2024
Preliminary Study of White Matter Abnormalities and Associations With the Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 5 to Distinguish Bipolar and Major Depressive Disorders
Fan S, Asch R, Davis M, DellaGioia N, Cool R, Blumberg H, Esterlis I. Preliminary Study of White Matter Abnormalities and Associations With the Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 5 to Distinguish Bipolar and Major Depressive Disorders. Chronic Stress 2024, 8: 24705470231225320. PMID: 38250007, PMCID: PMC10798116, DOI: 10.1177/24705470231225320.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMetabotropic glutamate receptor 5Bipolar disorderGlutamate receptor 5UF FAUncinate fasciculusFractional anisotropyWhole-brain analysisMultimodal neuroimaging approachDifferentiation of BDDiffusion-weighted MRI scansFrontotemporal dysconnectivityFrontotemporal systemFunctional dysconnectivityDepressive disorderNeurobiological mechanismsMGluR5 levelsWhite matterWhite matter abnormalitiesNeuroimaging approachesWM integrityNeural mechanismsMDDWhole-brainWM abnormalitiesReceptor 5
2018
Preliminary examination of gray and white matter structure and longitudinal structural changes in frontal systems associated with future suicide attempts in adolescents and young adults with mood disorders
Lippard ETC, Johnston JAY, Spencer L, Quatrano S, Fan S, Sankar A, Weathers J, Pittman B, Oquendo MA, Blumberg HP. Preliminary examination of gray and white matter structure and longitudinal structural changes in frontal systems associated with future suicide attempts in adolescents and young adults with mood disorders. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2018, 245: 1139-1148. PMID: 30699858, PMCID: PMC6487887, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2018.11.097.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAnisotropyBipolar DisorderCross-Sectional StudiesDepressive Disorder, MajorDiffusion Tensor ImagingFemaleFrontal LobeGray MatterGyrus CinguliHumansInternal CapsuleMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMood DisordersPrefrontal CortexSuicidal IdeationSuicide, AttemptedWhite MatterYoung AdultConceptsMood disordersGray matter volumeLongitudinal structural changesSuicide-related behaviorsFuture suicide attemptsFractional anisotropyWhite matter structuresMatter volumeWhite matterSuicide attemptsHigh-resolution structural magnetic resonance imagingYoung adultsWhite matter fractional anisotropyMajor risk factorStructural magnetic resonance imagingCross-sectional studyFrontal white matterPrefrontal gray matter volumeMatter structuresMagnetic resonance imagingDiffusion tensor imagingInternal capsuleRisk factorsAnterior limbPrevention strategiesGray and white matter differences in adolescents and young adults with prior suicide attempts across bipolar and major depressive disorders
Fan S, Lippard ETC, Sankar A, Wallace A, Johnston JAY, Wang F, Pittman B, Spencer L, Oquendo MA, Blumberg HP. Gray and white matter differences in adolescents and young adults with prior suicide attempts across bipolar and major depressive disorders. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2018, 245: 1089-1097. PMID: 30699851, PMCID: PMC6903411, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2018.11.095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor depressive disorderYoung adult suicide attemptersNon-suicide attemptersAdult suicide attemptersBipolar disorderSuicide attemptersFractional anisotropyDepressive disorderGM volumePrevention strategiesBrain circuitryYoung adultsBrain circuitry abnormalitiesAdolescents/young adultsWhite matter fractional anisotropyEarly prevention strategiesAdolescence/young adulthoodMagnetic resonance scanningWhite matter alterationsGray matter volumeSuicide prevention strategiesPrior suicide attemptsWM fractional anisotropyWhole-brain analysisWhite matter differences
2017
Longitudinal Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study of Adolescents and Young Adults With Bipolar Disorder
Weathers J, Lippard ETC, Spencer L, Pittman B, Wang F, Blumberg HP. Longitudinal Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study of Adolescents and Young Adults With Bipolar Disorder. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2017, 57: 111-117. PMID: 29413143, PMCID: PMC5806147, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2017.11.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdolescents/young adultsDiffusion tensor imaging studyAdolescence/young adulthoodLongitudinal diffusion tensor imaging studyBipolar disorderVentral prefrontal cortexFractional anisotropyYoung adultsHealthy controlsWhite matterImaging studiesUncinate fasciculusYoung adulthoodUF fractional anisotropyWhole-brain analysisClinical factorsTime-related changesSignificant interactionLongitudinal neuroimagingPrefrontal cortexDTI scansNeurodevelopmental pathophysiologyAdultsAgeTrait features
2009
Functional and Structural Connectivity Between the Perigenual Anterior Cingulate and Amygdala in Bipolar Disorder
Wang F, Kalmar JH, He Y, Jackowski M, Chepenik LG, Edmiston E, Tie K, Gong G, Shah MP, Jones M, Uderman J, Constable RT, Blumberg HP. Functional and Structural Connectivity Between the Perigenual Anterior Cingulate and Amygdala in Bipolar Disorder. Biological Psychiatry 2009, 66: 516-521. PMID: 19427632, PMCID: PMC2830492, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2009.03.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPerigenual anterior cingulate cortexHealthy comparison subjectsBipolar disorderFunctional magnetic resonance imagingDiffusion tensor imagingFunctional connectivityWhite matterFractional anisotropyHC groupPerigenual anterior cingulateAnterior cingulate cortexMagnetic resonance imagingGray matter structuresRegional fractional anisotropyWhite matter connectivityEmotional processingFunctional connectivity measuresSignificant positive associationBD groupComparison subjectsAnterior cingulateCingulate cortexResonance imagingSignificant associationBrain regions