2023
CpH methylome analysis in human cortical neurons identifies novel gene pathways and drug targets for opioid use disorder
Nagamatsu S, Rompala G, Hurd Y, Núñez-Rios D, Montalvo-Ortiz J, Group T, Alvarez V, Benedek D, Che A, Cruz D, Davis D, Girgenti M, Hoffman E, Holtzheimer P, Huber B, Kaye A, Krystal J, Labadorf A, Keane T, Logue M, McKee A, Marx B, Mash D, Miller M, Noller C, JM-O, Scott W, Schnurr P, Stein T, Ursano R, Williamson D, Wolf E, Young K. CpH methylome analysis in human cortical neurons identifies novel gene pathways and drug targets for opioid use disorder. Frontiers In Psychiatry 2023, 13: 1078894. PMID: 36745154, PMCID: PMC9892724, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.1078894.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOpioid use disorderOrbital frontal cortexDNA methylationKEGG enrichment analysisUse disordersMCPH lociTreatment of OUDGene OntologyEnrichment analysisOpioid-related drugsCpG sitesDrug targetsOxidative bisulfite sequencingImportant biological pathwaysDrug interaction analysisDrug-gene interaction databaseNervous system developmentSmoking statusBrain BankCortical neuronsFrontal cortexNeuronal nucleiHuman studiesGene regulationMethylome analysis
2022
Genetic liability to suicidal thoughts and behaviors and risk of suicide attempt in US military veterans: moderating effects of cumulative trauma burden
Nichter B, Koller D, De Angelis F, Wang J, Girgenti M, Na P, Hill M, Norman S, Krystal J, Gelernter J, Polimanti R, Pietrzak R. Genetic liability to suicidal thoughts and behaviors and risk of suicide attempt in US military veterans: moderating effects of cumulative trauma burden. Psychological Medicine 2022, 53: 6325-6333. PMID: 36444557, DOI: 10.1017/s0033291722003646.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolygenic risk scoresUS military veteransLifetime suicide attemptsSuicide attemptsTrauma exposureTrauma burdenGenetic liabilityMilitary veteransDrug repurposing analysisPopulation-based sampleCumulative trauma exposureLifetime trauma exposureLow trauma exposureSuicide prediction modelsChronic inflammationInflammatory processNervous system developmentRisk scorePsychiatric characteristicsSuicidal behaviorExposure interactionsLarge genome-wide association studiesHigh levelsVeteransSuicidality