2024
The brain structure, inflammatory, and genetic mechanisms mediate the association between physical frailty and depression
Jiang R, Noble S, Rosenblatt M, Dai W, Ye J, Liu S, Qi S, Calhoun V, Sui J, Scheinost D. The brain structure, inflammatory, and genetic mechanisms mediate the association between physical frailty and depression. Nature Communications 2024, 15: 4411. PMID: 38782943, PMCID: PMC11116547, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-48827-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncident depressionPre-frailPhysical frailtyFrail individualsPopulation attributable fraction analysisRisk factors of depressionMendelian randomization analysisFactors of depressionPotential causal effectModifiable risk factorsNon-frail individualsCross-sectional studyEffect of frailtyHigher disease burdenUK BiobankRandomization analysisBrain volumeDepression casesDisease burdenFrailtyRegional brain volumesIncreased riskDepressionHigh riskFollow-up
2023
Elevated C-reactive protein mediates the liver-brain axis: a preliminary study
Jiang R, Wu J, Rosenblatt M, Dai W, Rodriguez R, Sui J, Qi S, Liang Q, Xu B, Meng Q, Calhoun V, Scheinost D. Elevated C-reactive protein mediates the liver-brain axis: a preliminary study. EBioMedicine 2023, 93: 104679. PMID: 37356206, PMCID: PMC10320521, DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2023.104679.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRegional gray matter volumeGray matter volumeCognitive functioningMost cognitive measuresUnderlying neurobiological factorsEffect sizeLarge effect sizesProspective memoryVisual memoryCognitive measuresExecutive functionTrail MakingCognitive performanceNeurobiological factorsSmall effect sizesProcessing speedVentral striatumParahippocampal gyrusCognitive declineCognitive impairmentMatter volumeMemoryFunctioningCross-sectional associationsLimited research