2024
Maternal Adverse Childhood Experiences and Biological Aging During Pregnancy and in Newborns
Dye C, Alschuler D, Wu H, Duarte C, Monk C, Belsky D, Lee S, O’Donnell K, Baccarelli A, Scorza P. Maternal Adverse Childhood Experiences and Biological Aging During Pregnancy and in Newborns. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2427063. PMID: 39120899, PMCID: PMC11316241, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.27063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternal adverse childhood experiencesAdverse childhood experiencesEdinburgh Postnatal Depression ScaleAccessible Resource for Integrated Epigenomics StudiesEpigenetic age accelerationGestational age accelerationAssociated with epigenetic agingAvon Longitudinal Study of ParentsLongitudinal Study of ParentsPostnatal Depression ScalePrimary outcomeChildhood experiencesAvon Longitudinal StudyEpigenetic ageStudy of ParentsAge accelerationHigher ACE scoresCross-sectional studyEpigenetic clocksMother-offspring dyadsDepression ScaleHealth districtMother-child dyadsDNA methylation–based epigenetic clocksInvestigate depressionVariation in the mu-opioid receptor gene (OPRM1) moderates the influence of maternal sensitivity on child attachment
Tchalova K, Lydon J, Atkinson L, Fleming A, Kennedy J, Lecompte V, Meaney M, Moss E, O’Donnell K, O’Donnell K, Silveira P, Sokolowski M, Steiner M, Bartz J. Variation in the mu-opioid receptor gene (OPRM1) moderates the influence of maternal sensitivity on child attachment. Translational Psychiatry 2024, 14: 181. PMID: 38580654, PMCID: PMC10997775, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-024-02888-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternal sensitivityChild attachmentAttachment behaviorExpression of attachment behaviorLevels of maternal sensitivityOPRM1 A118G genotypeInfluence of maternal sensitivityNon-human animal researchAmbivalent attachment patternsStrange Situation paradigmMu-opioid receptor geneOPRM1 A118G polymorphismA118G genotypeChildren's attachment stylesMother-child interactionA118G polymorphismEndogenous opioid systemMinor G alleleSensitive maternal careMother-infant attachmentInfant rhesus macaquesG alleleC77G polymorphismReceptor geneSituation paradigm
2023
Perinatal Trajectories of Maternal Depressive Symptoms in Prospective, Community-Based Cohorts Across 3 Continents
Kee M, Cremaschi A, De Iorio M, Chen H, Montreuil T, Nguyen T, Côté S, O’Donnell K, Giesbrecht G, Letourneau N, Chan S, Meaney M. Perinatal Trajectories of Maternal Depressive Symptoms in Prospective, Community-Based Cohorts Across 3 Continents. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2339942. PMID: 37883082, PMCID: PMC10603499, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.39942.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-reported depressive symptomsMaternal depressive symptomsDepressive symptomsPerinatal periodPostnatal periodEdinburgh Postnatal Depression ScalePostnatal Depression ScaleEpidemiological Studies DepressionHealth policy guidelinesPublic health initiativesGroups of mothersCohort studyObservational cohortProspective cohortPregnancy influencesReferral guidelinesMultiple time pointsDepression ScaleMAIN OUTCOMEPregnancyPostnatal onsetStudies DepressionHealth initiativesTimely interventionCohortEarly intervention to prevent adverse child emotional and behavioural development following maternal depression in pregnancy: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Milgrom J, Hirshler Y, Holt C, Skouteris H, Galbally M, East C, Glover V, Reece J, O’Donnell K, Walker S, Malloy S, Gemmill A. Early intervention to prevent adverse child emotional and behavioural development following maternal depression in pregnancy: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMC Psychology 2023, 11: 222. PMID: 37542332, PMCID: PMC10401817, DOI: 10.1186/s40359-023-01244-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive behavioral therapyChild Behavior ChecklistChild outcomesBehavioral developmentMaternal depressionAntenatal depression treatmentChild developmental outcomesRevised Infant Behavior QuestionnaireInfant Behavior QuestionnaireActive psychological treatmentsMother-infant interactionAntenatal depressionAdditional secondary outcome measuresMonths of ageAdverse child outcomesOutcome measuresPsychological treatmentCBT programMental health disordersBehavioral therapyAnxiety symptomsBehavior ChecklistBehavioral problemsExternalising problemsInternalising scalesA Glucocorticoid-Sensitive Hippocampal Gene Network Moderates the Impact of Early-Life Adversity on Mental Health Outcomes
Arcego D, Buschdorf J, O'Toole N, Wang Z, Barth B, Pokhvisneva I, Rayan N, Patel S, de Mendonça Filho E, Lee P, Tan J, Koh M, Sim C, Parent C, de Lima R, Clappison A, O'Donnell K, Dalmaz C, Arloth J, Provençal N, Binder E, Diorio J, Silveira P, Meaney M. A Glucocorticoid-Sensitive Hippocampal Gene Network Moderates the Impact of Early-Life Adversity on Mental Health Outcomes. Biological Psychiatry 2023, 95: 48-61. PMID: 37406925, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2023.06.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHippocampal dentate gyrusDentate gyrusPsychiatric disordersHuman hippocampal cellsBrain gray matter densityEarly adversitySingle nucleotide polymorphismsMultiple psychiatric conditionsEarly life adversityGray matter densityAdult female macaquesMental health outcomesTranscriptional activityGlucocorticoid exposureNucleotide polymorphismsLater psychosisStress mediatorsHippocampal cellsPsychotic disordersAnimal modelsHealth outcomesPsychiatric conditionsSignificant associationFemale macaquesMental healthMaternal prenatal depression is associated with dysregulation over the first five years of life moderated by child polygenic risk for comorbid psychiatric problems
Babineau V, Jolicoeur‐Martineau A, Szekely E, Green C, Sassi R, Gaudreau H, Levitan R, Lydon J, Steiner M, O'Donnell K, Kennedy J, Burack J, Wazana A. Maternal prenatal depression is associated with dysregulation over the first five years of life moderated by child polygenic risk for comorbid psychiatric problems. Developmental Psychobiology 2023, 65: e22395. PMID: 37338256, DOI: 10.1002/dev.22395.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternal prenatal depressionPolygenic risk scoresPrenatal depressionPsychiatric problemsChild psychiatric problemsComorbid psychiatric problemsChildhood psychiatric problemsMajor depressive disorderHigher dysregulationYears of lifeAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderDeficit hyperactivity disorderWeeks' gestationPsychiatric comorbidityPrenatal cohortDepressive disorderPostnatal depressionRisk scorePrenatal stressDepression symptomsMaternal educationGreater riskHyperactivity disorderDysregulationPolygenic riskGenetic predisposition to depression and inflammation impacts symptom burden and survival in patients with head and neck cancer: A longitudinal study
Henry M, Harvey R, Chen L, Meaney M, Nguyen T, Kao H, Rosberger Z, Frenkiel S, Hier M, Zeitouni A, Kost K, Mlynarek A, Richardson K, Greenwood C, Melnychuk D, Gold P, Chartier G, Black M, Mascarella M, MacDonald C, Sadeghi N, Sultanem K, Shenouda G, Cury F, O'Donnell K. Genetic predisposition to depression and inflammation impacts symptom burden and survival in patients with head and neck cancer: A longitudinal study. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2023, 331: 149-157. PMID: 36948466, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2023.03.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSymptom burdenNeck cancerGenetic predispositionPolygenic risk scoresRisk scoreAnxiety disordersImmediate post-treatment periodMedical chart reviewDose of radiotherapyStructured Clinical InterviewHigher polygenic risk scoreLongitudinal studyProspective longitudinal studyLife-threatening diseaseDose-related responsePost-treatment periodChart reviewHADS anxietyCancer survivalHigh prevalencePrimary headHigh riskDSM disordersPatientsClinical InterviewInvestigating the effects of maltreatment and acute stress on the concordance of blood and DNA methylation methods of estimating immune cell proportions
Apsley A, Etzel L, Hastings W, Heim C, Noll J, O’Donnell K, Schreier H, Shenk C, Ye Q, Shalev I. Investigating the effects of maltreatment and acute stress on the concordance of blood and DNA methylation methods of estimating immune cell proportions. Clinical Epigenetics 2023, 15: 33. PMID: 36855187, PMCID: PMC9976543, DOI: 10.1186/s13148-023-01437-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComplete blood countImmune cell proportionsAcute psychosocial stressCell proportionPsychosocial stressPsychosocial stress altersImmune cell subtypesAcute laboratory stressorEarly life adversityStress-exposed individualsChild maltreatmentPediatric cohortBlood countCell subtypesAcute stressStress-induced changesPathophysiological statesLife adversityCritical covariatesLaboratory stressorYoung adultsEffects of maltreatmentDNAm alterationsClinical populationsDNA methylationTemperature variability and birthweight: Epidemiological evidence from Africa
Wang P, O'Donnell K, Warren J, Dubrow R, Chen K. Temperature variability and birthweight: Epidemiological evidence from Africa. Environment International 2023, 173: 107792. PMID: 36841185, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2023.107792.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFetal Programming and Public Policy
Glover V, O'Connor T, O'Donnell K. Fetal Programming and Public Policy. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2023, 62: 618-620. PMID: 36608741, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2022.11.010.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Unified epigenomic, transcriptomic, proteomic, and metabolomic taxonomy of Alzheimer’s disease progression and heterogeneity
Iturria-Medina Y, Adewale Q, Khan A, Ducharme S, Rosa-Neto P, O'Donnell K, Petyuk V, Gauthier S, De Jager P, Breitner J, Bennett D. Unified epigenomic, transcriptomic, proteomic, and metabolomic taxonomy of Alzheimer’s disease progression and heterogeneity. Science Advances 2022, 8: eabo6764. PMID: 36399579, PMCID: PMC9674284, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abo6764.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMolecular taxonomy of ADAlzheimer's diseaseMolecular dataAlzheimer's disease progressionGenetic variationDNA methylationPattern of alterationsAD dementia progressionAD variantsCell typesPostmortem brainsHeterogeneous disorderBiological domainSpatial pattern of alterationAlzheimerClinical heterogeneityTaxonomyAD subtypesMetabolomic profilesSpatial patternsMolecular indicesAdvanced machine learning analysisDisease progressionRNADNACumulative risk exposure and child cellular aging in a Dutch low‐risk community sample
Beijers R, Thije I, Bolhuis E, O'Donnell K, Tollenaar M, Shalev I, Hastings W, MacIsaac J, Lin D, Meaney M, Kobor M, Belsky J, de Weerth C. Cumulative risk exposure and child cellular aging in a Dutch low‐risk community sample. Psychophysiology 2022, 60: e14205. PMID: 36323627, DOI: 10.1111/psyp.14205.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChildhood risk exposuresLow-risk community sampleAge 6Cortisol reactivityAge 10Cumulative risk exposureCommunity sampleCellular agingPhysical health outcomesHealth outcomesStressor exposureTelomere lengthSecondary findingsLater lifeChild cortisol reactivityRegression analysisSignificant main effectFurther investigationExposurePositive correlationMore researchStrong conclusionsAgingBiomarkersTo what extent do social support and mastery mediate the association between childhood maltreatment and depression? A sequential causal mediation analysis
Su Y, Li M, D'Arcy C, Caron J, O'Donnell K, Meng X. To what extent do social support and mastery mediate the association between childhood maltreatment and depression? A sequential causal mediation analysis. Epidemiology And Psychiatric Sciences 2022, 31: e77. PMID: 36263598, PMCID: PMC9677445, DOI: 10.1017/s2045796022000609.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor depressionLongitudinal population-based studySocial supportPopulation-based studyDevelopment of depressionSequential causal mediation analysisMaltreatment subtypesChildhood maltreatment subtypesPsychosocial attributesPotential confoundingSubsequent depressionSubtypesCausal mediation analysisDepressionScientific evidenceChildhood maltreatmentVicious cycleIndependent roleAssociationDirect effectMediation analysisStudied variablesMajor contributorMaltreatmentAttachment insecurity and the biological embedding of reproductive strategies: Investigating the role of cellular aging
Bolhuis E, Belsky J, Frankenhuis WE, Shalev I, Hastings WJ, Tollenaar MS, O'Donnell KJ, McGill MG, Pokhvisneva I, Lin DTS, MacIsaac JL, Kobor MS, de Weerth C, Beijers R. Attachment insecurity and the biological embedding of reproductive strategies: Investigating the role of cellular aging. Biological Psychology 2022, 175: 108446. PMID: 36272562, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2022.108446.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReceptive Language Abilities for Females Exposed to Early Life Adversity: Modification by Epigenetic Age Acceleration at Midlife in a 30-Year Prospective Cohort Study
Felt JM, Harrington KD, Ram N, O'Donnell KJ, Sliwinski MJ, Benson L, Zhang Z, Meaney MJ, Putnam FW, Noll JG, Shenk CE. Receptive Language Abilities for Females Exposed to Early Life Adversity: Modification by Epigenetic Age Acceleration at Midlife in a 30-Year Prospective Cohort Study. The Journals Of Gerontology Series B 2022, 78: 585-595. PMID: 36190812, PMCID: PMC10066744, DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbac158.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReceptive language abilityChild sexual abuseEarly life adversityLanguage abilityCognitive agingLife adversityPeabody Picture VocabularyPPVT-R scoresReceptive languageCognitive functioningPicture VocabularyComparison conditionNormative trajectoriesSexual abuseInterindividual differencesIndependent measuresMidlifeAdversityEpigenetic age accelerationDevelopment studiesQuadratic trendQuadratic growth modelAge accelerationEpigenetic agingAbilityThe Impact of COVID-19 on Maternal Mental Health during Pregnancy: A Comparison between Canada and China within the CONCEPTION Cohort
Pagès N, Gorgui J, Wang C, Wang X, Zhao JP, Tchuente V, Lacasse A, Côté S, King S, Muanda F, Mufike Y, Boucoiran I, Nuyt AM, Quach C, Ferreira E, Kaul P, Winquist B, O'Donnell KJ, Eltonsy S, Chateau D, Hanley G, Oberlander T, Kassai B, Mainbourg S, Bernatsky S, Vinet É, Brodeur-Doucet A, Demers J, Richebé P, Zaphiratos V, Bérard A. The Impact of COVID-19 on Maternal Mental Health during Pregnancy: A Comparison between Canada and China within the CONCEPTION Cohort. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2022, 19: 12386. PMID: 36231687, PMCID: PMC9566261, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph191912386.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternal mental healthMental healthMean GAD-7 scorePregnant personsGAD-7 scoresNon-pandemic periodMental health assessmentCanada 2Public health policyLevel of depressionDepressive scoresMaternal depressionChinese cohortEDPS scoreCOVID-19 public health policiesCOVID-19 experienceHealth policyCohortSociodemographic variablesSelf-reported dataConception cohortsHealth assessmentCOVID-19COVID-19 pandemicScoresPolygenic risk score and peer victimisation independently predict depressive symptoms in adolescence: results from the Quebec Longitudinal Study of Children Development
Perret LC, Boivin M, Morneau‐Vaillancourt G, Andlauer TFM, Paquin S, Langevin S, Girard A, Turecki G, O'Donnell K, Tremblay RE, Côté SM, Gouin J, Ouellet‐Morin I, Geoffroy M. Polygenic risk score and peer victimisation independently predict depressive symptoms in adolescence: results from the Quebec Longitudinal Study of Children Development. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2022, 64: 388-396. PMID: 36124742, DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.13706.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDepressive symptomsGenetic predispositionQuebec Longitudinal StudyPolygenic risk scoresRisk scoreSelf-reported depressive symptomsLongitudinal studyIndividual genetic predispositionSuch gene-environment interactionsGene-environment interactionsSuch symptomsSymptomsDepressionChild developmentPredispositionAdolescencePeer victimisationFuture studiesEarly adolescenceScoresRiskAdolescentsAssociationIntegrative PheWAS analysis in risk categorization of major depressive disorder and identifying their associations with genetic variants using a latent topic model approach
Meng X, Wang M, O’Donnell K, Caron J, Meaney MJ, Li Y. Integrative PheWAS analysis in risk categorization of major depressive disorder and identifying their associations with genetic variants using a latent topic model approach. Translational Psychiatry 2022, 12: 240. PMID: 35676267, PMCID: PMC9177831, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-022-02015-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor depressive disorderRisk of MDDDepressive disorderMDD subtypesMDD diagnosisRisk categorizationMajor public health problemLongitudinal community-based cohortCommunity-based cohortRisk prediction toolsGenetic variantsPublic health problemPrevalent mental disordersRisk prediction modelMDD cohortMDD patientsGenetic predispositionHealth problemsEarly identificationMental disordersMDD casesPotential genetic variantsDisordersCohortSubtypesObesity and accelerated epigenetic aging in a high-risk cohort of children
Etzel L, Hastings WJ, Hall MA, Heim CM, Meaney MJ, Noll JG, O’Donnell K, Pokhvisneva I, Rose EJ, Schreier HMC, Shenk CE, Shalev I. Obesity and accelerated epigenetic aging in a high-risk cohort of children. Scientific Reports 2022, 12: 8328. PMID: 35585103, PMCID: PMC9117197, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-11562-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexHigh-risk cohortHigher ageHigher body mass indexOngoing prospective studyBlood cell countChild Health StudyEpigenetic agingHigh-risk childrenPoor health outcomesMiddle-aged adultsMass indexProspective studyFuture morbidityBlood leukocytesMortality riskHealth StudyObesityHealth outcomesCell countCohortEarly lifeContinuous variablesChildrenBiological agingMaternal Prenatal Infection and Anxiety Predict Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Middle Childhood
O’Connor T, Ciesla AA, Sefair AV, Thornburg LL, Brown AS, Glover V, O’Donnell K. Maternal Prenatal Infection and Anxiety Predict Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Middle Childhood. Journal Of Psychopathology And Clinical Science 2022, 131: 422-434. PMID: 35238594, PMCID: PMC9069845, DOI: 10.1037/abn0000746.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChild neurodevelopmentSelf-report questionnairesPrenatal maternal anxietyPrediction of symptomsAttention problemsMiddle childhoodCommunication problemsAnxiety symptomsPerson testingAvon Longitudinal StudyEmotional symptomsPrenatal anxietyPrenatal riskPrenatal maternal infectionMaternal anxietyAnxietyMental healthLongitudinal studyPrenatal infectionSeparate linesLine of studyLarge prospective longitudinal cohort studyProspective longitudinal cohort studyChild CohortNeurodevelopment