2024
Epigenetic molecular underpinnings of brain structural-functional connectivity decoupling in patients with major depressive disorder
Tang L, Zhao P, Pan C, Song Y, Zheng J, Zhu R, Wang F, Tang Y. Epigenetic molecular underpinnings of brain structural-functional connectivity decoupling in patients with major depressive disorder. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2024, 363: 249-257. PMID: 39029702, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2024.07.110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMajor depressive disorderMajor depressive disorder patientsStructural-functional connectivityHPA axisDepressive disorderIncreased susceptibility to MDDSusceptibility to major depressive disorderMajor depressive disorder treatmentHealthy controlsStress-related disordersBrain network dynamicsMultimodal neuroimaging dataGender-matched healthy controlsSubcortical regionsNeuroimaging dataChronic stressCortical regionsNodal levelMedical statusFunctional networksCRHR1FKBP5CpG sitesDisordersMolecular underpinningsCharacterizing the distinct imaging phenotypes, clinical behavior, and genetic vulnerability of brain maturational subtypes in mood disorders.
Zheng J, Zong X, Tang L, Guo H, Zhao P, Womer F, Zhang X, Tang Y, Wang F. Characterizing the distinct imaging phenotypes, clinical behavior, and genetic vulnerability of brain maturational subtypes in mood disorders. Psychological Medicine 2024, 54: 2774-2784. PMID: 38804091, DOI: 10.1017/s0033291724000886.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGray matter volumeMood disordersGenetic vulnerabilityDepressive disorderHeterogeneity of mood disordersRegional gray matter volumeDrug-free patientsClinical behaviorIncreased genetic vulnerabilityGenetic riskSevere depressive symptomsClinical manifestationsBipolar disorderDrug-naiveFrontal cortexPolygenic risk scoresMatter volumeDepressive symptomsNeurocognitive assessmentCognitive impairmentPrimary motor cortexBehavioral termsDisordersHealthy controlsMotor cortexState- and trait-related dysfunctions in bipolar disorder across different mood states: a graph theory study
Chen Y, Zhao P, Pan C, Chang M, Zhang X, Duan J, Wei Y, Tang Y, Wang F. State- and trait-related dysfunctions in bipolar disorder across different mood states: a graph theory study. Journal Of Psychiatry And Neuroscience 2024, 49: e11-e22. PMID: 38238036, PMCID: PMC10803102, DOI: 10.1503/jpn.230069.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDepressed BDBipolar disorderEuthymic BDMood statesManic BDDiffusion-tensor imagingHealthy controlsGenetic riskWhite matter networksGlobal efficiencyFrontolimbic circuitsCross-sectional natureStructural topological propertiesGraph theory approachSecondary analysisMedication effectsLocal network changesMoodLocal efficiencyClinical variablesEpisode countsNetwork changesDisordersStructural networkHigh-risk individualsIntegrative omics analysis reveals epigenomic and transcriptomic signatures underlying brain structural deficits in major depressive disorder
Zheng J, Womer F, Tang L, Guo H, Zhang X, Tang Y, Wang F. Integrative omics analysis reveals epigenomic and transcriptomic signatures underlying brain structural deficits in major depressive disorder. Translational Psychiatry 2024, 14: 17. PMID: 38195555, PMCID: PMC10776753, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-023-02724-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGray matter volumeBrain structural deficitsFrontal cortexGMV changesStructural deficitsDecreased GMVGray matter volume abnormalitiesInferior frontal cortexAnterior cingulate cortexAllen Human Brain AtlasDifferentially methylated CpG positionsGray matter abnormalitiesHuman Brain AtlasRegionally specific correlationsDepressive disorderCingulate cortexMatter volumeMorphological deficitsMDDBetween-group differencesCortex regionsCortexSynaptic transmission processesDeficitsHealthy controls
2009
Neuregulin 1 genetic variation and anterior cingulum integrity in patients with schizophrenia and healthy controls.
Wang F, Jiang T, Sun Z, Teng SL, Luo X, Zhu Z, Zang Y, Zhang H, Yue W, Qu M, Lu T, Hong N, Huang H, Blumberg HP, Zhang D. Neuregulin 1 genetic variation and anterior cingulum integrity in patients with schizophrenia and healthy controls. Journal Of Psychiatry And Neuroscience 2009, 34: 181-6. PMID: 19448847, PMCID: PMC2674970.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior cingulumFractional anisotropyHealthy controlsBrain regionsDiagnosis of schizophreniaDiffusion tensorWhite matter connectivityHealthy menWhite matter structuresT carriersMyelin integrityTT subgroupPatientsProminent involvementT alleleReciprocal connectionsAnterior componentC alleleCingulum bundleSchizophrenia groupGenetic susceptibilityCingulum fractional anisotropyNeuregulin1SchizophreniaSmall sample size