2024
Maternal Adverse Childhood Experiences and Biological Aging During Pregnancy and in Newborns
Dye C, Alschuler D, Wu H, Duarte C, Monk C, Belsky D, Lee S, O’Donnell K, Baccarelli A, Scorza P. Maternal Adverse Childhood Experiences and Biological Aging During Pregnancy and in Newborns. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2427063. PMID: 39120899, PMCID: PMC11316241, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.27063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternal adverse childhood experiencesAdverse childhood experiencesEdinburgh Postnatal Depression ScaleAccessible Resource for Integrated Epigenomics StudiesEpigenetic age accelerationGestational age accelerationAssociated with epigenetic agingAvon Longitudinal Study of ParentsLongitudinal Study of ParentsPostnatal Depression ScalePrimary outcomeChildhood experiencesAvon Longitudinal StudyEpigenetic ageStudy of ParentsAge accelerationHigher ACE scoresCross-sectional studyEpigenetic clocksMother-offspring dyadsDepression ScaleHealth districtMother-child dyadsDNA methylation–based epigenetic clocksInvestigate depression
2023
Perinatal Trajectories of Maternal Depressive Symptoms in Prospective, Community-Based Cohorts Across 3 Continents
Kee M, Cremaschi A, De Iorio M, Chen H, Montreuil T, Nguyen T, Côté S, O’Donnell K, Giesbrecht G, Letourneau N, Chan S, Meaney M. Perinatal Trajectories of Maternal Depressive Symptoms in Prospective, Community-Based Cohorts Across 3 Continents. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2339942. PMID: 37883082, PMCID: PMC10603499, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.39942.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlbertaCohort StudiesDepressionDepression, PostpartumFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesPregnancyProspective StudiesConceptsSelf-reported depressive symptomsMaternal depressive symptomsDepressive symptomsPerinatal periodPostnatal periodEdinburgh Postnatal Depression ScalePostnatal Depression ScaleEpidemiological Studies DepressionHealth policy guidelinesPublic health initiativesGroups of mothersCohort studyObservational cohortProspective cohortPregnancy influencesReferral guidelinesMultiple time pointsDepression ScaleMAIN OUTCOMEPregnancyPostnatal onsetStudies DepressionHealth initiativesTimely interventionCohortA Glucocorticoid-Sensitive Hippocampal Gene Network Moderates the Impact of Early-Life Adversity on Mental Health Outcomes
Arcego D, Buschdorf J, O'Toole N, Wang Z, Barth B, Pokhvisneva I, Rayan N, Patel S, de Mendonça Filho E, Lee P, Tan J, Koh M, Sim C, Parent C, de Lima R, Clappison A, O'Donnell K, Dalmaz C, Arloth J, Provençal N, Binder E, Diorio J, Silveira P, Meaney M. A Glucocorticoid-Sensitive Hippocampal Gene Network Moderates the Impact of Early-Life Adversity on Mental Health Outcomes. Biological Psychiatry 2023, 95: 48-61. PMID: 37406925, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2023.06.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHippocampal dentate gyrusDentate gyrusPsychiatric disordersHuman hippocampal cellsBrain gray matter densityEarly adversitySingle nucleotide polymorphismsMultiple psychiatric conditionsEarly life adversityGray matter densityAdult female macaquesMental health outcomesTranscriptional activityGlucocorticoid exposureNucleotide polymorphismsLater psychosisStress mediatorsHippocampal cellsPsychotic disordersAnimal modelsHealth outcomesPsychiatric conditionsSignificant associationFemale macaquesMental healthGenetic predisposition to depression and inflammation impacts symptom burden and survival in patients with head and neck cancer: A longitudinal study
Henry M, Harvey R, Chen L, Meaney M, Nguyen T, Kao H, Rosberger Z, Frenkiel S, Hier M, Zeitouni A, Kost K, Mlynarek A, Richardson K, Greenwood C, Melnychuk D, Gold P, Chartier G, Black M, Mascarella M, MacDonald C, Sadeghi N, Sultanem K, Shenouda G, Cury F, O'Donnell K. Genetic predisposition to depression and inflammation impacts symptom burden and survival in patients with head and neck cancer: A longitudinal study. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2023, 331: 149-157. PMID: 36948466, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2023.03.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnxietyDepressionGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansInflammationLongitudinal StudiesProspective StudiesConceptsSymptom burdenNeck cancerGenetic predispositionPolygenic risk scoresRisk scoreAnxiety disordersImmediate post-treatment periodMedical chart reviewDose of radiotherapyStructured Clinical InterviewHigher polygenic risk scoreLongitudinal studyProspective longitudinal studyLife-threatening diseaseDose-related responsePost-treatment periodChart reviewHADS anxietyCancer survivalHigh prevalencePrimary headHigh riskDSM disordersPatientsClinical Interview
2022
Polygenic risk score and peer victimisation independently predict depressive symptoms in adolescence: results from the Quebec Longitudinal Study of Children Development
Perret LC, Boivin M, Morneau‐Vaillancourt G, Andlauer TFM, Paquin S, Langevin S, Girard A, Turecki G, O'Donnell K, Tremblay RE, Côté SM, Gouin J, Ouellet‐Morin I, Geoffroy M. Polygenic risk score and peer victimisation independently predict depressive symptoms in adolescence: results from the Quebec Longitudinal Study of Children Development. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2022, 64: 388-396. PMID: 36124742, DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.13706.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDepressive symptomsGenetic predispositionQuebec Longitudinal StudyPolygenic risk scoresRisk scoreSelf-reported depressive symptomsLongitudinal studyIndividual genetic predispositionSuch gene-environment interactionsGene-environment interactionsSuch symptomsSymptomsDepressionChild developmentPredispositionAdolescencePeer victimisationFuture studiesEarly adolescenceScoresRiskAdolescentsAssociationMaternal Prenatal Infection and Anxiety Predict Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Middle Childhood
O’Connor T, Ciesla AA, Sefair AV, Thornburg LL, Brown AS, Glover V, O’Donnell K. Maternal Prenatal Infection and Anxiety Predict Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Middle Childhood. Journal Of Psychopathology And Clinical Science 2022, 131: 422-434. PMID: 35238594, PMCID: PMC9069845, DOI: 10.1037/abn0000746.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnxietyAnxiety DisordersChildChild Behavior DisordersFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesPregnancyProspective StudiesVitaminsConceptsChild neurodevelopmentSelf-report questionnairesPrenatal maternal anxietyPrediction of symptomsAttention problemsMiddle childhoodCommunication problemsAnxiety symptomsPerson testingAvon Longitudinal StudyEmotional symptomsPrenatal anxietyPrenatal riskPrenatal maternal infectionMaternal anxietyAnxietyMental healthLongitudinal studyPrenatal infectionSeparate linesLine of studyLarge prospective longitudinal cohort studyProspective longitudinal cohort studyChild CohortNeurodevelopment
2021
Internalizing symptoms associate with the pace of epigenetic aging in childhood
Tollenaar MS, Beijers R, Garg E, Nguyen TTT, Lin DTS, MacIsaac JL, Shalev I, Kobor MS, Meaney MJ, O'Donnell KJ, de Weerth C. Internalizing symptoms associate with the pace of epigenetic aging in childhood. Biological Psychology 2021, 159: 108021. PMID: 33460784, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2021.108021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgingChildChild, PreschoolDNA MethylationEpigenesis, GeneticEpigenomicsFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesConceptsAdvanced biological agingChildhood psychiatric symptomsAge 6Longitudinal cohort studyInternalizing symptomsBiological agingChild mental healthCohort studyBuccal epithelial cellsPsychiatric symptomsSymptomsMental healthEpithelial cellsInternalizing disordersStatistical significanceAge 2.5Highest EAAExternalizing symptomsChildhoodEpigenetic agingHorvath clockGenome-wide DNA methylationEAA
2019
The PedBE clock accurately estimates DNA methylation age in pediatric buccal cells
McEwen LM, O'Donnell KJ, McGill MG, Edgar RD, Jones MJ, MacIsaac JL, Lin DTS, Ramadori K, Morin A, Gladish N, Garg E, Unternaehrer E, Pokhvisneva I, Karnani N, Kee MZL, Klengel T, Adler NE, Barr RG, Letourneau N, Giesbrecht GF, Reynolds JN, Czamara D, Armstrong JM, Essex MJ, de Weerth C, Beijers R, Tollenaar MS, Bradley B, Jovanovic T, Ressler KJ, Steiner M, Entringer S, Wadhwa PD, Buss C, Bush NR, Binder EB, Boyce WT, Meaney MJ, Horvath S, Kobor MS. The PedBE clock accurately estimates DNA methylation age in pediatric buccal cells. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2019, 117: 23329-23335. PMID: 31611402, PMCID: PMC7519312, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1820843116.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Maternal antenatal mood and child development: an exploratory study of treatment effects on child outcomes up to 5 years
Milgrom J, Holt CJ, Bleker LS, Holt C, Ross J, Ericksen J, Glover V, O’Donnell K, de Rooij SR, Gemmill AW. Maternal antenatal mood and child development: an exploratory study of treatment effects on child outcomes up to 5 years. Journal Of Developmental Origins Of Health And Disease 2018, 10: 221-231. PMID: 30303063, DOI: 10.1017/s2040174418000739.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnxietyBehavior Rating ScaleChild BehaviorChild DevelopmentChild, PreschoolCognitive Behavioral TherapyDepressionFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansIntelligence TestsLongitudinal StudiesMaleMothersParent-Child RelationsPregnancyPregnancy ComplicationsPrenatal Exposure Delayed EffectsRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSeverity of Illness IndexTreatment OutcomeConceptsChild Behavior ChecklistParenting Stress IndexNeurodevelopmental outcomesChild developmentHigher CBCLIntervention effectsAntenatal depression treatmentMaternal antenatal depressionAdverse neurodevelopmental outcomesInfant neurodevelopmental outcomesAge 2Age 5Cognitive behavioral therapyWPPSI-III scoresNon-significant trendPSI total scoreAntenatal moodAntenatal depressionRoutine careDepression treatmentOriginal cohortTreatment allocationIntervention groupLong-term effectsEffective treatmentThe early care environment and DNA methylome variation in childhood
Garg E, Chen L, Nguyen TTT, Pokhvisneva I, Chen LM, Unternaehrer E, MacIsaac JL, McEwen LM, Mah SM, Gaudreau H, Levitan R, Moss E, Sokolowski MB, Kennedy JL, Steiner MS, Meaney MJ, Holbrook JD, Silveira PP, Karnani N, Kobor MS, O'Donnell KJ. The early care environment and DNA methylome variation in childhood. Development And Psychopathology 2018, 30: 891-903. PMID: 30068421, DOI: 10.1017/s0954579418000627.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide DNA methylationDNA methylationGenetic variationGenetic dataEarly care environmentsMethylome variationInfant attachment styleInfant attachmentEpigenetic modificationsAttachment styleBuccal epithelial samplesMethylationMolecular signaturesPrenatal adversityGenetic contributionInfant developmentChild genetic variationInfant cognitive developmentDisorganized attachment styleLater mental health problemsNegative effectsEarly intervention programsChild mental healthMental health problemsCognitive developmentAssociations between maternal prenatal cortisol and fetal growth are specific to infant sex: findings from the Wirral Child Health and Development Study
Braithwaite EC, Hill J, Pickles A, Glover V, O’Donnell K, Sharp H. Associations between maternal prenatal cortisol and fetal growth are specific to infant sex: findings from the Wirral Child Health and Development Study. Journal Of Developmental Origins Of Health And Disease 2018, 9: 425-431. PMID: 29631648, PMCID: PMC6075696, DOI: 10.1017/s2040174418000181.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfant birth weightBirth weightPrenatal cortisolMaternal prenatal cortisolWirral Child HealthFetal growthChild healthAffective disordersDevelopment Study cohortGeneral population estimatesSex-dependent mannerSex-specific mechanismsInverse probability weightsSex-specific effectsCurve cortisolWeeks' gestationGestational ageHospital recordsStudy cohortRisk stratifierFetal programmingGeneral populationGlucocorticoid mechanismsSignificant associationCortisol
2017
Maternal prenatal anxiety and child COMT genotype predict working memory and symptoms of ADHD
O'Donnell KJ, Glover V, Lahti J, Lahti M, Edgar RD, Räikkönen K, O'Connor TG. Maternal prenatal anxiety and child COMT genotype predict working memory and symptoms of ADHD. PLOS ONE 2017, 12: e0177506. PMID: 28614354, PMCID: PMC5470664, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0177506.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAnxietyAttention Deficit Disorder with HyperactivityCatechol O-MethyltransferaseChildFemaleGene-Environment InteractionGenotypeHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleMemory, Short-TermMothersPolymorphism, Single NucleotidePregnancyPrenatal Exposure Delayed EffectsProspective StudiesSelf ReportConceptsMaternal prenatal anxietySymptoms of ADHDPrenatal anxietyChildren's symptomsSelf-report measuresInter-individual differencesRs4680 genotypeIndividual differencesHyperactivity symptomsChildren's responsesADHDDevelopmental outcomesCOMT genotypeAnxietyAge 8 yearsMemoryVal/Val genotypeVal/ALSPAC cohortChild neurodevelopmentYears of ageFunctional genetic variationVal genotypeCOMTGene-environment interactions
2014
Maternal prenatal anxiety and child brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) genotype: Effects on internalizing symptoms from 4 to 15 years of age
O'Donnell KJ, Glover V, Holbrook JD, O'Connor TG. Maternal prenatal anxiety and child brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) genotype: Effects on internalizing symptoms from 4 to 15 years of age. Development And Psychopathology 2014, 26: 1255-1266. PMID: 25422959, DOI: 10.1017/s095457941400100x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) genePrenatal maternal anxietyYears of agePrenatal anxietyBDNF polymorphismMaternal anxietyBrain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) genotypeNeurotrophic factor genotypeInternalizing symptomsNeurotrophic factor geneAge 15 yearsAvon Longitudinal StudyMaternal prenatal anxietyMaternal symptomsChild internalizing symptomsGene-environment interactionsClinical InterviewPopulation cohortHealth outcomesSymptomsDiagnostic assessmentPsychosocial risksDifficulties QuestionnaireAge 13Longitudinal study