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Hum Brain Mapp ; 40(14): 4180-4191, 2019 10 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31187567

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White matter microstructure is affected by immune system activity via the actions of circulating pro-inflammatory cytokines. Although white matter microstructure and inflammatory measures are significantly heritable, it is unclear if overlapping genetic factors influence these traits in humans. We conducted genetic correlation analyses of these traits using randomly ascertained extended pedigrees from the Genetics of Brain Structure and Function Study (N = 1862, 59% females, ages 18-97 years; 42 ± 15.7). White matter microstructure was assessed using fractional anisotropy (FA) calculated from diffusion tensor imaging (DTI). Circulating levels (pg/mL) of pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-6, IL-8, and TNFα) phenotypically associated with white matter microstructure were quantified from blood serum. All traits were significantly heritable (h2 ranging from 0.41 to 0.66 for DTI measures and from 0.18 to 0.30 for inflammatory markers). Phenotypically, higher levels of circulating inflammatory markers were associated with lower FA values across the brain (r = -.03 to r = -.17). There were significant negative genetic correlations between most DTI measures and IL-8 and TNFα, although effects for TNFα were no longer significant when covarying for body mass index. Genetic correlations between DTI measures and IL-6 were not significant. Understanding the genetic correlation between specific inflammatory markers and DTI measures may help researchers focus questions related to inflammatory processes and brain structure.


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Córtex Cerebral/anatomia & histologia , Citocinas/genética , Inflamação/genética , Padrões de Herança , Substância Branca/anatomia & histologia , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Anisotropia , Citocinas/sangue , Imagem de Tensor de Difusão , Feminino , Genótipo , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Fenótipo , Adulto Jovem
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Bipolar Disord ; 19(2): 107-115, 2017 03.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28230325

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OBJECTIVES: Individuals with bipolar disorder (BPD) exhibit alterations in their phospholipid levels. It is unclear whether these alterations are a secondary consequence of illness state, or if phospholipids and illness risk overlap genetically. If the latter were true, then phospholipids might provide key insights into the pathophysiology of the illness. Therefore, we rank-ordered phospholipid classes by their genetic overlap with BPD risk in order to establish which class might be most informative in terms of increasing our understanding of illness pathophysiology. METHODS: Analyses were conducted in a sample of 558 individuals, unselected for BPD, from 38 extended pedigrees (average family size=14.79, range=2-82). We calculated a coefficient of relatedness for all family members of nine individuals with BPD in the sample (N=185); this coefficient was set to be zero in unrelated individuals (N=373). Then, under an endophenotype ranking value (ERV) approach, this scalar index was tested against 13 serum-based phospholipid concentrations in order to rank-order lipid classes by their respective overlap with BPD risk. RESULTS: The phosphatidylinositol class was significantly heritable (h2 =0.26, P=6.71 × 10-05 ). It was the top-ranked class, and was significantly associated with BPD risk after correction for multiple testing (ß=-1.18, P=2.10 × 10-03 , ERV=0.49). CONCLUSIONS: We identified a peripheral biomarker, serum-based phosphatidylinositol, which exhibits a significant association with BPD risk. Therefore, given that phosphatidylinositol and BPD risk share partially common etiology, it seems that this lipid class warrants further investigation, not only in terms of treatment, but also as a promising diagnostic and risk marker.


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Transtorno Bipolar , Fosfatidilinositóis/sangue , Adulto , Biomarcadores/sangue , Transtorno Bipolar/sangue , Transtorno Bipolar/genética , Endofenótipos/análise , Família , Feminino , Predisposição Genética para Doença , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Linhagem , Escalas de Graduação Psiquiátrica , Característica Quantitativa Herdável , Fatores de Risco , Espectrometria de Massas em Tandem/métodos
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