2018
Cerebellar and Prefrontal Cortical Alterations in PTSD: Structural and Functional Evidence
Holmes SE, Scheinost D, DellaGioia N, Davis MT, Matuskey D, Pietrzak RH, Hampson M, Krystal JH, Esterlis I. Cerebellar and Prefrontal Cortical Alterations in PTSD: Structural and Functional Evidence. Chronic Stress 2018, 2: 2470547018786390. PMID: 30035247, PMCID: PMC6054445, DOI: 10.1177/2470547018786390.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosttraumatic stress disorderIntrinsic connectivity distributionMedial prefrontal cortexTensor-based morphometryPTSD groupFunctional connectivityPrefrontal cortexPathophysiology of PTSDGray matter volumeWhole-brain connectivityKey brain regionsMiddle temporal gyrusDorsolateral prefrontal cortexDefault mode networkCentral executive networkFunctional connectivity analysisPFC alterationsCortical alterationsHealthy comparison participantsAltered volumeFunctional alterationsMatter volumeUnmedicated individualsCerebellar involvementBrain regions
2017
Altered metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 markers in PTSD: In vivo and postmortem evidence
Holmes SE, Girgenti MJ, Davis MT, Pietrzak RH, DellaGioia N, Nabulsi N, Matuskey D, Southwick S, Duman RS, Carson RE, Krystal JH, Esterlis I, Friedman M, Kowall N, Brady C, McKee A, Stein T, Huber B, Kaloupek D, Alvarez V, Benedek D, Ursano R, Williamson D, Cruz D, Young K, Duman R, Krystal J, Mash D, Hardegree M, Serlin G. Altered metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 markers in PTSD: In vivo and postmortem evidence. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2017, 114: 8390-8395. PMID: 28716937, PMCID: PMC5547601, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1701749114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderMGluR5 availabilityPositron emission tomographyGlutamate systemMetabotropic glutamate receptor 5Treatment of PTSDHuman posttraumatic stress disorderGlutamate receptor 5Mechanism-based treatmentsExpression of FKBP5Promising treatment targetHuman postmortem tissueTargeted pharmacological treatmentStress psychopathologyPharmacological treatmentExpression of proteinsReceptor 5MGluR5Treatment targetsPostmortem tissueEmission tomographyStress disorderPostmortem samplesPromising targetDisorders