Try a new search

Format these results:

Searched for:

person:coffeb01

Total Results:

131


Investigation of gene-environment interactions in relation to tic severity

Abdulkadir, Mohamed; Yu, Dongmei; Osiecki, Lisa; King, Robert A; Fernandez, Thomas V; Brown, Lawrence W; Cheon, Keun-Ah; Coffey, Barbara J; Garcia-Delgar, Blanca; Gilbert, Donald L; Grice, Dorothy E; Hagstrøm, Julie; Hedderly, Tammy; Heyman, Isobel; Hong, Hyun Ju; Huyser, Chaim; Ibanez-Gomez, Laura; Kim, Young Key; Kim, Young-Shin; Koh, Yun-Joo; Kook, Sodahm; Kuperman, Samuel; Leventhal, Bennett; Madruga-Garrido, Marcos; Maras, Athanasios; Mir, Pablo; Morer, Astrid; Münchau, Alexander; Plessen, Kerstin J; Roessner, Veit; Shin, Eun-Young; Song, Dong-Ho; Song, Jungeun; Visscher, Frank; Zinner, Samuel H; Mathews, Carol A; Scharf, Jeremiah M; Tischfield, Jay A; Heiman, Gary A; Dietrich, Andrea; Hoekstra, Pieter J
Tourette syndrome (TS) is a neuropsychiatric disorder with involvement of genetic and environmental factors. We investigated genetic loci previously implicated in Tourette syndrome and associated disorders in interaction with pre- and perinatal adversity in relation to tic severity using a case-only (N = 518) design. We assessed 98 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) selected from (I) top SNPs from genome-wide association studies (GWASs) of TS; (II) top SNPs from GWASs of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and autism spectrum disorder (ASD); (III) SNPs previously implicated in candidate-gene studies of TS; (IV) SNPs previously implicated in OCD or ASD; and (V) tagging SNPs in neurotransmitter-related candidate genes. Linear regression models were used to examine the main effects of the SNPs on tic severity, and the interaction effect of these SNPs with a cumulative pre- and perinatal adversity score. Replication was sought for SNPs that met the threshold of significance (after correcting for multiple testing) in a replication sample (N = 678). One SNP (rs7123010), previously implicated in a TS meta-analysis, was significantly related to higher tic severity. We found a gene-environment interaction for rs6539267, another top TS GWAS SNP. These findings were not independently replicated. Our study highlights the future potential of TS GWAS top hits in gene-environment studies.
PMCID:8536549
PMID: 34389898
ISSN: 1435-1463
CID: 5038862

Synaptic processes and immune-related pathways implicated in Tourette syndrome

Tsetsos, Fotis; Yu, Dongmei; Sul, Jae Hoon; Huang, Alden Y; Illmann, Cornelia; Osiecki, Lisa; Darrow, Sabrina M; Hirschtritt, Matthew E; Greenberg, Erica; Muller-Vahl, Kirsten R; Stuhrmann, Manfred; Dion, Yves; Rouleau, Guy A; Aschauer, Harald; Stamenkovic, Mara; Schlögelhofer, Monika; Sandor, Paul; Barr, Cathy L; Grados, Marco A; Singer, Harvey S; Nöthen, Markus M; Hebebrand, Johannes; Hinney, Anke; King, Robert A; Fernandez, Thomas V; Barta, Csaba; Tarnok, Zsanett; Nagy, Peter; Depienne, Christel; Worbe, Yulia; Hartmann, Andreas; Budman, Cathy L; Rizzo, Renata; Lyon, Gholson J; McMahon, William M; Batterson, James R; Cath, Danielle C; Malaty, Irene A; Okun, Michael S; Berlin, Cheston; Woods, Douglas W; Lee, Paul C; Jankovic, Joseph; Robertson, Mary M; Gilbert, Donald L; Brown, Lawrence W; Coffey, Barbara J; Dietrich, Andrea; Hoekstra, Pieter J; Kuperman, Samuel; Zinner, Samuel H; Wagner, Michael; Knowles, James A; Jeremy Willsey, A; Tischfield, Jay A; Heiman, Gary A; Cox, Nancy J; Freimer, Nelson B; Neale, Benjamin M; Davis, Lea K; Coppola, Giovanni; Mathews, Carol A; Scharf, Jeremiah M; Paschou, Peristera; Barr, Cathy L; Batterson, James R; Berlin, Cheston; Budman, Cathy L; Cath, Danielle C; Coppola, Giovanni; Cox, Nancy J; Darrow, Sabrina; Davis, Lea K; Dion, Yves; Freimer, Nelson B; Grados, Marco A; Greenberg, Erica; Hirschtritt, Matthew E; Huang, Alden Y; Illmann, Cornelia; King, Robert A; Kurlan, Roger; Leckman, James F; Lyon, Gholson J; Malaty, Irene A; Mathews, Carol A; McMahon, William M; Neale, Benjamin M; Okun, Michael S; Osiecki, Lisa; Robertson, Mary M; Rouleau, Guy A; Sandor, Paul; Scharf, Jeremiah M; Singer, Harvey S; Smit, Jan H; Sul, Jae Hoon; Yu, Dongmei; Aschauer, Harald Aschauer Harald; Barta, Csaba; Budman, Cathy L; Cath, Danielle C; Depienne, Christel; Hartmann, Andreas; Hebebrand, Johannes; Konstantinidis, Anastasios; Mathews, Carol A; Müller-Vahl, Kirsten; Nagy, Peter; Nöthen, Markus M; Paschou, Peristera; Rizzo, Renata; Rouleau, Guy A; Sandor, Paul; Scharf, Jeremiah M; Schlögelhofer, Monika; Stamenkovic, Mara; Stuhrmann, Manfred; Tsetsos, Fotis; Tarnok, Zsanett; Wolanczyk, Tomasz; Worbe, Yulia; Brown, Lawrence; Cheon, Keun-Ah; Coffey, Barbara J; Dietrich, Andrea; Fernandez, Thomas V; Garcia-Delgar, Blanca; Gilbert, Donald; Grice, Dorothy E; Hagstrøm, Julie; Hedderly, Tammy; Heiman, Gary A; Heyman, Isobel; Hoekstra, Pieter J; Huyser, Chaim; Kim, Young Key; Kim, Young-Shin; King, Robert A; Koh, Yun-Joo; Kook, Sodahm; Kuperman, Samuel; Leventhal, Bennett L; Madruga-Garrido, Marcos; Mir, Pablo; Morer, Astrid; Münchau, Alexander; Plessen, Kerstin J; Roessner, Veit; Shin, Eun-Young; Song, Dong-Ho; Song, Jungeun; Tischfield, Jay A; Willsey, A Jeremy; Zinner, Samuel; Aschauer, Harald; Barr, Cathy L; Barta, Csaba; Batterson, James R; Berlin, Cheston; Brown, Lawrence; Budman, Cathy L; Cath, Danielle C; Coffey, Barbara J; Coppola, Giovanni; Cox, Nancy J; Darrow, Sabrina; Davis, Lea K; Depienne, Christel; Dietrich, Andrea; Dion, Yves; Fernandez, Thomas; Freimer, Nelson B; Gilbert, Donald; Grados, Marco A; Greenberg, Erica; Hartmann, Andreas; Hebebrand, Johannes; Heiman, Gary; Hirschtritt, Matthew E; Hoekstra, Pieter; Huang, Alden Y; Illmann, Cornelia; Jankovic, Joseph; King, Robert A; Kuperman, Samuel; Lee, Paul C; Lyon, Gholson J; Malaty, Irene A; Mathews, Carol A; McMahon, William M; Müller-Vahl, Kirsten; Nagy, Peter; Neale, Benjamin M; Nöthen, Markus M; Okun, Michael S; Osiecki, Lisa; Paschou, Peristera; Rizzo, Renata; Robertson, Mary M; Rouleau, Guy A; Sandor, Paul; Scharf, Jeremiah M; Schlögelhofer, Monika; Singer, Harvey S; Stamenkovic, Mara; Stuhrmann, Manfred; Sul, Jae Hoon; Tarnok, Zsanett; Tischfield, Jay; Tsetsos, Fotis; Willsey, A Jeremy; Woods, Douglas; Worbe, Yulia; Yu, Dongmei; Zinner, Samuel
Tourette syndrome (TS) is a neuropsychiatric disorder of complex genetic architecture involving multiple interacting genes. Here, we sought to elucidate the pathways that underlie the neurobiology of the disorder through genome-wide analysis. We analyzed genome-wide genotypic data of 3581 individuals with TS and 7682 ancestry-matched controls and investigated associations of TS with sets of genes that are expressed in particular cell types and operate in specific neuronal and glial functions. We employed a self-contained, set-based association method (SBA) as well as a competitive gene set method (MAGMA) using individual-level genotype data to perform a comprehensive investigation of the biological background of TS. Our SBA analysis identified three significant gene sets after Bonferroni correction, implicating ligand-gated ion channel signaling, lymphocytic, and cell adhesion and transsynaptic signaling processes. MAGMA analysis further supported the involvement of the cell adhesion and trans-synaptic signaling gene set. The lymphocytic gene set was driven by variants in FLT3, raising an intriguing hypothesis for the involvement of a neuroinflammatory element in TS pathogenesis. The indications of involvement of ligand-gated ion channel signaling reinforce the role of GABA in TS, while the association of cell adhesion and trans-synaptic signaling gene set provides additional support for the role of adhesion molecules in neuropsychiatric disorders. This study reinforces previous findings but also provides new insights into the neurobiology of TS.
PMID: 33462189
ISSN: 2158-3188
CID: 4760342

Guanfacine as a Treatment for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in an Adolescent Female

Anderson, Jeffrey; Wang, Chang; Zaidi, Arifa; Rice, Timothy; Coffey, Barbara J
PMID: 32551846
ISSN: 1557-8992
CID: 4968962

High-dose ondansetron reduces activation of interoceptive and sensorimotor brain regions

Stern, Emily R; Shahab, Rebbia; Grimaldi, Stephanie J; Leibu, Evan; Murrough, James W; Fleysher, Lazar; Parides, Michael K; Coffey, Barbara J; Burdick, Katherine E; Goodman, Wayne K
Several psychiatric disorders involve abnormalities of interoception and associated neural circuitry centered on the insula. The development of interventions modulating interoceptive circuits could lead to novel treatment approaches for these disorders. The 5-HT3 receptor antagonist ondansetron is a good candidate for the modulation of interoceptive circuits, as 5-HT3 receptors are located abundantly on sensory pathways and ondansetron has shown some clinical utility in disorders characterized by sensory and interoceptive abnormalities. The present study tested the ability of three different doses of ondansetron to engage neural regions involved in interoception to determine the drug's utility as a therapeutic agent to target circuit abnormalities in patients. Fifty-three healthy subjects were randomized to receive a single 8-mg (n = 18), 16-mg (n = 17), or 24-mg (n = 18) dose of ondansetron and placebo before MRI scanning on separate days. Subjects performed an fMRI task previously shown to engage interoceptive circuitry in which they viewed videos depicting body movements/sensation and control videos. The results revealed a highly significant relationship between dosage and activation in bilateral insula, somatosensory and premotor regions, cingulate cortex, and temporal cortex for control but not body-focused videos. These effects were driven by a robust reduction in activation for ondansetron compared to placebo for the 24-mg group, with weaker effects for the 16-mg and 8-mg groups. In conclusion, high-dose ondansetron reduces activation of several areas important for interoception, including insula and sensorimotor cortical regions. This study reveals the potential utility of this drug in modulating hyperactivity in these regions in patients.
PMID: 30116006
ISSN: 1740-634x
CID: 3241462

A cross-species approach to disorders affecting brain and behaviour

Devinsky, Orrin; Boesch, Jordyn M; Cerda-Gonzalez, Sofia; Coffey, Barbara; Davis, Kathryn; Friedman, Daniel; Hainline, Brian; Houpt, Katherine; Lieberman, Daniel; Perry, Pamela; Prüss, Harald; Samuels, Martin A; Small, Gary W; Volk, Holger; Summerfield, Artur; Vite, Charles; Wisniewski, Thomas; Natterson-Horowitz, Barbara
Structural and functional elements of biological systems are highly conserved across vertebrates. Many neurological and psychiatric conditions affect both humans and animals. A cross-species approach to the study of brain and behaviour can advance our understanding of human disorders via the identification of unrecognized natural models of spontaneous disorders, thus revealing novel factors that increase vulnerability or resilience, and via the assessment of potential therapies. Moreover, diagnostic and therapeutic advances in human neurology and psychiatry can often be adapted for veterinary patients. However, clinical and research collaborations between physicians and veterinarians remain limited, leaving this wealth of comparative information largely untapped. Here, we review pain, cognitive decline syndromes, epilepsy, anxiety and compulsions, autoimmune and infectious encephalitides and mismatch disorders across a range of animal species, looking for novel insights with translational potential. This comparative perspective can help generate novel hypotheses, expand and improve clinical trials and identify natural animal models of disease resistance and vulnerability.
PMID: 30287906
ISSN: 1759-4766
CID: 3320482

Decreased Anterior Cingulate Cortex γ-Aminobutyric Acid in Youth With Tourette's Disorder

Freed, Rachel D; Coffey, Barbara J; Mao, Xiangling; Weiduschat, Nora; Kang, Guoxin; Shungu, Dikoma C; Gabbay, Vilma
BACKGROUND:γ-Aminobutyric acid has been implicated in the pathophysiology of Tourette's disorder. The present study primarily sought to examine in vivo γ-aminobutyric acid levels in the anterior cingulate cortex in psychotropic medication-free adolescents and young adults. Secondarily, we sought to determine associations between γ-aminobutyric acid in the anterior cingulate cortex and measures of tic severity, tic-related impairment, and anxiety and depression symptoms. METHODS:γ-Aminobutyric acid levels were measured using proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Analysis of covariance compared γ-aminobutyric acid levels in 15 youth with Tourette's disorder (mean age = 15.0, S.D. = 2.7) and 36 healthy comparison subjects (mean age = 15.9, S.D. = 2.1). Within the Tourette disorder group, we examined correlations between γ-aminobutyric acid levels and tic severity and tic-related impairment, as well as anxiety and depression severity. RESULTS:Anterior cingulate cortex γ-aminobutyric acid levels were lower in participants with Tourette's disorder compared with control subjects. Within the Tourette disorder group, γ-aminobutyric acid levels did not correlate with any clinical measures. CONCLUSIONS:Our findings support a role for γ-aminobutyric acid in Tourette's disorder. Larger prospective studies will further elucidate this role.
PMID: 27743746
ISSN: 1873-5150
CID: 3092222

Psychopharmacologic Management of Anxiety in an Adolescent with Congenital Long QT Syndrome

Minton, Tricia B; Rosing, Joanna; Spar, David S; Strawn, Jeffrey R; Garcia-Delgar, Blanca; Coffey, Barbara J
PMID: 27285068
ISSN: 1557-8992
CID: 2145472

New-Onset Psychosis in an Adolescent with Wilson's Disease

Azova, Svetlana; Rice, Timothy; Garcia-Delgar, Blanca; Coffey, Barbara J
PMID: 27097017
ISSN: 1557-8992
CID: 2145462

Quetiapine Addiction in an Adolescent

Kolli, Venkata; Mary, Hind; Garcia-Delgar, Blanca; Coffey, Barbara J
PMID: 27007452
ISSN: 1557-8992
CID: 2145452

Staying Up at Night: Overlapping Bipolar and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Symptoms in an Adolescent with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Cawkwell, Philip; Lawler, Ashley; Maneta, Eleni; Coffey, Barbara J
PMID: 26881860
ISSN: 1557-8992
CID: 1948842