2024
Association between cannabis use and brain structure and function: an observational and Mendelian randomisation study
Ishrat S, Levey D, Gelernter J, Ebmeier K, Topiwala A. Association between cannabis use and brain structure and function: an observational and Mendelian randomisation study. BMJ Mental Health 2024, 27: e301065. PMID: 39477366, PMCID: PMC11529520, DOI: 10.1136/bmjment-2024-301065.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCannabis useBrain structuresFunctional connectivityHistory of cannabis useResting-state functional connectivityMeasures of brain structureLifetime cannabis useCentral executive networkLifetime cannabis usersWhite matter integrityGenu of the corpus callosumMendelian randomisation analysisAssociated with multiple measuresPoorer white matter integrityInvestigate potential causal relationshipsCannabis usersExecutive networkBrain regionsImaging-derived phenotypesBrain healthCannabisRandomisation analysesTwo-sample Mendelian randomisation analysisFractional anisotropyYoung adulthood
2018
Methylation in OTX2 and related genes, maltreatment, and depression in children
Kaufman J, Wymbs NF, Montalvo-Ortiz JL, Orr C, Albaugh MD, Althoff R, O’Loughlin K, Holbrook H, Garavan H, Kearney C, Yang BZ, Zhao H, Peña C, Nestler EJ, Lee RS, Mostofsky S, Gelernter J, Hudziak J. Methylation in OTX2 and related genes, maltreatment, and depression in children. Neuropsychopharmacology 2018, 43: 2204-2211. PMID: 30089883, PMCID: PMC6135753, DOI: 10.1038/s41386-018-0157-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMouse modelStress-related depressive disordersResting-state functional connectivity dataResting-state functional MRI dataDepressive-like behaviorEarly life stressSubset of childrenDNA specimensMedial frontal cortexPeripheral markersMeasures of depressionHomeobox 2 geneSubcallosal gyrusFunctional connectivity dataDepressive disorderFrontal cortexChild adversityMultiple molecular toolsFunctional MRI dataFrontal poleLarger studyFunctional connectivitySaliva samplesBilateral regionsUnbiased transcriptomics
2011
The association of genetic variation in CACNA1C with structure and function of a frontotemporal system
Wang F, McIntosh AM, He Y, Gelernter J, Blumberg HP. The association of genetic variation in CACNA1C with structure and function of a frontotemporal system. Bipolar Disorders 2011, 13: 696-700. PMID: 22085483, PMCID: PMC3233238, DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-5618.2011.00963.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBipolar disorderFrontotemporal neural systemFunctional connectivityGG groupHigh-resolution structural magnetic resonance imaging scanMagnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scansNeural system effectsStructural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scansResonance imaging scansFunctional MRI scansGray matter volumeFunctional connectivity analysisNeural systemsGray matter morphologyCorticolimbic structuresImaging scansHigh riskMatter volumeMRI scansCACNA1C variationNeural circuitryCACNA1C geneSingle nucleotide polymorphismsConnectivity analysisAssociationComponents of Cross-Frequency Modulation in Health and Disease
Allen EA, Liu J, Kiehl KA, Gelernter J, Pearlson GD, Perrone-Bizzozero NI, Calhoun VD. Components of Cross-Frequency Modulation in Health and Disease. Frontiers In Systems Neuroscience 2011, 5: 59. PMID: 21808609, PMCID: PMC3139214, DOI: 10.3389/fnsys.2011.00059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealthy controlsSchizophrenia patientsCross-frequency modulationAbnormal temporal integrationDopamine D2 receptorsHigh-frequency activityAuditory oddball taskD2 receptorsCognitive deficitsFunctional connectivityPatientsRisk allelesGenetic polymorphismsΑ2 subunitFronto-temporal electrodesOddball taskEEG recordingsDiseaseReceptorsRisk lociExploratory analysisHealthTotal numberModulationPolymorphism
2008
Allelic Variation of Calsyntenin 2 (CLSTN2) Modulates the Impact of Developmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure on Mnemonic Processing in Adolescents
Jacobsen LK, Picciotto MR, Heath CJ, Mencl WE, Gelernter J. Allelic Variation of Calsyntenin 2 (CLSTN2) Modulates the Impact of Developmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure on Mnemonic Processing in Adolescents. Biological Psychiatry 2008, 65: 671-679. PMID: 19058786, PMCID: PMC2864130, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2008.10.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdolescent BehaviorAdolescent DevelopmentAllelic ImbalanceBrainCalcium-Binding ProteinsFemaleGenotypeHumansIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMaleMembrane ProteinsMemory DisordersPhosphoproteinsPregnancyPrenatal Exposure Delayed EffectsProteinsTemporal LobeTobacco Smoke PollutionConceptsAdolescent exposureCalsyntenin-2Visuospatial memoryMedial temporal lobe functionRecall of wordsRecognition memory taskFunctional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) dataTemporal lobe functionEnhanced functional connectivityMemory taskVerbal recallMnemonic processingVerbal recognitionIndividual differencesAdolescent developmentLobe functionKIBRA genotypeDependent measuresMagnetic resonance imaging dataFunctional connectivityParahippocampal gyrusSubsequent deficitsBrain regionsMemoryAdolescentsRole of Variation in the Serotonin Transporter Protein Gene (SLC6A4) in Trait Disturbances in the Ventral Anterior Cingulate in Bipolar Disorder
Shah MP, Wang F, Kalmar JH, Chepenik LG, Tie K, Pittman B, Jones MM, Constable RT, Gelernter J, Blumberg HP. Role of Variation in the Serotonin Transporter Protein Gene (SLC6A4) in Trait Disturbances in the Ventral Anterior Cingulate in Bipolar Disorder. Neuropsychopharmacology 2008, 34: 1301-1310. PMID: 19037205, PMCID: PMC2826628, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2008.204.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentral anterior cingulate cortexBipolar disorderFeatures of BDS carriersAnterior cingulate cortexVentral anterior cingulateEvent-related functional magnetic resonanceFunctional magnetic resonanceTransporter promoter polymorphismSerotonergic systemBD subgroupsHealthy comparison participantsBD groupVACC activationHC groupPromoter polymorphismFuture treatmentHealthy individualsAnterior cingulateCingulate cortexNeural systemsFunctional connectivityDysfunctionSerotonin transporter protein geneAmygdala activation