2012
Increased ratio of anti-apoptotic to pro-apoptotic Bcl2 gene-family members in lithium-responders one month after treatment initiation
Lowthert L, Leffert J, Lin A, Umlauf S, Maloney K, Muralidharan A, Lorberg B, Mane S, Zhao H, Sinha R, Bhagwagar Z, Beech R. Increased ratio of anti-apoptotic to pro-apoptotic Bcl2 gene-family members in lithium-responders one month after treatment initiation. Biology Of Mood & Anxiety Disorders 2012, 2: 15. PMID: 22967286, PMCID: PMC3448519, DOI: 10.1186/2045-5380-2-15.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBCL2-antagonist/killer 1Insulin receptor substrate 2Pathway analysisBCL2 gene family membersGene family membersRegulation of apoptosisGene expression profilesPro-apoptotic genesAnti-apoptotic genesClinical responseBipolar disorderBlood gene expression profilesLevel of expressionMolecular basisTranscript probesExpression profilesGeneGo MetaCore softwareMetaCore softwarePeripheral blood gene expression profilesCell deathSubstrate 2GenesOpen-label treatmentGold standard medicationDifferential responseAltered Expression of Cytokine Signaling Pathway Genes in Peripheral Blood Cells of Alcohol Dependent Subjects: Preliminary Findings
Beech RD, Qu J, Leffert JJ, Lin A, Hong KA, Hansen J, Umlauf S, Mane S, Zhao H, Sinha R. Altered Expression of Cytokine Signaling Pathway Genes in Peripheral Blood Cells of Alcohol Dependent Subjects: Preliminary Findings. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2012, 36: 1487-1496. PMID: 22471388, PMCID: PMC3393821, DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2012.01775.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlcohol DrinkingAlcoholismBlood CellsCytokinesDemographyDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental DisordersEthnicityFemaleGene ExpressionGene Expression ProfilingHumansInterleukin-15InterleukinsJanus KinasesMaleMicroarray AnalysisMiddle AgedRecurrenceSignal TransductionSTAT Transcription FactorsYoung AdultConceptsGroups of subjectsMD subjectsAlcohol dependenceGeneGo MetaCore softwareEnd-organ damageChronic alcohol abusePeripheral blood cellsInnate immune responseAlcohol-dependent subjectsHeavy alcohol useT cell receptorPeripheral bloodClinical studiesImmune responseJanus kinase-signal transducerHigh riskImmune functionModerate drinkersHD subjectsAlcohol abuseAlcohol consumptionHeavy drinkersKinase-signal transducerDependent subjectsSignaling Pathway Genes
2010
Increased peripheral blood expression of electron transport chain genes in bipolar depression
Beech RD, Lowthert L, Leffert JJ, Mason PN, Taylor MM, Umlauf S, Lin A, Lee JY, Maloney K, Muralidharan A, Lorberg B, Zhao H, Newton SS, Mane S, Epperson CN, Sinha R, Blumberg H, Bhagwagar Z. Increased peripheral blood expression of electron transport chain genes in bipolar depression. Bipolar Disorders 2010, 12: 813-824. PMID: 21176028, PMCID: PMC3076072, DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-5618.2010.00882.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBipolar disorderBipolar depressionPeripheral bloodDepressed subjectsGeneGo MetaCore softwarePeripheral blood expressionHealthy control subjectsReal-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionEffects of medicationReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionQuantitative real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionTranscription-polymerase chain reactionMitochondrial electron transport chainControl subjectsPolymerase chain reactionUnmedicated subjectsHealthy controlsBlood expressionBPD subjectsSpecific genetic pathwaysElectron transport chain genesMetaCore softwareA totalAltered expressionQRT-PCR