2021
Genetic variation in endocannabinoid signaling is associated with differential network‐level functional connectivity in youth
Sisk LM, Rapuano KM, Conley MI, Greene AS, Horien C, Rosenberg MD, Scheinost D, Constable RT, Glatt CE, Casey BJ, Gee DG. Genetic variation in endocannabinoid signaling is associated with differential network‐level functional connectivity in youth. Journal Of Neuroscience Research 2021, 100: 731-743. PMID: 34496065, PMCID: PMC8866205, DOI: 10.1002/jnr.24946.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndocannabinoid signalingAllele carriersLower anxiety symptomsC385A polymorphismNetwork-level functional connectivityEnhanced endocannabinoid signalingLarge-scale resting-state brain networksAnxiety symptomsResting-state brain networksGenotype-associated differencesBrain networksFronto-amygdala connectivityFunctional connectionsCognitive Development StudyNetwork-level changesPotential protective factorsAdolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) studyEndocannabinoid systemNetwork-level differencesYounger ageFunctional connectivityProtective factorsNeural phenotypesAnxiety disordersNeural connectivity
2016
Individual differences in frontolimbic circuitry and anxiety emerge with adolescent changes in endocannabinoid signaling across species
Gee DG, Fetcho RN, Jing D, Li A, Glatt CE, Drysdale AT, Cohen AO, Dellarco DV, Yang RR, Dale AM, Jernigan TL, Lee FS, Casey BJ, Jernigan T, San Diego U, McCabe C, San Diego U, Chang L, Hawaii U, Akshoomoff N, San Diego U, Newman E, San Diego U, Dale A, San Diego U, Core M, Ernst T, Hawaii U, Dale A, San Diego U, Van Zijl P, Kuperman J, San Diego U, Murray S, Bloss C, Schork N, Appelbaum M, San Diego U, Gamst A, San Diego U, Thompson W, San Diego U, Bartsch H, San Diego U, Jernigan T, Dale A, Akshoomoff N, Chang L, Ernst T, Keating B, Amaral D, Sowell E, Kaufmann W, Van Zijl P, Mostofsky S, Casey B, Ruberry E, Powers A, Rosen B, Kenet T, Frazier J, Kennedy D, University Y, Gruen J. Individual differences in frontolimbic circuitry and anxiety emerge with adolescent changes in endocannabinoid signaling across species. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2016, 113: 4500-4505. PMID: 27001846, PMCID: PMC4843434, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1600013113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFatty acid amide hydrolaseAnxiety-related behaviorGene expressionFrontolimbic circuitryEndocannabinoid signalingAnxiety disordersNeural circuit maturationPostnatal day 45Phenotypic differencesFrontoamygdala circuitryAnandamide levelsGenetic effectsAEA levelsBiological stateIndividual differencesCircuit maturationGenetic alterationsFAAH genotypeMouse modelDevelopmental neurobiologyLevels of analysisAdolescent changesDevelopmental windowAmide hydrolaseBrain circuitry