{"title":"Study of Antidepressant Actions of Subanesthetic Nitrous Oxide: Importance of Adequate Blinding and Opioid Receptors","authors":"Mark A. Gillman","doi":"10.1016/j.bpsgos.2024.100331","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bpsgos.2024.100331","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72373,"journal":{"name":"Biological psychiatry global open science","volume":"4 4","pages":"Article 100331"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667174324000442/pdfft?md5=42ffd1101fe8c6c24ef59801361ac472&pid=1-s2.0-S2667174324000442-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141030682","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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{"title":"Leveraging Polygenic Scores to Go Beyond Examinations of Pathology Among Gender-Diverse Individuals","authors":"Alexandra S. Potter","doi":"10.1016/j.bpsgos.2024.100311","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpsgos.2024.100311","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72373,"journal":{"name":"Biological psychiatry global open science","volume":"4 3","pages":"Article 100311"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667174324000247/pdfft?md5=f8ab19843ca349d461acc749e7a6b331&pid=1-s2.0-S2667174324000247-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140947507","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jessica P. Uy , Justin P. Yuan , Natalie L. Colich , Ian H. Gotlib
{"title":"Effects of Pollution Burden on Neural Function During Implicit Emotion Regulation and Longitudinal Changes in Depressive Symptoms in Adolescents","authors":"Jessica P. Uy , Justin P. Yuan , Natalie L. Colich , Ian H. Gotlib","doi":"10.1016/j.bpsgos.2024.100322","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpsgos.2024.100322","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Exposure to environmental pollutants early in life has been associated with increased prevalence and severity of depression in adolescents; however, the neurobiological mechanisms underlying this association are not well understood. In the current longitudinal study, we investigated whether pollution burden in early adolescence (9–13 years) was associated with altered brain activation and connectivity during implicit emotion regulation and changes in depressive symptoms across adolescence.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>One hundred forty-five participants (<em>n</em> = 87 female; 9–13 years) provided residential addresses, from which we determined their relative pollution burden at the census tract level, and performed an implicit affective regulation task in the scanner. Participants also completed questionnaires assessing depressive symptoms at 3 time points, each approximately 2 years apart, from which we calculated within-person slopes of depressive symptoms. We conducted whole-brain activation and connectivity analyses to examine whether pollution burden was associated with alterations in brain function during implicit emotion regulation of positively and negatively valenced stimuli and how these effects were related to slopes of depressive symptoms across adolescence.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Greater pollution burden was associated with greater bilateral medial prefrontal cortex activation and stronger bilateral medial prefrontal cortex connectivity with regions within the default mode network (e.g., temporoparietal junction, posterior cingulate cortex, precuneus) during implicit regulation of negative emotions, which was associated with greater increases in depressive symptoms across adolescence in those exposed to higher pollution burden.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>Adolescents living in communities characterized by greater pollution burden showed altered default mode network functioning during implicit regulation of negative emotions that was associated with increases in depressive symptoms across adolescence.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":72373,"journal":{"name":"Biological psychiatry global open science","volume":"4 4","pages":"Article 100322"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667174324000351/pdfft?md5=d2028791b0e8716bf1b3f879e6c30f56&pid=1-s2.0-S2667174324000351-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141289216","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Max Korbmacher , Dennis van der Meer , Dani Beck , Daniel E. Askeland-Gjerde , Eli Eikefjord , Arvid Lundervold , Ole A. Andreassen , Lars T. Westlye , Ivan I. Maximov
{"title":"Distinct Longitudinal Brain White Matter Microstructure Changes and Associated Polygenic Risk of Common Psychiatric Disorders and Alzheimer’s Disease in the UK Biobank","authors":"Max Korbmacher , Dennis van der Meer , Dani Beck , Daniel E. Askeland-Gjerde , Eli Eikefjord , Arvid Lundervold , Ole A. Andreassen , Lars T. Westlye , Ivan I. Maximov","doi":"10.1016/j.bpsgos.2024.100323","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpsgos.2024.100323","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>During the course of adulthood and aging, white matter (WM) structure and organization are characterized by slow degradation processes such as demyelination and shrinkage. An acceleration of such aging processes has been linked to the development of a range of diseases. Thus, an accurate description of healthy brain maturation, particularly in terms of WM features, is fundamental to the understanding of aging.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>We used longitudinal diffusion magnetic resonance imaging to provide an overview of WM changes at different spatial and temporal scales in the UK Biobank (UKB) (<em>n</em> = 2678; age<sub>scan 1</sub> = 62.38 ± 7.23 years; age<sub>scan 2</sub> = 64.81 ± 7.1 years). To examine the genetic overlap between WM structure and common clinical conditions, we tested the associations between WM structure and polygenic risk scores for the most common neurodegenerative disorder, Alzheimer’s disease, and common psychiatric disorders (unipolar and bipolar depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, autism, schizophrenia, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder) in longitudinal (<em>n</em> = 2329) and cross-sectional (<em>n</em> = 31,056) UKB validation data.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Our findings indicate spatially distributed WM changes across the brain, as well as distributed associations of polygenic risk scores with WM. Importantly, brain longitudinal changes reflected genetic risk for disorder development better than the utilized cross-sectional measures, with regional differences giving more specific insights into gene-brain change associations than global averages.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>We extend recent findings by providing a detailed overview of WM microstructure degeneration on different spatial levels, helping to understand fundamental brain aging processes. Further longitudinal research is warranted to examine aging-related gene-brain associations.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":72373,"journal":{"name":"Biological psychiatry global open science","volume":"4 4","pages":"Article 100323"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667174324000363/pdfft?md5=9cbaf26cc3387fbc0c5b8f6e21874558&pid=1-s2.0-S2667174324000363-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141313111","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lee T. Kissel , Sirisha Pochareddy , Joon-Yong An , Nenad Sestan , Stephan J. Sanders , Xuran Wang , Donna M. Werling
{"title":"Sex-Differential Gene Expression in Developing Human Cortex and Its Intersection With Autism Risk Pathways","authors":"Lee T. Kissel , Sirisha Pochareddy , Joon-Yong An , Nenad Sestan , Stephan J. Sanders , Xuran Wang , Donna M. Werling","doi":"10.1016/j.bpsgos.2024.100321","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpsgos.2024.100321","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Sex-differential biology may contribute to the consistently male-biased prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Gene expression differences between males and females in the brain can indicate possible molecular and cellular mechanisms involved, although transcriptomic sex differences during human prenatal cortical development have been incompletely characterized, primarily due to small sample sizes.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>We performed a meta-analysis of sex-differential expression and co-expression network analysis in 2 independent bulk RNA sequencing datasets generated from cortex of 273 prenatal donors without known neuropsychiatric disorders. To assess the intersection between neurotypical sex differences and neuropsychiatric disorder biology, we tested for enrichment of ASD–associated risk genes and expression changes, neuropsychiatric disorder risk genes, and cell type markers within identified sex-differentially expressed genes (sex-DEGs) and sex-differential co-expression modules.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>We identified 101 significant sex-DEGs, including Y-chromosome genes, genes impacted by X-chromosome inactivation, and autosomal genes. Known ASD risk genes, implicated by either common or rare variants, did not preferentially overlap with sex-DEGs. We identified 1 male-specific co-expression module enriched for immune signaling that is unique to 1 input dataset.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>Sex-differential gene expression is limited in prenatal human cortex tissue, although meta-analysis of large datasets allows for the identification of sex-DEGs, including autosomal genes that encode proteins involved in neural development. Lack of sex-DEG overlap with ASD risk genes in the prenatal cortex suggests that sex-differential modulation of ASD symptoms may occur in other brain regions, at other developmental stages, or in specific cell types, or may involve mechanisms that act downstream from mutation-carrying genes.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":72373,"journal":{"name":"Biological psychiatry global open science","volume":"4 4","pages":"Article 100321"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266717432400034X/pdfft?md5=a150065d7585c067bce8ca6cadc4a6a1&pid=1-s2.0-S266717432400034X-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141289217","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dylan W. Crawford, Komal R. Patel, Ashley Swiecka, Julia Bond, Alisha Tiwari, Nicole M. Plaisted, Nikita Rednam, Kelsey M. McKeen, Himali M. Patel, Pranu Sharma, Emilia Roslewicz, Louis D. Matzel
{"title":"Unpredictable Mixed-Valence Outcomes Induce a Chronic and Reversible Generalized Anxiety-like Phenotype in Male Mice","authors":"Dylan W. Crawford, Komal R. Patel, Ashley Swiecka, Julia Bond, Alisha Tiwari, Nicole M. Plaisted, Nikita Rednam, Kelsey M. McKeen, Himali M. Patel, Pranu Sharma, Emilia Roslewicz, Louis D. Matzel","doi":"10.1016/j.bpsgos.2024.100318","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bpsgos.2024.100318","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Clinical anxiety is a generalized state characterized by feelings of apprehensive expectation and is distinct from momentary responses such as fear or stress. In contrast, most laboratory tests of anxiety focus on acute responses to momentary stressors.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>Apprehensive expectation was induced by subjecting mice (for 18 days) to manipulations in which a running response (experiment 1) or a conditioned stimulus (experiment 2) were unpredictably paired with reward (food) or punishment (footshock). Before this treatment, the mice were tested in an open field and light/dark box to assess momentary responses that are asserted to reflect state anxiety. After treatment, the mice were assessed for state anxiety in an elevated plus maze, social interaction test, startle response test, intrusive object burying test, and stress-induced corticosterone elevations. In experiment 3, we treated mice similarly to experiment 1, but after mixed-valence training, some mice received either no additional training, additional mixed-valence training, or were shifted to consistent (predictable) reinforcement with food.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>We consistently observed an increase in anxiety-like behaviors after the experience with mixed-valence unpredictable reinforcement. This generalized anxiety persisted for at least 4 weeks after the mixed-valence training and could be reversed if the mixed-valence training was followed by predictable reinforcement with food.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>Results indicate that experience with unpredictable reward/punishment can induce a chronic state analogous to generalized anxiety that can be mitigated by exposure to stable, predictable conditions. This learned apprehension protocol provides a conceptually valid model for the study of the etiology and treatment of anxiety in laboratory animals.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":72373,"journal":{"name":"Biological psychiatry global open science","volume":"4 4","pages":"Article 100318"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667174324000314/pdfft?md5=f9714dcd03808ac6b4f8c33e1ce2c6b9&pid=1-s2.0-S2667174324000314-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140788215","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ling-ling Wang , Simon S.Y. Lui , Raymond C.K. Chan
{"title":"Neuropsychology and Neurobiology of Negative Schizotypy: A Selective Review","authors":"Ling-ling Wang , Simon S.Y. Lui , Raymond C.K. Chan","doi":"10.1016/j.bpsgos.2024.100317","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bpsgos.2024.100317","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Schizotypy refers to a latent personality organization that reflects liability to schizophrenia. Because schizotypy is a multidimensional construct, people with schizotypy vary in behavioral and neurobiological features. In this article, we selectively review the neuropsychological and neurobiological profiles of people with schizotypy, with a focus on negative schizotypy. Empirical evidence is presented for alterations of neuropsychological performance in negative schizotypy. We also cover the Research Domain Criteria domains of positive valence, social process, and sensorimotor systems. Moreover, we systematically summarize the neurobiological correlates of negative schizotypy at the structural, resting-state, and task-based neural levels, as well as the neurochemical level. The convergence and inconsistency of the evidence are critically reviewed. Regarding theoretical and clinical implications, we argue that negative schizotypy represents a useful organizational framework for studying neuropsychology and neurobiology across different psychiatric disorders.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":72373,"journal":{"name":"Biological psychiatry global open science","volume":"4 4","pages":"Article 100317"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667174324000302/pdfft?md5=0e92a424698dd6a9cf4349c2e968db60&pid=1-s2.0-S2667174324000302-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140785102","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Julia Aepfelbacher, Benjamin Panny, Rebecca B. Price
{"title":"Experiences of Awe Mediate Ketamine’s Antidepressant Effects: Findings From a Randomized Controlled Trial in Treatment-Resistant Depression","authors":"Julia Aepfelbacher, Benjamin Panny, Rebecca B. Price","doi":"10.1016/j.bpsgos.2024.100316","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bpsgos.2024.100316","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Ketamine, an NMDA receptor antagonist, provides rapid antidepressant effects. Although much research has focused on neural and molecular mechanisms of action, it is critical to also consider psychological mechanisms that may contribute to its therapeutic efficacy. The construct of an awe-inducing experience, which is a well-validated psychological phenomenon tied to emotional well-being, had not been applied previously in ketamine research.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>One hundred sixteen participants with depression, 77 of whom received a ketamine infusion (0.5 mg/kg over 40 minutes) and 39 patients who received saline placebo, completed a validated measure of awe (the Awe Experience Scale [AWE-S]) at 40 minutes postinfusion. AWE-S scores were examined as potential mediators of depression outcomes (% improvement in Montgomery–Åsberg Depression Rating Scale score) at 5 postinfusion time points (24 hours and 5, 12, 21, and 30 days). Dissociative effects, measured by Clinician-Administered Dissociative States Scale scores, were tested in parallel mediation models for comparison.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>We found that the psychological experience of awe was strongly reported by participants during ketamine infusion, but not saline infusion, and there were significant associations between total AWE-S scores and Montgomery–Åsberg Depression Rating Scale score improvement (% change) in the ketamine arm at all 5 time points. Furthermore, at all 5 time points, total AWE-S scores statistically mediated the relationship between ketamine and Montgomery–Åsberg Depression Rating Scale scores. By contrast, Clinician-Administered Dissociative States Scale scores did not mediate outcomes at any time point.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>Ketamine infusion strongly induced heightened feelings of awe, and these experiences consistently mediated depression outcomes over a 1- to 30-day period, unlike general dissociative side effects. The specific awe-inspiring properties of ketamine may contribute to its antidepressant effects.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":72373,"journal":{"name":"Biological psychiatry global open science","volume":"4 4","pages":"Article 100316"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667174324000296/pdfft?md5=28079b5ba44e13b1c71a1567f04cc424&pid=1-s2.0-S2667174324000296-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140758492","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}