2024
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Obesity, and Accelerated Epigenetic Aging Among US Military Veterans
Fischer I, Na P, Nagamatsu S, Jeste D, Cabrera-Mendoza B, Montalvo-Ortiz J, Krystal J, Polimanti R, Gelernter J, Pietrzak R. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Obesity, and Accelerated Epigenetic Aging Among US Military Veterans. JAMA Psychiatry 2024, 81 PMID: 39476130, PMCID: PMC11581715, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2024.3403.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Psychosocial moderators of polygenic risk scores of inflammatory biomarkers in relation to GrimAge
Tamman A, Koller D, Nagamatsu S, Cabrera-Mendoza B, Abdallah C, Krystal J, Gelernter J, Montalvo-Ortiz J, Polimanti R, Pietrzak R. Psychosocial moderators of polygenic risk scores of inflammatory biomarkers in relation to GrimAge. Neuropsychopharmacology 2023, 49: 699-708. PMID: 37848731, PMCID: PMC10876568, DOI: 10.1038/s41386-023-01747-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPolygenic risk scoresRisk scoreGenetic predispositionModifiable psychosocial variablesAge-related morbidityGamma-glutamyl transferaseInflammatory biomarkersSystemic inflammationNational HealthApolipoprotein BMale veteransPsychosocial factorsVeterans StudySaliva samplesPsychosocial moderatorsPsychosocial variablesAntihistamine drugsMilitary veteransGrimAgeGrimAge accelerationInflammationUK BiobankDrugsRepresentative samplePredisposition
2022
Dissecting the epigenomic differences between smoking and nicotine dependence in a veteran cohort
Nagamatsu S, Pietrzak R, Xu K, Krystal J, Gelernter J, Montalvo‐Ortiz J. Dissecting the epigenomic differences between smoking and nicotine dependence in a veteran cohort. Addiction Biology 2022, 28: e13259. PMID: 36577721, DOI: 10.1111/adb.13259.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmoking statusNicotine dependenceVeteran cohortNon-current smokersSerious public health issueNovel treatment strategiesPublic health issueUS military veteransEpigenome-wide association studiesCurrent smokersTreatment strategiesFagerström TestNicotine addictionSmokingHealth issuesRole of epigeneticsMilitary veteransMethylationEPIC BeadChip arraySmokersContinuous variablesF2RL3 geneCohortBiomarkersBeadChip arrayPrevious findings