2022
Epigenome-wide association study of posttraumatic stress disorder identifies novel loci in U.S. military veterans
Montalvo-Ortiz JL, Gelernter J, Cheng Z, Girgenti MJ, Xu K, Zhang X, Gopalan S, Zhou H, Duman RS, Southwick SM, Krystal JH, Pietrzak R. Epigenome-wide association study of posttraumatic stress disorder identifies novel loci in U.S. military veterans. Translational Psychiatry 2022, 12: 65. PMID: 35177594, PMCID: PMC8854688, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-022-01822-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpigenome-wide association studiesAssociation studiesTranscription regulationCpG sitesGenome-wide association studiesCell type proportionsPosttraumatic stress disorderPotential epigenetic biomarkersSignificant CpG sitesEpigenetic mechanismsDNA methylationNovel lociCell signalingEpigenetic biomarkersMethylation analysisAxonal guidanceNovel molecular biomarkersEPIC BeadChipLifetime posttraumatic stress disorderMilitary veteransPostmortem brain tissueMedial orbitofrontal cortexMolecular biomarkersRegulationU.S. military veterans
2018
Alcohol Expectancy and Cerebral Responses to Cue-Elicited Craving in Adult Nondependent Drinkers
Zhornitsky S, Zhang S, Ide JS, Chao HH, Wang W, Le TM, Leeman RF, Bi J, Krystal JH, Li CR. Alcohol Expectancy and Cerebral Responses to Cue-Elicited Craving in Adult Nondependent Drinkers. Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience And Neuroimaging 2018, 4: 493-504. PMID: 30711509, PMCID: PMC6500759, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2018.11.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) scoresFrontal cortical connectivityCerebral responsesCortical connectivityPositive scoreAlcohol cuesNondependent drinkersAlcohol Use Disorders Identification TestLeft caudate headCue activityCue responsesAlcohol expectanciesProblem drinkingDisorders Identification TestNeutral cuesMedial orbitofrontal cortexAlcohol Expectancy QuestionnaireFunctional magnetic resonanceBilateral thalamusThalamic processingCaudate headRisk drinkingThalamic responsesRed nucleusImaging studies