Cell Type-Specific Gene Expression Patterns Associated with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in World Trade Center Responders

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• Personal Author:
  Bromet E ; Clouston S ; Glenn ST ; Gomez EC ; Kotov R ; Kuan P-F ; Luft BJ ; Ren X ; Singh PK ; Wang J ; Waszcuk M ; Yang X
• Description:
  Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a chronic disorder resulting from severe trauma, has been linked to immunologic dysregulation. Gene expression profiling has emerged as a promising tool for understanding the pathophysiology of PTSD. However, to date, all but one gene expression study was based on whole blood or unsorted peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC), a complex tissue consisting of several populations of cells. The objective of this study was to utilize RNA sequencing to simultaneously profile the gene expression of four immune cell subpopulations (CD4T, CD8T, B cells, and monocytes) in 39 World Trade Center responders (20 with and 19 without PTSD) to determine which immune subsets play a role in the transcriptomic changes found in whole blood. Transcriptome-wide analyses identified cell-specific and shared differentially expressed genes across the four cell types. FKBP5 and PI4KAP1 genes were consistently upregulated across all cell types. Notably, REST and SEPT4, genes linked to neurodegeneration, were among the top differentially expressed genes in monocytes. Pathway analyses identified differentially expressed gene sets involved in mast cell activation and regulation in CD4T, interferon-beta production in CD8T, and neutrophilrelated gene sets in monocytes. These findings suggest that gene expression indicative of immune dysregulation is common across several immune cell populations in PTSD. Furthermore, given notable differences between cell subpopulations in gene expression associated with PTSD, the results also indicate that it may be valuable to analyze different cell populations separately. Monocytes may constitute a key cell type to target in research on gene expression profile of PTSD. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Blood Emergency Responders Genetics Mental Disorders Mental Health Occupational Health Pathology Safety September 11 Terrorist Attacks Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
• Keywords:
  Biological Function Cellular Structures Emergency Responders Genes Genetic Factors Genomics Humans Mental Disorders Physiology Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Psychological Disorders PTSD Rescue Workers Ribonucleic Acids RNA Traumatic Incident Stress World Trade Center WTC

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• ISSN:
  2158-3188
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New York ; OSHA Region 2
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1
• Volume:
  9
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20054376
• Citation:
  Transl Psychiatry 2019 Jan; 9:1
• Contact Point Address:
  Benjamin J Luft, Department of Medicine, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794
• Email:
  Benjamin.luft@stonybrookmedicine.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2019
• Performing Organization:
  State University of New York, Stony Brook
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20120901
• Source Full Name:
  Translational Psychiatry
• End Date:
  20150831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:af420fbdbd75b16e349a99f3a57c2b50570d404821b1b055419e3c7f188cd3d381181fe6a1bf5233d9ab0432f9d0e6cf6bf4a9b81491174890df889eaccbcc20
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/216959/cdc_216959_DS1.pdf
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