2018
Machine learning selected smoking-associated DNA methylation signatures that predict HIV prognosis and mortality
Zhang X, Hu Y, Aouizerat BE, Peng G, Marconi VC, Corley MJ, Hulgan T, Bryant KJ, Zhao H, Krystal JH, Justice AC, Xu K. Machine learning selected smoking-associated DNA methylation signatures that predict HIV prognosis and mortality. Clinical Epigenetics 2018, 10: 155. PMID: 30545403, PMCID: PMC6293604, DOI: 10.1186/s13148-018-0591-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhite blood cellsSmoking-associated DNA methylationHIV prognosisInfection-related clinical outcomesBlood cellsSmoking-associated CpGsHIV-positive individualsImmune-related outcomesEpigenome-wide significant CpGsClinical outcomesTobacco smokingVeteran populationSurvival rateDNA methylation indexMortalityFrailtyHIVMethylation indexPrognosisMethylation signaturesDNA methylationOutcomesCell cycleCpGSignificant CpGs
2016
Synaptic plasticity and depression: new insights from stress and rapid-acting antidepressants
Duman RS, Aghajanian GK, Sanacora G, Krystal JH. Synaptic plasticity and depression: new insights from stress and rapid-acting antidepressants. Nature Medicine 2016, 22: 238-249. PMID: 26937618, PMCID: PMC5405628, DOI: 10.1038/nm.4050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntidepressive AgentsBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorCytokinesDepressive DisorderDiabetes MellitusExcitatory Amino Acid AntagonistsFemaleGlucocorticoidsHumansHypothalamo-Hypophyseal SystemInflammationKetamineMaleNeuronal PlasticityPituitary-Adrenal SystemSelective Serotonin Reuptake InhibitorsSex FactorsSignal TransductionStress, PsychologicalTime Factors
2015
Decreased SGK1 Expression and Function Contributes to Behavioral Deficits Induced by Traumatic Stress
Licznerski P, Duric V, Banasr M, Alavian KN, Ota KT, Kang HJ, Jonas EA, Ursano R, Krystal JH, Duman RS, . Decreased SGK1 Expression and Function Contributes to Behavioral Deficits Induced by Traumatic Stress. PLOS Biology 2015, 13: e1002282. PMID: 26506154, PMCID: PMC4623974, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1002282.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnimalsBehavior, AnimalCohort StudiesDendritic SpinesDepressive Disorder, MajorEnzyme RepressionFemaleGene Transfer TechniquesHippocampusHumansImmediate-Early ProteinsMaleMiddle AgedNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuronsPrefrontal CortexProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesRats, Sprague-DawleySignal TransductionStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticSynaptic TransmissionTissue BanksConceptsMajor depressive disorderPost-traumatic stress disorderPrefrontal cortexAbnormal dendritic spine morphologyCorticolimbic brain regionsAnhedonic-like behaviorInhibition of SGK1Dendritic spine morphologyKinase 1 expressionAmygdala of individualsTraumatic stressPostmortem prefrontal cortexSynaptic dysfunctionDepressive disorderBehavioral deficitsRodent modelsPTSD subjectsFunctional alterationsBrain regionsSGK1 expressionSpine morphologyStress disorderFunction contributesBehavioral changesDisorders
2007
Neural Synchrony in Schizophrenia: From Networks to New Treatments
Ford JM, Krystal JH, Mathalon DH. Neural Synchrony in Schizophrenia: From Networks to New Treatments. Schizophrenia Bulletin 2007, 33: 848-852. PMID: 17567628, PMCID: PMC2632315, DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbm062.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain regionsNeural basisFunctional neuroanatomyNeural oscillationsTemporal synchronyNeural synchronyDifferent brain regionsNeural activityNeural assembliesNeural populationsCognitive dysfunctionDistinct neuronal populationsSchizophreniaTemporal domainPhasic relationshipSynaptic transmissionNeuronal populationsTranslational studiesNew treatmentsEmergent propertiesSynchronyNeural networkNeuroanatomyPsychosisNeurochemistry