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Mamdani F, Berlim MT, Beaulieu MM, Labbe A, Merette C, Turecki G. Gene expression biomarkers of response to citalopram treatment in major depressive disorder. Transl Psychiatry 2011; 1:e13. [PMID: 22832429 PMCID: PMC3309465 DOI: 10.1038/tp.2011.12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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There is significant variability in antidepressant treatment outcome, with ∼30-40% of patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) not presenting with adequate response even following several trials. To identify potential biomarkers of response, we investigated peripheral gene expression patterns of response to antidepressant treatment in MDD. We did this using Affymetrix HG-U133 Plus2 microarrays in blood samples, from untreated individuals with MDD (N=63) ascertained at a community outpatient clinic, pre and post 8-week treatment with citalopram, and used a regression model to assess the impact of gene expression differences on antidepressant response. We carried out technical validation of significant probesets by quantitative reverse transcriptase PCR and conducted central nervous system follow-up of the most significant result in post-mortem brain samples from 15 subjects who died during a current MDD episode and 11 sudden-death controls. A total of 32 probesets were differentially expressed according to response to citalopram treatment following false discovery rate correction. Interferon regulatory factor 7 (IRF7) was the most significant differentially expressed gene and its expression was upregulated by citalopram treatment in individuals who responded to treatment. We found these results to be concordant with our observation of decreased expression of IRF7 in the prefrontal cortex of MDDs with negative toxicological evidence for antidepressant treatment at the time of death. These findings point to IRF7 as a gene of interest in studies investigating genomic factors associated with antidepressant response.
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- F Mamdani
- McGill Group for Suicide Studies and Depressive Disorders Program, Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
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- McGill Group for Suicide Studies and Depressive Disorders Program, Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
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- McGill Group for Suicide Studies and Depressive Disorders Program, Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montréal, Quebec, Canada,Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche Université Laval Robert-Giffard, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
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- McGill Group for Suicide Studies and Depressive Disorders Program, Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Montréal, Quebec, Canada,McGill Group for Suicide Studies, Douglas Mental Health University Institute, 6875 LaSalle Boulevard, Verdun, Montréal, Quebec H4H 1R3, Canada. E-mail:
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Mhyre TR, Loy R, Tariot PN, Profenno LA, Maguire-Zeiss KA, Zhang D, Coleman PD, Federoff HJ. Proteomic analysis of peripheral leukocytes in Alzheimer's disease patients treated with divalproex sodium. Neurobiol Aging 2007; 29:1631-43. [PMID: 17521776 PMCID: PMC2621111 DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2007.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2006] [Revised: 03/28/2007] [Accepted: 04/13/2007] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The molecular profiling of peripheral tissues, including circulating leukocytes, may hold promise in the discovery of biomarkers for diagnosing and treating neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease (AD). As a proof-of-concept, we performed a proteomics study on peripheral leukocytes from patients with AD both before and during treatment with divalproex sodium. Using two-dimensional gel electrophoresis and MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry, we identified 10 differentially expressed proteins: two up-regulated proteins, 14-3-3 protein epsilon and peroxiredoxin 2; and eight down-regulated proteins, actin-interacting protein, mitogen activated protein kinase 1, beta actin, annexin A1, glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase, transforming protein RhoA, acidic leucine-rich nuclear phosphoprotein 32 family member B, and a currently unidentified protein. A subset was validated on both the transcript and protein levels in normal human peripheral blood mononuclear cell cultures treated with valproic acid. These proteins comprise a number of functional classes that may be important to the biology of AD and to the therapeutic action of valproate. These data also suggest the potential of using peripheral leukocytes to monitor pharmaceutical action for neurodegenerative diseases.
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- Timothy R. Mhyre
- Center for Aging and Developmental Biology, Aab Institute for Biomedical Research, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Box 645, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Box 645, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Box 645, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
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- Center for Aging and Developmental Biology, Aab Institute for Biomedical Research, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Box 645, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
- Department of Neurology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Box 645, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Box 645, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
- Banner Alzheimer's Institute, 901 East Willetta Street, Phoenix, AZ 85006, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Box 645, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
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- Center for Aging and Developmental Biology, Aab Institute for Biomedical Research, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Box 645, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
- Department of Neurology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Box 645, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Box 645, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
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- Center for Aging and Developmental Biology, Aab Institute for Biomedical Research, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Box 645, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
- Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Box 645, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
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- Center for Aging and Developmental Biology, Aab Institute for Biomedical Research, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Box 645, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
- Department of Neurology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Box 645, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
- Corresponding author: Before March 31, 2007: Tel: +1 585 273 4851; Fax: +1 585 276 1947; E-mail address: . Beginning April 1, 2007: Office of the Executive Vice President and Executive Dean, Georgetown University Medical Center, 4000 Reservoir Road, NW, 120 Building D, Washington, DC 20007; Tel: +1 202 687 4600; Fax: +1 202 687 1100; E-mail address:
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McShea A, Marlatt MW, Lee HG, Tarkowsky SM, Smit M, Smith MA. The Application of Microarray Technology to Neuropathology: Cutting Edge Tool With Clinical Diagnostics Potential or Too Much Information? J Neuropathol Exp Neurol 2006; 65:1031-9. [PMID: 17086099 DOI: 10.1097/01.jnen.0000240471.04920.3c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Microarray technology is a tremendously powerful method for simultaneously monitoring the expression of thousands of species of nucleic acids, usually cellular mRNA, producing a high-resolution representation of the genes encoded or expressed in a cell. As such, microarray technology has great potential for impacting research and clinical approaches to treatment. However, this complex technology has been challenging to apply as a result of difficulties discerning biologic variation from technologic issues, therefore slowing the application of the technology to human diagnostics. Nevertheless, significant advances in microarray technology, improvements that avoid potential pitfalls, and a wider spectrum of application are making this technology easier to apply. Indeed, microarray technology has provided valuable insights into mechanisms involving gene regulation and expression in Alzheimer disease, and it remains a powerful tool to identify biomarkers for disease diagnosis. Ultimately, the most robust markers will enable the application of more specific treatments particular to disease stages or subcategories. Currently, no widely applicable molecular test is available to identify those at risk for developing Alzheimer disease or those who have early markers of pathology but show discernible cognitive impairment. The progression of this technology will lead to earlier detection of the disease through enhanced understanding of disease onset and progression.
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- Andrew McShea
- Department of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, USA
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Parachikova A, Agadjanyan MG, Cribbs DH, Blurton-Jones M, Perreau V, Rogers J, Beach TG, Cotman CW. Inflammatory changes parallel the early stages of Alzheimer disease. Neurobiol Aging 2006; 28:1821-33. [PMID: 17052803 PMCID: PMC2198930 DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2006.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 160] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2006] [Revised: 08/21/2006] [Accepted: 08/30/2006] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Alzheimer disease (AD) is the most prominent cause of dementia in the elderly. To determine changes in the AD brain that may mediate the transition into dementia, the gene expression of approximately 10,000 full-length genes was compared in mild/moderate dementia cases to non-demented controls that exhibited high AD pathology. Including this latter group distinguishes this work from previous studies in that it allows analysis of early cognitive loss. Compared to non-demented high-pathology controls, the hippocampus of AD cases with mild/moderate dementia had increased gene expression of the inflammatory molecule major histocompatibility complex (MHC) II, as assessed with microarray analysis. MHC II protein levels were also increased and inversely correlated with cognitive ability. Interestingly, the mild/moderate AD dementia cases also exhibited decreased number of T cells in the hippocampus and the cortex compared to controls. In conclusion, transition into AD dementia correlates with increased MHC II(+) microglia-mediated immunity and is paradoxically paralleled by a decrease in T cell number, suggesting immune dysfunction.
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- A Parachikova
- Institute for Brain Aging & Dementia, University of California, 1113 Gillespie Neuroscience Research Facility, Irvine, CA 92697-4540, USA.
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Gomez-Mancilla B, Marrer E, Kehren J, Kinnunen A, Imbert G, Hillebrand R, Bergström M, Schmidt ME. Central nervous system drug development: an integrative biomarker approach toward individualized medicine. NeuroRx 2006; 2:683-95. [PMID: 16489375 PMCID: PMC1201325 DOI: 10.1602/neurorx.2.4.683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Drug development for CNS disorders faces the same formidable hurdles as other therapeutic areas: escalating development costs; novel drug targets with unproven therapeutic potential; and health care systems and regulatory agencies demanding more compelling demonstrations of the value of new drug products. Extensive clinical testing remains the core of registration of new compounds; however, traditional clinical trial methods are falling short in overcoming these development hurdles. The most common CNS disorders targeted for drug treatment are chronic, slowly vitiating processes manifested by highly subjective and context dependent signs and symptoms. With the exception of a few rare familial degenerative disorders, they have ill-defined or undefined pathophysiology. Samples selected for treatment trials using clinical criteria are inevitably heterogeneous, and dependence on traditional endpoints results in early proof-of-concept trials being long and large, with very poor signal to noise. It is no wonder that pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies are looking to biomarkers as an integral part of decision-making process supported by new technologies such as genetics, genomics, proteomics, and imaging as a mean of rationalizing CNS drug development. The present review represent an effort to illustrate the integration of such technologies in drug development supporting the path of individualized medicine.
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- B Gomez-Mancilla
- Neuroscience-Biomarker Development, Novartis Pharma, CH-4002 Basel, Switzerland.
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While antidepressant pharmacotherapy is an effective treatment of depression, it still is hampered by a delayed time of onset of clinical improvement and a series of side effects. Moreover, a substantial group of patients has only limited response or fails to respond at all. One source accounting for these variations are genetic differences as currently analysed by single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) mapping. In recent years a number of pharmacogenetic studies on antidepressant drugs have been published. So far they mostly focused on metabolizing enzymes of the cytochrome P450 (CYP) families and genes within the monoaminergic system with compelling evidence for an effect of CYP2D6 polymorphisms on antidepressant drug plasma levels and of a serotonin transporter promoter polymorphism on clinical response to a specific class of antidepressants, the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. It is clear, however, that other candidate systems have to be considered in the pharmacogenetics of antidepressant drugs, such as neuropeptidergic systems, the hypothalamus-pituitary adrenal (HPA) axis and neurotrophic systems. There is recent evidence that polymorphisms in genes regulating the HPA axis have an important impact on response to antidepressants. These studies mark the beginning of an emerging standard SNP profiling system that ultimately allows identifying the right drug for the right patient at the right time.
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Peña S, Baccichet E, Urbina M, Carreira I, Lima L. Effect of mirtazapine treatment on serotonin transporter in blood peripheral lymphocytes of major depression patients. Int Immunopharmacol 2005; 5:1069-76. [PMID: 15829422 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2005.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2004] [Revised: 01/28/2005] [Accepted: 02/11/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Lymphocytes from human peripheral blood exhibit a series of markers of neurotransmitters, such as specific receptors and transporters. A reduction of serotonin transporters and an increase of them has been reported after treatment with fluoxetine in depressed patients. The aim of this study was to determine if the administration of an antidepressant with a different mechanism of action, such as mirtazapine, could produce a similar effect. Twenty eight patients (age 41.40+/-2.45) were diagnosed following the criteria for major depression by the Structured Clinical Interview for Disorders of Axis I of the American Psychiatric Association. Severity was measured by Hamilton Scale and by Beck Inventory for Depression, scores of 30.88+/-7.48 and 30.24+/-10.88, respectively, prior to treatment. Samples from control subjects were obtained alternating with patients before and after the administration of the antidepressant: twenty eight and twenty four, respectively (age 38.80+/-2.95). Mirtazapine was given in a dose of 30 mg/day for 6 weeks. Blood lymphocytes were isolated by density gradient from patients and controls before and after treatment. There was a partial response according to clinical evaluation and scores of the Scale and the Inventory. Serotonin transporters were labeled with [3H] paroxetine. Number of sites (B(max)) were 10.86+/-2.60 and 12.58+/-2.71 fmol/10(6) cells for both groups of controls. The depressed patients had a significant reduction of serotonin transporters in their lymphocytes before treatment and an increase after it, with B(max) values of 6.52+/-0.49 and 15.61+/-0.49 fmol/10(6) cells, respectively. There were no significant differences in the affinity for the ligand. Concentrations of serotonin or noradrenaline in lymphocytes were not modified before the treatment, although there was a significant decrease after taking 30 mg/day of the antidepressant for 6 weeks. Mirtazapine, not being a serotonin reuptake inhibitor, did increase the number of transporters in lymphocytes of major depression patients, indicating a complex mechanism, not only directly related to the transporter, but involved in the therapeutic response.
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- Solisbella Peña
- Hospital Centro de Salud Mental del Este, El Peñón, Caracas, Venezuela
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Szuperák M, Zvara A, Erdélyi M. Identification of germ plasm-enriched mRNAs in Drosophila melanogaster by the cDNA microarray technique. Gene Expr Patterns 2005; 5:717-23. [PMID: 15939385 DOI: 10.1016/j.modgep.2005.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2004] [Accepted: 01/12/2005] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The development of embryonic germ cells in Drosophila depends on the germ plasm, the most posterior part of the ooplasm. The germ plasm is devoted to the formation of future germ cells and is known to contain all the factors that are necessary to induce germ cell fate. Besides having a characteristic organelle and protein distribution, the germ plasm also contains a large number of localized RNA species that have been shown to play crucial roles in germ cell determination. To identify germ plasm-enriched, localized transcripts, we used a two-step method composed of cDNA microarray (containing 3200 annotated Drosophila cDNAs) and in situ RNA hybridization techniques. We compared germ plasm deficient, normal and ectopic germ plasm conditions in the cDNA microarray experiments. RNA species whose concentration increased when ectopic germ plasm was present and decreased when the germ plasm was missing were selected. These candidates were then subjected to a second screen which compared the distribution of the given RNA in wild type embryos and in eggs with ectopic germ plasm. Finally, 17 RNA species were found to be enriched in the germ plasm. Based on these data, we estimate that around 1% of the Drosophila genes encode for germ plasm-enriched, localized transcripts. We conclude that this combination of microarray and in situ hybridization techniques is a simple but powerful experimental design for the genome-wide identification of genes coding for germ plasm localized transcripts.
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- Milán Szuperák
- Institute of Genetics, Biological Research Center of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Szeged
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