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
2021
Imaging brain cortisol regulation in PTSD with a target for 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1
Bhatt S, Hillmer AT, Rusowicz A, Nabulsi N, Matuskey D, Angarita GA, Najafzadeh S, Kapinos M, Southwick SM, Krystal JH, Carson RE, Huang Y, Cosgrove KP. Imaging brain cortisol regulation in PTSD with a target for 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2021, 131: e150452. PMID: 34651587, PMCID: PMC8516462, DOI: 10.1172/jci150452.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderPositron emission tomographyVolume of distributionDehydrogenase type 1Trauma-exposed controlsPTSD groupTranslocator proteinType 1Veterans Affairs (VA) National CenterOverall PTSD severityBrain glucocorticoidBrain immuneMethodsSixteen individualsPeripheral cortisolMicroglial markersImmune suppressionTranslational Science AwardsCortisol levelsNIH National CenterTC groupCortisol regulationEmission tomographyStress disorderLower PTSD symptomsPTSD symptoms