2023
A Glucocorticoid-Sensitive Hippocampal Gene Network Moderates the Impact of Early-Life Adversity on Mental Health Outcomes
Arcego D, Buschdorf J, O'Toole N, Wang Z, Barth B, Pokhvisneva I, Rayan N, Patel S, de Mendonça Filho E, Lee P, Tan J, Koh M, Sim C, Parent C, de Lima R, Clappison A, O'Donnell K, Dalmaz C, Arloth J, Provençal N, Binder E, Diorio J, Silveira P, Meaney M. A Glucocorticoid-Sensitive Hippocampal Gene Network Moderates the Impact of Early-Life Adversity on Mental Health Outcomes. Biological Psychiatry 2023, 95: 48-61. PMID: 37406925, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2023.06.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHippocampal dentate gyrusDentate gyrusPsychiatric disordersHuman hippocampal cellsBrain gray matter densityEarly adversitySingle nucleotide polymorphismsMultiple psychiatric conditionsEarly life adversityGray matter densityAdult female macaquesMental health outcomesTranscriptional activityGlucocorticoid exposureNucleotide polymorphismsLater psychosisStress mediatorsHippocampal cellsPsychotic disordersAnimal modelsHealth outcomesPsychiatric conditionsSignificant associationFemale macaquesMental health
2019
A biologically-informed polygenic score identifies endophenotypes and clinical conditions associated with the insulin receptor function on specific brain regions
Dass S, McCracken K, Pokhvisneva I, Chen LM, Garg E, Nguyen TTT, Wang Z, Barth B, Yaqubi M, McEwen LM, MacIsaac JL, Diorio J, Kobor MS, O'Donnell KJ, Meaney MJ, Silveira PP. A biologically-informed polygenic score identifies endophenotypes and clinical conditions associated with the insulin receptor function on specific brain regions. EBioMedicine 2019, 42: 188-202. PMID: 30922963, PMCID: PMC6491717, DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2019.03.051.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBrainEndophenotypesFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression RegulationGene Regulatory NetworksGenetic Association StudiesGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenome-Wide Association StudyHippocampusHumansMalePhenotypePolymorphism, Single NucleotideReceptor, InsulinReproducibility of ResultsConceptsCognitive performancePolygenic scoresRelated mental disordersChild impulsivityIndividual differencesSpecific brain regionsInhibitory controlNeurobiological mechanismsCommunity sampleBrain regionsConventional GWASMesocorticolimbic systemImpulsivityMental disordersPsychopathologyAddictionNeural functionEndophenotypesAlzheimer's diseaseScoresADHDDisordersMemoryFunctioningGenetic score