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ArticleFrontiers in psychiatry2013

Interindividual Variability in Stress Susceptibility: A Role for Epigenetic Mechanisms in PTSD.

Iva B Zovkic, Jarrod P Meadows, Garrett A Kaas, J David Sweatt

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Article in Frontiers in psychiatry, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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24citing papers in PubMed
4.5field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

24 citing papers in PubMed, 66 citations in OpenAlex.

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  16. SKA2 Methylation is Involved in Cortisol Stress Reactivity and Predicts the Development of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) After Military Deployment.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2016
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Iva B ZovkicDepartment of Neurobiology, Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute, University of Alabama at Birmingham , Birmingham, AL , USA.
Jarrod P Meadows
Garrett A Kaas
J David Sweatt
University of Alabama at Birmingham · US

Funding

Alabama Neuroscience Blueprint Core CenterP30NS057098 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI SWEATT, JOHN DAVID · 2006 to 2010
$9.5M
Biochemical Mechanisms of Neural PlasticityR01MH057014 · NIMH · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI WINDER, DANNY G. · 1996 to 2019
$9.3M
UAB Research Training Program in Neurobiology of Cognition and Cognitive DisordersT32NS061788 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI Farah Dominique Lubin · 2008 to 2026
$4.5M
Epigenetic Modifications of BDNF and trkB Genes Underlie Pain PlasticityR01NR012686 · NINR · UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE · PI DORSEY, SUSAN G, SWEATT, JOHN DAVID · 2010 to 2014
$3.2M
DNA Methylation in Memory FormationR01MH091122 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI SWEATT, JOHN DAVID · 2011 to 2015
$1.8M
Trophic Interactions of Nerve and MuscleR01AG031722 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI SWEATT, JOHN DAVID · 2007 to 2011
$1.6M
NIA NIH HHS R01 AG031722NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH057014NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH091122NINDS NIH HHS P30 NS057098NINDS NIH HHS T32 NS061788NINR NIH HHS R01 NR012686
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a psychiatric condition characterized by intrusive and persistent memories of a psychologically traumatic event that leads to significant functional and social impairment in affected individuals. The molecular bases underlying persistent outcomes of a transient traumatic event have remained elusive for many years, but recent studies in rodents have implicated epigenetic modifications of chromatin structure and DNA methylation as fundamental mechanisms for the induction and stabilization of fear memory. In addition to mediating adaptations to traumatic events that ultimately cause PTSD, epigenetic mechanisms are also involved in establishing individual differences in PTSD risk and resilience by mediating long-lasting effects of genes and early environment on adult function and behavior. In this review, we discuss the current evidence for epigenetic regulation of PTSD in human studies and in animal models and comment on ways in which these models can be expanded. In addition, we identify key outstanding questions in the study of epigenetic mechanisms of PTSD in the context of rapidly evolving technologies that are constantly updating and adjusting our understanding of epigenetic modifications and their functional roles. Finally, we discuss the potential application of epigenetic approaches in identifying markers of risk and resilience that can be utilized to promote early intervention and develop therapeutic strategies to combat PTSD after symptom onset.

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chromatinDNA methylationepigeneticsindividual differencesPTSDstress

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