2022
Psychosocial Factors Associated With Accelerated GrimAge in Male U.S. Military Veterans
Tamman AJF, Nagamatsu S, Krystal JH, Gelernter J, Montalvo-Ortiz JL, Pietrzak RH. Psychosocial Factors Associated With Accelerated GrimAge in Male U.S. Military Veterans. American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2022, 31: 97-109. PMID: 36210262, DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2022.09.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk factorsPremature mortalityU.S. veteransPsychosocial variablesNovel epigenetic clockLifetime substance use disorderRisk stratification modelMale U.S. veteransCross-sectional studyU.S. veteran populationWeekly physical exerciseSubstance use disordersMale U.S. military veteransBiological agingU.S. military veteransHealth morbidityModifiable correlatesMortality riskSleep qualityHigh riskGreater oddsUse disordersPhysical exercisePsychosocial factorsVeteran population
2021
DNA methylation changes in African American women with a history of preterm birth from the InterGEN study
Barcelona V, Montalvo-Ortiz JL, Wright ML, Nagamatsu ST, Dreisbach C, Crusto CA, Sun YV, Taylor JY. DNA methylation changes in African American women with a history of preterm birth from the InterGEN study. BMC Genomic Data 2021, 22: 30. PMID: 34482817, PMCID: PMC8418749, DOI: 10.1186/s12863-021-00988-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreterm birthHealth disordersFull-term birthCentral nervous systemEpigenome-wide association studiesAfrican American womenInterGEN StudyBackgroundPreterm birthMaternal moodWomen 3Cardiovascular diseaseIndependent cohortPhysiologic mechanismsNervous systemAfrican American mothersSignificant CpG sitesEWAS approachWomenBirthSensory processingDNA methylationLong-term epigenetic effectsAmerican womenCommon outcomeFurther studies
2018
Global analysis of erythroid cells redox status reveals the involvement of Prdx1 and Prdx2 in the severity of beta thalassemia
Romanello KS, Teixeira KKL, Silva JPMO, Nagamatsu ST, Bezerra MAC, Domingos IF, Martins DAP, Araujo AS, Lanaro C, Breyer CA, Ferreira RA, Franco-Penteado C, Costa FF, Malavazi I, Netto LES, de Oliveira MA, Cunha AF. Global analysis of erythroid cells redox status reveals the involvement of Prdx1 and Prdx2 in the severity of beta thalassemia. PLOS ONE 2018, 13: e0208316. PMID: 30521599, PMCID: PMC6283586, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0208316.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMolecular chaperone activityRed blood cellsCell redox statusLevels of transcriptsAntioxidant enzymesSevere oxidative damageBTI patientsBeta-thalassemia intermediaChaperone activityGlobal analysisTranscription factorsProtein contentAbundant proteinsOverall abundanceExpression profilesHigh hydroperoxide concentrationsLevels of ROSPrdx-1Red cell disordersBeta thalassemia