2023
T70. A COMPUTATIONAL TRANSCRIPTOMICS APPROACH TO DRUG REPURPOSING IDENTIFIES NEW THERAPEUTIC CANDIDATES FOR TREATMENT OF CHRONIC PAIN
Cote A, Johnston K, Seah C, Young H, Charney A, Huckins L. T70. A COMPUTATIONAL TRANSCRIPTOMICS APPROACH TO DRUG REPURPOSING IDENTIFIES NEW THERAPEUTIC CANDIDATES FOR TREATMENT OF CHRONIC PAIN. European Neuropsychopharmacology 2023, 75: s199. DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2023.08.354.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchResolution of acute painSeverity of chronic painChronic painAcute painExpression signaturesTreatment of chronic pain conditionsAcute low back painPresence of chronic painTreatment of chronic painChronic pain developmentChronic pain phenotypeChronic pain prevalenceChronic pain conditionsLow back painLong-term treatmentTherapeutic candidatePain symptom severityAnti-diabetic medicationsGene expression signaturesPain phenotypesDrug candidatesPain developmentBack painPain prevalencePain conditionsT65. GENES IN POSTMORTEM BRAIN TISSUE DIFFERENTIALLY EXPRESSED IN CHRONIC PAIN
Collier L, Seah C, Kozik E, Group T, Girgenti M, Huckins L, Johnston K. T65. GENES IN POSTMORTEM BRAIN TISSUE DIFFERENTIALLY EXPRESSED IN CHRONIC PAIN. European Neuropsychopharmacology 2023, 75: s196-s197. DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2023.08.350.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic painBackground Chronic painBone cancer painPain-related conditionsVEGF BFalse discovery rate correctionCancer painEndometrial cancerRheumatoid arthritisBrain gene expression datasetsGene expressionPainPsychiatric conditionsLinear regression modelsMultiple testingSpecific cell typesGene expression analysisCell typesRate correctionRegression modelsSurrogate variablesDifferential gene expression analysisDACCMeasured variablesExpressionGenetically Regulated Gene Expression in the Brain Associated With Chronic Pain: Relationships With Clinical Traits and Potential for Drug Repurposing
Johnston K, Cote A, Hicks E, Johnson J, Huckins L. Genetically Regulated Gene Expression in the Brain Associated With Chronic Pain: Relationships With Clinical Traits and Potential for Drug Repurposing. Biological Psychiatry 2023, 95: 745-761. PMID: 37678542, PMCID: PMC10924073, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2023.08.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetically regulated gene expressionMultisite chronic painGene-tissue associationsMean pain scoreUnique genesChronic painAssociation studiesS-PrediXcanGene expressionPain scoresTranscriptome-wide association studyPhenome-wide association studyCardiac dysrhythmiasMetabolic syndromeGenome-wide association studiesAssociated with cardiac dysrhythmiasDrug targetsGenotype-phenotype gapChronic pain developmentAssociation study resultsGene expression changesJoint/ligament sprainsDirection of effectTranscriptome imputationPain traits
2022
Chronic Pain and Psychiatric Conditions
Johnston K, Huckins L. Chronic Pain and Psychiatric Conditions. Complex Psychiatry 2022, 9: 24-43. PMID: 37034825, PMCID: PMC10080192, DOI: 10.1159/000527041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic painLinkage disequilibrium score regression analysisPsychiatric conditionsPain comorbidityDSM-5 psychiatric diagnosisRates of chronic painGenetic overlapPublic health burdenDSM-5Chronic pain conditionsAssociated with increased ratesPotential mechanismsHealth burdenPsychiatric diagnosisPain conditionsTreatment strategiesDepressive disorderPainOverview of relationshipsComorbidityRegression analysisADHDDepressionImpact understandingDisorders