2024
Next‐generation biomarkers for alcohol consumption and alcohol use disorder diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment: A critical review
Clark S, Hartwell E, Choi D, Krystal J, Messing R, Ferguson L. Next‐generation biomarkers for alcohol consumption and alcohol use disorder diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment: A critical review. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2024 PMID: 39532676, DOI: 10.1111/acer.15476.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAlcohol use disorderRisk biomarkersAlcohol consumptionDiagnostic biomarkersAlcohol use disorder diagnosisAlcohol research fieldPredictive biomarkersAlcohol-related problemsMetabolomic informationUse disorderOmics-based biomarkersRegular drinkingClinical implicationsProblematic drinkingDisorder diagnosisBiomarkersNext-generation biomarkersRiskAcamprosateAlcoholPrognosisDiagnosisDrinking
2022
Dissecting the epigenomic differences between smoking and nicotine dependence in a veteran cohort
Nagamatsu S, Pietrzak R, Xu K, Krystal J, Gelernter J, Montalvo‐Ortiz J. Dissecting the epigenomic differences between smoking and nicotine dependence in a veteran cohort. Addiction Biology 2022, 28: e13259. PMID: 36577721, DOI: 10.1111/adb.13259.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmoking statusNicotine dependenceVeteran cohortNon-current smokersSerious public health issueNovel treatment strategiesPublic health issueUS military veteransEpigenome-wide association studiesCurrent smokersTreatment strategiesFagerström TestNicotine addictionSmokingHealth issuesRole of epigeneticsMilitary veteransMethylationEPIC BeadChip arraySmokersContinuous variablesF2RL3 geneCohortBiomarkersBeadChip arrayPrevious findingsPrefrontal Glutamate Neurotransmission in PTSD: A Novel Approach to Estimate Synaptic Strength in Vivo in Humans
Averill LA, Jiang L, Purohit P, Coppoli A, Averill CL, Roscoe J, Kelmendi B, De Feyter HM, de Graaf RA, Gueorguieva R, Sanacora G, Krystal JH, Rothman DL, Mason GF, Abdallah CG. Prefrontal Glutamate Neurotransmission in PTSD: A Novel Approach to Estimate Synaptic Strength in Vivo in Humans. Chronic Stress 2022, 6: 24705470221092734. PMID: 35434443, PMCID: PMC9008809, DOI: 10.1177/24705470221092734.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGlutamatergic synaptic strengthSynaptic strengthPathophysiology of PTSDNovel putative biomarkersTrauma-related psychopathologyMagnetic resonance spectroscopyGlutamate neurotransmissionHealthy controlsNew treatmentsChronic stressPatientsPutative biomarkersEffects of sexPTSDNeurotransmissionPosttraumatic stressAgePsychopathologyEPCPathophysiologyStudy resultsTraumaBiomarkers