2023
Examining the association between posttraumatic stress disorder and disruptions in cortical networks identified using data-driven methods
Yang J, Huggins A, Sun D, Baird C, Haswell C, Frijling J, Olff M, van Zuiden M, Koch S, Nawijn L, Veltman D, Suarez-Jimenez B, Zhu X, Neria Y, Hudson A, Mueller S, Baker J, Lebois L, Kaufman M, Qi R, Lu G, Říha P, Rektor I, Dennis E, Ching C, Thomopoulos S, Salminen L, Jahanshad N, Thompson P, Stein D, Koopowitz S, Ipser J, Seedat S, du Plessis S, van den Heuvel L, Wang L, Zhu Y, Li G, Sierk A, Manthey A, Walter H, Daniels J, Schmahl C, Herzog J, Liberzon I, King A, Angstadt M, Davenport N, Sponheim S, Disner S, Straube T, Hofmann D, Grupe D, Nitschke J, Davidson R, Larson C, deRoon-Cassini T, Blackford J, Olatunji B, Gordon E, May G, Nelson S, Abdallah C, Levy I, Harpaz-Rotem I, Krystal J, Morey R, Sotiras A. Examining the association between posttraumatic stress disorder and disruptions in cortical networks identified using data-driven methods. Neuropsychopharmacology 2023, 49: 609-619. PMID: 38017161, PMCID: PMC10789873, DOI: 10.1038/s41386-023-01763-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosttraumatic stress disorderStructural covariance networksCortical thicknessPTSD diagnosisInsular cortexPTSD patientsCingulate cortexSymptom severityBilateral superior frontal cortexStress disorderGreater cortical thicknessLower cortical thicknessChildhood trauma severitySuperior frontal cortexRegression analysisAnterior cingulate cortexTrauma-exposed controlsPosterior cingulate cortexPrefrontal regulatory regionsPTSD symptom severityComorbid depressionMotor cortexHealthy controlsFrontal cortexAlcohol abuse
2022
Polygenic scores for empathy associate with posttraumatic stress severity in response to certain traumatic events
Wendt FR, Warrier V, Pathak GA, Koenen KC, Stein MB, Krystal JH, Pietrzak RH, Gelernter J, Goldfarb EV, Baron-Cohen S, Polimanti R. Polygenic scores for empathy associate with posttraumatic stress severity in response to certain traumatic events. Neurobiology Of Stress 2022, 17: 100439. PMID: 35242894, PMCID: PMC8881478, DOI: 10.1016/j.ynstr.2022.100439.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosttraumatic stress disorderTraumatic eventsPolygenic scoringGreater emotional sensitivityChildhood neglect/abusePTSD symptom severityCertain traumatic eventsSevere PTSD symptomsPosttraumatic stress severityContext of traumaNeglect/abuseEarly life adversityHigher empathyPTSD symptomsEmotional sensitivityHigh empathizersStress disorderLife eventsEmpathyPotential traumaSymptom severityPolygenic scoresAutismStress severityDepression
2020
PTSD is associated with neuroimmune suppression: evidence from PET imaging and postmortem transcriptomic studies
Bhatt S, Hillmer AT, Girgenti MJ, Rusowicz A, Kapinos M, Nabulsi N, Huang Y, Matuskey D, Angarita GA, Esterlis I, Davis MT, Southwick SM, Friedman MJ, Duman R, Carson R, Krystal J, Pietrzak R, Cosgrove K. PTSD is associated with neuroimmune suppression: evidence from PET imaging and postmortem transcriptomic studies. Nature Communications 2020, 11: 2360. PMID: 32398677, PMCID: PMC7217830, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-15930-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetamidesAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAdultBrainCase-Control StudiesFemaleGene Expression ProfilingHealthy VolunteersHumansMaleMicrogliaMiddle AgedPositron-Emission TomographyPyridinesRadiopharmaceuticalsReceptors, GABAReceptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Member 14Sex FactorsStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticYoung AdultConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderPeripheral immune activationImmune activationHigher C-reactive protein levelsC-reactive protein levelsTSPO availabilityTranslocator proteinBrain microglial activationTomography brain imagingStress-related pathophysiologyPositron emission tomography (PET) brain imagingNeuroimmune activationMicroglial activationPTSD symptom severityImmunologic regulationPostmortem studiesPTSD subgroupHealthy individualsSymptom severityTrauma exposurePTSD groupStress disorderLower relative expressionBrain imagingPET imaging
2019
Neural computations of threat in the aftermath of combat trauma
Homan P, Levy I, Feltham E, Gordon C, Hu J, Li J, Pietrzak RH, Southwick S, Krystal JH, Harpaz-Rotem I, Schiller D. Neural computations of threat in the aftermath of combat trauma. Nature Neuroscience 2019, 22: 470-476. PMID: 30664770, PMCID: PMC6829910, DOI: 10.1038/s41593-018-0315-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPTSD symptomsPost-traumatic stress disorder symptomsHigher PTSD symptom severityThreat-predictive cuesPTSD symptom severityAssociative threatPredictive cuesNeural trackingDisorder symptomsPrediction errorCombat veteransDynamic learning rateNegative outcomesCombat traumaSmaller amygdala volumesNeural computationLatent markersSymptomatic veteransSymptom severityAmygdala volumeAssociabilityCuesLearning rateVeteransSymptoms
2017
The Association of PTSD Symptom Severity With Localized Hippocampus and Amygdala Abnormalities
Akiki TJ, Averill CL, Wrocklage KM, Schweinsburg B, Scott JC, Martini B, Averill LA, Southwick SM, Krystal JH, Abdallah CG. The Association of PTSD Symptom Severity With Localized Hippocampus and Amygdala Abnormalities. Chronic Stress 2017, 1: 2470547017724069. PMID: 28825050, PMCID: PMC5562232, DOI: 10.1177/2470547017724069.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosttraumatic stress disorderUS veteransAmygdala abnormalitiesVertex-wise shape analysisPTSD symptomsClinician-Administered PTSD ScaleCross-sectional studyHigh-resolution magnetic resonanceStructural neuroimaging studiesSevere PTSD symptomsHippocampal abnormalitiesPTSD symptom severitySubtle morphometric changesRe-experiencing symptomsRight hippocampusCentromedial amygdalaPTSD symptom clustersRight amygdalaPTSD ScaleAnterior hippocampusHippocampusStructural abnormalitiesDSM-IVSymptom clustersSymptom severity
2016
Sleep disturbance in chronic military-related PTSD: clinical impact and response to adjunctive risperidone in the Veterans Affairs cooperative study #504.
Krystal JH, Pietrzak RH, Rosenheck RA, Cramer JA, Vessicchio J, Jones KM, Huang GD, Vertrees JE, Collins J, Krystal AD. Sleep disturbance in chronic military-related PTSD: clinical impact and response to adjunctive risperidone in the Veterans Affairs cooperative study #504. The Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry 2016, 77: 483-91. PMID: 26890894, DOI: 10.4088/jcp.14m09585.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPittsburgh Sleep Quality IndexClinician-Administered PTSD ScaleChronic military-related posttraumatic stress disorderMilitary-related posttraumatic stress disorderPosttraumatic stress disorderSleep disturbancesSleep qualityAdjunctive risperidonePTSD symptom severitySymptom severityDSM-IV-TR Axis I DisordersSecond-generation antipsychotic risperidoneVeterans Affairs Cooperative StudySF-36 v.Placebo-controlled trialTotal PSQI scoreMental health subscaleMulticenter clinical trialSleep Quality IndexStructured Clinical InterviewAxis I DisordersSeverity of nightmaresQuality of lifeMixed model regressionPartial responders
2011
The Effect of Early Trauma Exposure on Serotonin Type 1B Receptor Expression Revealed by Reduced Selective Radioligand Binding
Murrough JW, Czermak C, Henry S, Nabulsi N, Gallezot JD, Gueorguieva R, Planeta-Wilson B, Krystal JH, Neumaier JF, Huang Y, Ding YS, Carson RE, Neumeister A. The Effect of Early Trauma Exposure on Serotonin Type 1B Receptor Expression Revealed by Reduced Selective Radioligand Binding. JAMA Psychiatry 2011, 68: 892-900. PMID: 21893657, PMCID: PMC3244836, DOI: 10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2011.91.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAge FactorsBrainCarbon RadioisotopesCross-Sectional StudiesDepressive Disorder, MajorFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPiperazinesPositron-Emission TomographyPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesPyrrolidinonesRadioligand AssayReceptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1BSerotonin 5-HT1 Receptor AntagonistsStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticTrauma Severity IndicesWounds and InjuriesConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderHealthy control participantsEarly trauma exposureTrauma exposureReceptor expressionCause of PTSDVeterans Affairs Medical CenterMajor depression comorbidityPositron emission tomography studyControl participantsMain outcome measuresRecent animal modelsTrauma-exposed control participantsSevere trauma exposureEmission tomography studiesFirst trauma exposureLimbic corticostriatal circuitsAnterior cingulate cortexPositron emission tomographyPTSD symptom severityDepression comorbiditySerotonergic dysfunctionMedical CenterOutcome measuresStudy group