156.e3. PMID: 30177354, PMCID: PMC6513669, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2018.06.051.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexAdverse childhood experiencesMass indexIndices of obesityAssessment of obesityChildhood experiencesFuture longitudinal studiesObesity riskHealth burdenPsychiatric outcomesSecond cohortObesityNovel interventionsCohortEarly adversityCross-sectional measuresEpigenetic predictorsLongitudinal studySaliva DNAEpigenetic measuresWhole genome testingDiscovery sampleReplication sampleChildrenRiskMethylation in OTX2 and related genes, maltreatment, and depression in children
Kaufman J, Wymbs NF, Montalvo-Ortiz JL, Orr C, Albaugh MD, Althoff R, O’Loughlin K, Holbrook H, Garavan H, Kearney C, Yang BZ, Zhao H, Peña C, Nestler EJ, Lee RS, Mostofsky S, Gelernter J, Hudziak J. Methylation in OTX2 and related genes, maltreatment, and depression in children. Neuropsychopharmacology 2018, 43: 2204-2211. PMID: 30089883, PMCID: PMC6135753, DOI: 10.1038/s41386-018-0157-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMouse modelStress-related depressive disordersResting-state functional connectivity dataResting-state functional MRI dataDepressive-like behaviorEarly life stressSubset of childrenDNA specimensMedial frontal cortexPeripheral markersMeasures of depressionHomeobox 2 geneSubcallosal gyrusFunctional connectivity dataDepressive disorderFrontal cortexChild adversityMultiple molecular toolsFunctional MRI dataFrontal poleLarger studyFunctional connectivitySaliva samplesBilateral regionsUnbiased transcriptomics
2017
Genome-Wide DNA Methylation Changes Associated with Intermittent Explosive Disorder: A Gene-Based Functional Enrichment Analysis
Montalvo-Ortiz JL, Zhang H, Chen C, Liu C, Coccaro EF. Genome-Wide DNA Methylation Changes Associated with Intermittent Explosive Disorder: A Gene-Based Functional Enrichment Analysis. The International Journal Of Neuropsychopharmacology 2017, 21: 12-20. PMID: 29106553, PMCID: PMC5789263, DOI: 10.1093/ijnp/pyx087.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide DNA methylation changesFunctional enrichment analysisDNA methylation changesEnrichment analysisCpG sitesMethylation changesGenome-wide significant thresholdIllumina Infinium HumanMethylation450 BeadChipBlood DNA methylomeNovel biological processesInfinium HumanMethylation450 BeadChipDNA methylomeEpigenetic mechanismsPathway analysisBiological processesGenetic studiesNeuronal differentiationHumanMethylation450 BeadChipGenesBehavioral genetic studiesR packageImportant mechanismGenetic influencesEndocrine systemMethylome