2024
The human claustrum tracks slow waves during sleep
Lamsam L, Gu B, Liang M, Sun G, Khan K, Sheth K, Hirsch L, Pittenger C, Kaye A, Krystal J, Damisah E. The human claustrum tracks slow waves during sleep. Nature Communications 2024, 15: 8964. PMID: 39419999, PMCID: PMC11487173, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-53477-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPsychedelic medicine in psychiatry residency training: a survey of psychiatric residency program directors
Yaden M, Ching T, Goldway N, Roberts D, Hokanson J, Gukasyan N, Pittenger C, Kelmendi B, Ross S, Glick G, O’Donnell K. Psychedelic medicine in psychiatry residency training: a survey of psychiatric residency program directors. International Review Of Psychiatry 2024, ahead-of-print: 1-6. DOI: 10.1080/09540261.2024.2397039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchResidency trainingTraining psychiatry residentsAvailability of facultyTraining directorsRespondents answered questionsPsychedelic medicineEndorsed concernsResidency training directorsResidency program directorsPsychiatry residency training directorsEducational materialsPsychiatry residency trainingPsychiatry residentsProgram directorsPsychiatric educationOnline surveyStandard curriculumEducation providersCurricular materialsEducational opportunitiesTrainingPsychedelic interventionsEducationSurveyMedicineElevated antibody binding to striatal cholinergic interneurons in patients with pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome
Xu J, Frankovich J, Liu R, Thienemann M, Silverman M, Farhadian B, Willett T, Manko C, Columbo L, Leibold C, Vaccarino F, Che A, Pittenger C. Elevated antibody binding to striatal cholinergic interneurons in patients with pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome. Brain Behavior And Immunity 2024, 122: 241-255. PMID: 39084540, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2024.07.044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with StreptococcusPediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndromeStriatal cholinergic interneuronsCholinergic interneuronsObsessive-compulsive symptomsModulate basal ganglia functionNeuropsychiatric syndromeSignificant obsessive-compulsive symptomsBasal ganglia functionEx vivo brain slicesSevere food restrictionElevated antibodiesClinical historyPatient plasmaNeuropsychiatric manifestationsStreptococcus infectionBrain slicesSymptom flaresControl plasmaFood restrictionSerum antibodiesHuman brainInfectionAbrupt onsetClinical contextSex differences in the distribution and density of regulatory interneurons in the striatum
Van Zandt M, Flanagan D, Pittenger C. Sex differences in the distribution and density of regulatory interneurons in the striatum. Frontiers In Cellular Neuroscience 2024, 18: 1415015. PMID: 39045533, PMCID: PMC11264243, DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2024.1415015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFast spiking interneuronsCholinergic interneuronsDorsal striatumSex differencesTourette syndromeVentral striatumNeuropsychiatric disordersSomatostatin expressionContext of psychopathologyHuman neuropsychiatric disordersBasal ganglia functionInvestigate sex differencesNucleus accumbensCaudate-putamenBehavioral pathologyStriatumSomatostatin-expressing interneuronsStriatal interneuronsGABAergic interneuronsMale miceStereological quantificationFemale miceInterneuronsDisordersAccumbensInformation processing style and institutional trust as factors of COVID vaccine hesitancy
Zhao W, Russell C, Jankovsky A, Cannon T, Pittenger C, Pushkarskaya H. Information processing style and institutional trust as factors of COVID vaccine hesitancy. Scientific Reports 2024, 14: 10416. PMID: 38710827, PMCID: PMC11074285, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-60788-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInformation processing styleIndividual cognitive styleProcessing styleCognitive styleSelf-report measures of personalityMeasures of personalitySelf-report measuresInformation processing capacityPersonality traitsBehavioral tasksStructural equation modelingAuthoritarian submissionEquation modelingProcessing capacityStylePersonsComprehensive assessmentInformation processing capabilitiesPerceptionTrust levelProcessing capabilitiesMultifactorial natureSocio-demographic factorsClinical characteristicsTask497. Prefrontal Cortex Astroglia Modulate Anhedonia-Like Behavior
Codeluppi S, Xu M, Bansal Y, Lepack A, Duric V, Chow M, Muir J, Bagot R, Licznerski P, Wilber S, Sanacora G, Sibille E, Duman R, Pittenger C, Banasr M. 497. Prefrontal Cortex Astroglia Modulate Anhedonia-Like Behavior. Biological Psychiatry 2024, 95: s302. DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2024.02.996.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchActivation of M4 muscarinic receptors in the striatum reduces tic‐like behaviours in two distinct murine models of Tourette syndrome
Cadeddu R, Braccagni G, Branca C, van Luik E, Pittenger C, Thomsen M, Bortolato M. Activation of M4 muscarinic receptors in the striatum reduces tic‐like behaviours in two distinct murine models of Tourette syndrome. British Journal Of Pharmacology 2024, 181: 3064-3081. PMID: 38689378, DOI: 10.1111/bph.16392.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPositive allosteric modulatorsD1CT-7 miceTourette syndromeMouse model of TSStriatal cholinergic interneuronsTic-like behavioursC-Fos levelsModel of TSActivate c-fosM4 muscarinic receptorsMuscarinic receptorsStriatal acetylcholineMouse modelStriatal expressionTic-likeStriatal levelsCholinergic interneuronsVU0467154Current pharmacotherapyXanomelineReceptor agonistsAllosteric modulatorsC-fosReceptor antagonistStriatumMechanisms of therapeutic change after psychedelic treatment in OCD
Maloney G, Ching T, Kichuk S, Pittenger C, Kelmendi B. Mechanisms of therapeutic change after psychedelic treatment in OCD. Psychiatry Research 2024, 336: 115907. PMID: 38615521, PMCID: PMC11190873, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2024.115907.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderMechanisms of therapeutic changeAversive eventsImagery rescriptingPsychedelic treatmentPsychotherapeutic treatmentPsychotherapeutic frameworkSymptom reductionTherapeutic changePsychotherapyNegative emotionsPsychological mechanismsCore beliefsPilot dataNovel treatmentRescriptingEmotionsDisordersSymptomsReprocessingTreatmentBeliefsResistance to first-lineIndividualsInterventionExternally orienting cues improve cognitive control in OCD
Bednarek L, Glover S, Ma X, Pittenger C, Pushkarskaya H. Externally orienting cues improve cognitive control in OCD. Journal Of Behavior Therapy And Experimental Psychiatry 2024, 84: 101959. PMID: 38531125, PMCID: PMC11192454, DOI: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2024.101959.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchANT-RObsessive thoughtsWarning cueFlanker taskAlerting benefitsModels of obsessive-compulsive disorderHealthy controlsRevised attention network testObsessive-compulsive disorderAttention Network TestSelf-report measuresConflict costsCognitive controlContamination symptomsIncongruent trialsNeurocognitive tasksExecutive functionAttention taskSymptom severityNetwork TestAssociated with severityDistracted participantsCuesExternally orienting cuesFlankerCorrigendum: Safety, feasibility, tolerability, and clinical effects of repeated psilocybin dosing combined with non-directive support in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder: protocol for a randomized, waitlist-controlled trial with blinded ratings
Ching T, Amoroso L, Bohner C, D'Amico E, Eilbott J, Entezar T, Fitzpatrick M, Fram G, Grazioplene R, Hokanson J, Jankovsky A, Kichuk S, Martins B, Patel P, Schaer H, Shnayder S, Witherow C, Pittenger C, Kelmendi B. Corrigendum: Safety, feasibility, tolerability, and clinical effects of repeated psilocybin dosing combined with non-directive support in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder: protocol for a randomized, waitlist-controlled trial with blinded ratings. Frontiers In Psychiatry 2024, 15: 1372373. PMID: 38435972, PMCID: PMC10905264, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1372373.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe endogenous opioid system in the medial prefrontal cortex mediates ketamine’s antidepressant-like actions
Jiang C, DiLeone R, Pittenger C, Duman R. The endogenous opioid system in the medial prefrontal cortex mediates ketamine’s antidepressant-like actions. Translational Psychiatry 2024, 14: 90. PMID: 38346984, PMCID: PMC10861497, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-024-02796-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedial prefrontal cortexAction of ketamineEndogenous opioid systemAntidepressant-like actionOpioid systemB-endorphinKetamine treatmentAntidepressant-like actions of ketamineBehavioral actions of ketamineAntidepressant actions of ketamineBehavioral effects of ketamineSingle dose of ketamineAntidepressant-like effectsLevels of B-endorphinAcute systemic administrationEffects of ketamineDose of ketamineOpioid receptor antagonistAntidepressant actionPrefrontal cortexActivation of opioid receptorsBehavioral effectsBehavioral actionsCompetitive opioid receptor antagonistOpioid receptorsWhite matter diffusion estimates in obsessive-compulsive disorder across 1653 individuals: machine learning findings from the ENIGMA OCD Working Group
Kim B, Kim G, Abe Y, Alonso P, Ameis S, Anticevic A, Arnold P, Balachander S, Banaj N, Bargalló N, Batistuzzo M, Benedetti F, Bertolín S, Beucke J, Bollettini I, Brem S, Brennan B, Buitelaar J, Calvo R, Castelo-Branco M, Cheng Y, Chhatkuli R, Ciullo V, Coelho A, Couto B, Dallaspezia S, Ely B, Ferreira S, Fontaine M, Fouche J, Grazioplene R, Gruner P, Hagen K, Hansen B, Hanna G, Hirano Y, Höxter M, Hough M, Hu H, Huyser C, Ikuta T, Jahanshad N, James A, Jaspers-Fayer F, Kasprzak S, Kathmann N, Kaufmann C, Kim M, Koch K, Kvale G, Kwon J, Lazaro L, Lee J, Lochner C, Lu J, Manrique D, Martínez-Zalacaín I, Masuda Y, Matsumoto K, Maziero M, Menchón J, Minuzzi L, Moreira P, Morgado P, Narayanaswamy J, Narumoto J, Ortiz A, Ota J, Pariente J, Perriello C, Picó-Pérez M, Pittenger C, Poletti S, Real E, Reddy Y, van Rooij D, Sakai Y, Sato J, Segalas C, Shavitt R, Shen Z, Shimizu E, Shivakumar V, Soreni N, Soriano-Mas C, Sousa N, Sousa M, Spalletta G, Stern E, Stewart S, Szeszko P, Thomas R, Thomopoulos S, Vecchio D, Venkatasubramanian G, Vriend C, Walitza S, Wang Z, Watanabe A, Wolters L, Xu J, Yamada K, Yun J, Zarei M, Zhao Q, Zhu X, Thompson P, Bruin W, van Wingen G, Piras F, Piras F, Stein D, van den Heuvel O, Simpson H, Marsh R, Cha J. White matter diffusion estimates in obsessive-compulsive disorder across 1653 individuals: machine learning findings from the ENIGMA OCD Working Group. Molecular Psychiatry 2024, 29: 1063-1074. PMID: 38326559, PMCID: PMC11176060, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-023-02392-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchObsessive-compulsive disorderNeurobiology of obsessive-compulsive disorderDiffusion tensor imagingENIGMA-OCD working groupClassification of obsessive-compulsive disorderGray matter morphometryWhite matter integrityCross-site generalizabilityHealthy controlsWhite matter pathwaysPosterior thalamic radiationWhite matter featuresMachine learning findingsLeave-one-site-out cross-validationOCD studiesThalamic radiationMedication effectsMultivariate patternsAdult participantsTensor imagingLearning interpretationNeurobiologyCorpus callosumLearning findingsInternal capsuleA comparison of machine learning methods for quantifying self-grooming behavior in mice
Correia K, Walker R, Pittenger C, Fields C. A comparison of machine learning methods for quantifying self-grooming behavior in mice. Frontiers In Behavioral Neuroscience 2024, 18: 1340357. PMID: 38347909, PMCID: PMC10859524, DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2024.1340357.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGrooming durationGrooming boutsRepetitive self-groomingSelf-grooming behaviorBehavior of miceTreatment conditionsLevels of groomingHigh-throughput pipelineBehavioral neuroscienceRestraint treatmentManual scoringSelf-groomingGrooming behaviorHomeCageScanOverestimate durationGroomingBehavior analysisDuration measurementsBehavior quantificationBehavior analysis toolMouse backgroundSafety, feasibility, tolerability, and clinical effects of repeated psilocybin dosing combined with non-directive support in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder: protocol for a randomized, waitlist-controlled trial with blinded ratings
Ching T, Amoroso L, Bohner C, D’Amico E, Eilbott J, Entezar T, Fitzpatrick M, Fram G, Grazioplene R, Hokanson J, Jankovsky A, Kichuk S, Martins B, Patel P, Schaer H, Shnayder S, Witherow C, Pittenger C, Kelmendi B. Safety, feasibility, tolerability, and clinical effects of repeated psilocybin dosing combined with non-directive support in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder: protocol for a randomized, waitlist-controlled trial with blinded ratings. Frontiers In Psychiatry 2024, 14: 1278823. PMID: 38264632, PMCID: PMC10803438, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1278823.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchObsessive-compulsive disorderPrimary outcomeNon-directive supportClinical effectsTreatment-refractory obsessive-compulsive disorderRefractory obsessive-compulsive disorderSingle-dose trialBlinded ratingsWaitlist-controlled trialDose selection strategiesOCD symptom reductionTreatment of OCDEffects of psilocybinSingle-site trialOCD symptomsInstitutional review boardBlinded independent ratersTrials of psilocybinYale-Brown ObsessiveWaitlist control designPrimary endpointMore dosesFuture trialsSingle dosePsilocybin treatmentPsilocybin and other Psychedelics
Kaye A, Kelmendi B, Rivera M, Pittenger C. Psilocybin and other Psychedelics. 2024 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-95702-1.00178-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPsychedelic drugsSerotonin 5-HT2A receptorsHuman neuroimaging studiesAlcohol use disorderPatterns of activityTransdiagnostic efficacyDepressive disorderPsychedelic agentsClassic psychedelicsNeuroimaging studiesMode networkUse disorderPsychedelic propertiesPsychotherapeutic supportAssociation cortexPsilocybinPsychological effectsPsychedelicsDifferential effectsHealing contextControlled Substances ActDisordersPotential therapeutic useControlled studiesSerotonin
2023
What Is in a Name? The Many Meanings of “Psychedelic”
O'Donnell K, Roberts D, Ching T, Glick G, Goldway N, Gukasyan N, Hokansen J, Kelmendi B, Ross S, Yaden M, Pittenger C. What Is in a Name? The Many Meanings of “Psychedelic”. Psychedelic Medicine 2023, 1: 187-189. DOI: 10.1089/psymed.2023.0011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA novel naïve Bayes approach to identifying grooming behaviors in the force-plate actometric platform
Anderson C, Cadeddu R, Anderson D, Huxford J, VanLuik E, Odeh K, Pittenger C, Pulst S, Bortolato M. A novel naïve Bayes approach to identifying grooming behaviors in the force-plate actometric platform. Journal Of Neuroscience Methods 2023, 403: 110026. PMID: 38029972, DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2023.110026.Peer-Reviewed Original Research44.3 Antibodies Against Basal Ganglial Cholinergic Interneurons in Youth With PANS/PANDAS
Pittenger C. 44.3 Antibodies Against Basal Ganglial Cholinergic Interneurons in Youth With PANS/PANDAS. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2023, 62: s392-s393. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2023.07.871.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPostinfectious Inflammation, Autoimmunity, and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Sydenham Chorea, Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder Associated with Streptococcal Infection, and Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Disorder
Vreeland A, Calaprice D, Or-Geva N, Frye R, Agalliu D, Lachman H, Pittenger C, Pallanti S, Williams K, Ma M, Thienemann M, Gagliano A, Mellins E, Frankovich J. Postinfectious Inflammation, Autoimmunity, and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Sydenham Chorea, Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder Associated with Streptococcal Infection, and Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Disorder. Developmental Neuroscience 2023, 45: 361-374. PMID: 37742615, DOI: 10.1159/000534261.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndromeObsessive-compulsive disorderGroup A streptococciSydenham's choreaNeuropsychiatric disordersStreptococcal infectionAcute-onset obsessive-compulsive disorderPediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infectionsAssociated with streptococcal infectionsAnimal modelsPediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disordersAnti-neuronal autoantibodiesAutoimmune neuropsychiatric disordersTriggered by infectionModulate neuronal activityRandomized clinical trialsNeuropsychiatric syndromeNeuropsychiatric manifestationsRheumatologic diseasesClinical trialsA streptococciNeural antigensBasal gangliaClinical syndromeNeuronal activityPrefrontal cortex astroglia modulate anhedonia-like behavior
Codeluppi S, Xu M, Bansal Y, Lepack A, Duric V, Chow M, Muir J, Bagot R, Licznerski P, Wilber S, Sanacora G, Sibille E, Duman R, Pittenger C, Banasr M. Prefrontal cortex astroglia modulate anhedonia-like behavior. Molecular Psychiatry 2023, 28: 4632-4641. PMID: 37696873, PMCID: PMC10914619, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-023-02246-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGlial fibrillary acidic proteinAnhedonia-like behaviorPrefrontal cortexCell depletionDiphtheria toxin administrationDepressive-like behaviorChronic stress modelTreatment of depressionDiphtheria toxin receptorFibrillary acidic proteinDevelopment of anhedoniaCortical astrogliaToxin administrationDesigner receptorsCell activityAcidic proteinViral expressionToxin receptorDesigner drugsExperimental depletionAstrogliaDeficitsReceptorsDepressionCritical role