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Serotonin in the modulation of neural plasticity and networks: implications for neurodevelopmental disordersKlaus Peter Lesch
Division of Molecular Psychiatry, Laboratory of Translational Neuroscience, ADHD Clinical Research Network, Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, University of Wurzburg, 97080 Wurzburg, Germany
Neuron 76:175-91. 2012....
Targeting brain serotonin synthesis: insights into neurodevelopmental disorders with long-term outcomes related to negative emotionality, aggression and antisocial behaviourKlaus Peter Lesch
Division of Molecular Psychiatry MP, Laboratory of Translational Neuroscience LTN, Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatics, and Psychotherapy, University of Wuerzburg, Fuechsleinstrasse 15, 97080 Wuerzburg, Germany
Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 367:2426-43. 2012..Mouse models in conjunction with approaches focusing on TPH2 variants in humans provide unexpected views of 5-HT's role in brain development and in disorders related to negative emotionality, aggression and antisocial behaviour...
Mosaicism for a serotonin transporter gene promoter-associated deletion: decreased recombination in depressionK P Lesch
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Wurzburg, Federal Republic of Germany
J Neural Transm 106:1223-30. 1999..The findings confirm that the pericentric region of human chromosome 17 is highly unstable and furnishs additional evidence for intricate complexity of 5HTT regulation under physiological condition and in disease...
Linking emotion to the social brain. The role of the serotonin transporter in human social behaviourKlaus-Peter Lesch
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Molecular and Clinical Psychobiology, , Germany
EMBO Rep 8:S24-9. 2007
Gene-environment interaction and the genetics of depressionKlaus Peter Lesch
Molecular and Clinical Psychobiology, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Wurzburg, Wurzburg, Germany
J Psychiatry Neurosci 29:174-84. 2004..Given the etiologic and psychobiologic complexity of mood disorders, it is not surprising that the identification of specific genetic factors is extremely difficult and continues to be among the last frontiers of gene hunting...
Molecular genetics of adult ADHD: converging evidence from genome-wide association and extended pedigree linkage studiesKlaus Peter Lesch
ADHD Clinical Research Program, Molecular and Clinical Psychobiology, Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, University of Wuerzburg, Fuechsleinstr 15, 97080, Wuerzburg, Germany
J Neural Transm 115:1573-85. 2008..g., CDH13, ASTN2) and regulators of synaptic plasticity (e.g., CTNNA2, KALRN) despite the complex multifactorial etiologies of adult ADHD and addiction vulnerability...
Pharmacogenetics of the serotonin transporterKlaus Peter Lesch
Molecular and Clinical Psychobiology, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Wuerzburg, Fuechsleinstr 15, 97080 Wuerzburg, Germany
Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 29:1062-73. 2005....
Anxiety-related traits in mice with modified genes of the serotonergic pathwayKlaus Peter Lesch
Molecular and Clinical Psychobiology, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Wurzburg, Fuchsleinstr 15, 97080, Wurzburg, Germany
Eur J Pharmacol 480:185-204. 2003..Finally, we attempt to identify future directions of genetic manipulation in animal models to advance our understanding of brain dysregulation characteristic of anxiety disorders...
Alcohol dependence and gene x environment interaction in emotion regulation: Is serotonin the link?Klaus Peter Lesch
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Wurzburg, Fuchsleinstr 15, Germany
Eur J Pharmacol 526:113-24. 2005..These new developments have broad implications for our understanding how genetic vulnerability to alcohol dependence is manifested in the brain's response to emotional stimuli...
Antidepressants and gene expression profiling: how to SNARE novel drug targetsK P Lesch
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Section of Molecular Psychobiology, , , Germany
Pharmacogenomics J 2:346-8. 2002
Genome-wide copy number variation analysis in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: association with neuropeptide Y gene dosage in an extended pedigreeK P Lesch
ADHD Clinical Research Network, Unit for Molecular Psychiatry, Laboratory of Translational Neuroscience, Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, University of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany
Mol Psychiatry 16:491-503. 2011..These findings implicate CNVs of behaviour-related genes in the pathogenesis of ADHD and are consistent with the notion that both frequent and rare variants influence the development of this common multifactorial syndrome...
Impulsivity, aggression, and serotonin: a molecular psychobiological perspectiveK P Lesch
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Wurzburg, Germany
Behav Sci Law 18:581-604. 2000....
Serotonergic gene expression and depression: implications for developing novel antidepressantsK P Lesch
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Wurzburg, Fuchsleinstrasse 15, 97080, Wurzburg, Germany
J Affect Disord 62:57-76. 2001....
Molecular foundation of anxiety disordersK P Lesch
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Wurzburg, Federal Republic of Germany
J Neural Transm 108:717-46. 2001..Integration of these emerging tools and technologies for genetic analysis will provide the groundwork for an advanced stage of gene identification and functional studies in anxiety and related disorders...
Variation of serotonergic gene expression: neurodevelopment and the complexity of response to psychopharmacologic drugsK P Lesch
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Wuerzburg, Fuechsleinstr 15, 97080, Germany
Eur Neuropsychopharmacol 11:457-74. 2001....
Mouse anxiety: the power of knockoutK P Lesch
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Wurzburg, Germany
Pharmacogenomics J 1:187-92. 2001....
Focus on The 5-HT1A receptor: emerging role of a gene regulatory variant in psychopathology and pharmacogeneticsKlaus Peter Lesch
Clinical and Molecular Psychobiology, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Wurzburg, Wurzburg, Germany
Int J Neuropsychopharmacol 7:381-5. 2004....
When the serotonin transporter gene meets adversity: the contribution of animal models to understanding epigenetic mechanisms in affective disorders and resilienceKlaus Peter Lesch
Molecular Psychiatry, ADHD Clinical Research Network, Laboratory of Translational Neuroscience, Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, University of Wuerzburg, Fuechsleinstr 15, 97080, Wuerzburg, Germany
Curr Top Behav Neurosci 7:251-80. 2011....
Tryptophan hydroxylase-2 gene variation influences personality traits and disorders related to emotional dysregulationLise Gutknecht
Molecular and Clinical Psychobiology, Department for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Wurzburg, Fuchsleinstrasse 15, 97080 Wurzburg, Germany
Int J Neuropsychopharmacol 10:309-20. 2007..These findings implicate alterations of 5-HT synthesis in emotion regulation and confirm TPH2 as a susceptibility and/or modifier gene of affective spectrum disorders...
Affect-modulated startle reflex and dopamine D4 receptor gene variationPaul Pauli
Department of Psychology, Biological Psychology, Clinical Psychology, and Psychotherapy, University of Wurzburg, Wurzburg, Germany
Psychophysiology 47:25-33. 2010..Results speak for the importance of the DRD4 polymorphism in modulating emotional responses and also for the usefulness of the affect-modulated ASR as an endophenotype...
A gene-environment investigation on personality traits in two independent clinical sets of adult patients with personality disorder and attention deficit/hyperactive disorderChristian P Jacob
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Wurzburg, Fuchsleinstrasse 15, 97080, Wurzburg, Germany
Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 260:317-26. 2010..Further replication studies, however, are necessary to validate the apparent complexity of G x E interactions in disorders of human personality...
Influence of functional variant of neuronal nitric oxide synthase on impulsive behaviors in humansAndreas Reif
Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, University of Wurzburg, Fuchsleinstr 15, D 97080 Wurzburg, Germany
Arch Gen Psychiatry 66:41-50. 2009..Although rodent data suggest that the neuronal isoform of nitric oxide synthase (NOS-I) modifies diverse behaviors including aggression, this has not been translated to human studies...
Absence of thermal hyperalgesia in serotonin transporter-deficient miceCarola Vogel
Department of Neurology, University of Wurzburg, 97080 Wurzburg, Germany
J Neurosci 23:708-15. 2003..In contrast, bilateral mechanical allodynia, a centrally mediated phenomenon, was associated with decreased spinal 5-HT concentrations in 5-HTT-/- mice and may possibly be caused by a lack of spinal inhibition...
Association between reward-related activation in the ventral striatum and trait reward sensitivity is moderated by dopamine transporter genotypeTim Hahn
Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, University of Wurzburg, 97080 Wurzburg, Germany
Hum Brain Mapp 32:1557-65. 2011....
Impact of catechol-O-methyltransferase on prefrontal brain functioning in schizophrenia spectrum disordersAnn Christine Ehlis
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany
Neuropsychopharmacology 32:162-70. 2007..These results indicate that COMT genotype exerts a strong impact on prefrontal functioning and executive control in schizophrenia spectrum disorders...
Dopamine transporter (SLC6A3) genotype impacts neurophysiological correlates of cognitive response control in an adult sample of patients with ADHDThomas Dresler
Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, University Hospital Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany
Neuropsychopharmacology 35:2193-202. 2010....
Deficiency of brain 5-HT synthesis but serotonergic neuron formation in Tph2 knockout miceLise Gutknecht
Molecular and Clinical Psychobiology, Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatics, and Psychotherapy, University of Wuerzburg, Fuechsleinstrasse 15, 97080, Wuerzburg, Germany
J Neural Transm 115:1127-32. 2008..The findings confirm the exclusive specificity of Tph2 in brain 5-HT synthesis and suggest that Tph2-synthesized 5-HT is not required for serotonergic neuron formation...
Allelic variation of serotonin transporter function modulates the brain electrical response for error processingAndreas J Fallgatter
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Wuerzburg, Germany
Neuropsychopharmacology 29:1506-11. 2004....
Reduced NoGo-anteriorisation during continuous performance test in deletion syndrome 22q11.2Marcel Romanos
Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, University Clinic of Wuerzburg, Fuechsleinstrasse 15, 97074 Wuerzburg, Germany
J Psychiatr Res 44:768-74. 2010..Despite recent reports of structural alterations of the ACC in DS22q11.2 our findings suggest that response-inhibition mediated by the ACC is not impaired in DS22q11.2...
Early attentional deficits in an attention-to-prepulse paradigm in ADHD adultsAnnette Conzelmann
Department of Psychology Biological Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Wurzburg, Marcusstr 9 11, 97070 Wurzburg, Germany
J Abnorm Psychol 119:594-603. 2010..Attention deficits in ADHD patients may reflect not general derangements in information processing or ability to attend but, rather, selective disturbances of controlled attention during early information processing...
A functional promoter polymorphism of neuronal nitric oxide synthase moderates prefrontal functioning in schizophreniaAndreas Reif
Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, Julius Maximilians University Würzburg, Germany
Int J Neuropsychopharmacol 14:887-97. 2011..Our fNIRS data extend previous studies suggesting disturbed prefrontal functioning in schizophrenia and suggest that genetic variation of NOS1 has a role in cognitive dysfunction, probably by mediating glutamatergic tone...
Association of the functional V158M catechol-O-methyl-transferase polymorphism with panic disorder in womenKatharina Domschke
Department of Psychiatry, University of Munster, Germany
Int J Neuropsychopharmacol 7:183-8. 2004..Our data support a role of the 472G/A (V158M) COMT polymorphism or a nearby locus in the pathogenesis of panic disorder in women...
Differential effects of prenatal stress in 5-Htt deficient mice: towards molecular mechanisms of gene × environment interactionsDaniel Louis Albert van den Hove
Institute of Molecular Psychiatry, Laboratory of Translational Neuroscience, Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, University of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany
PLoS ONE 6:e22715. 2011..Moreover, hippocampal gene expression profiles suggest that distinct molecular mechanisms mediate the behavioral effects of the 5-Htt genotype, PS exposure, and their interaction...
DIRAS2 is associated with adult ADHD, related traits, and co-morbid disordersAndreas Reif
Department of Psychiatry, University of Wurzburg, Wurzburg, Germany
Neuropsychopharmacology 36:2318-27. 2011..031). Additional SNPs showed association with personality scores (p=0.008-0.048). Converging lines of evidence implicate genetic variance in the promoter region of DIRAS2 in the etiology of ADHD and co-morbid impulsive disorders...
Brain-specific conditional and time-specific inducible Tph2 knockout mice possess normal serotonergic gene expression in the absence of serotonin during adult lifeClaudia Kriegebaum
Molecular Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, Julius Maximilians University of Wurzburg, Wurzburg, Germany
Neurochem Int 57:512-7. 2010..The formation of the serotonergic system thus seems to be a preserved expressional pattern due to intrinsic cellular programs which occurs also in the absence of its key molecule, namely 5-HT...
A NOS-III haplotype that includes functional polymorphisms is associated with bipolar disorderAndreas Reif
Clinical and Molecular Psychobiology, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Wurzburg, Wurzburg, Germany
Int J Neuropsychopharmacol 9:13-20. 2006..Our results thus suggest that the NOS-III genotype may convey a modest genetic risk to develop bipolar disorder. This finding should be further clarified by the use of within-family designs and in samples of other ethnicity...
Rare variants of the gene encoding the potassium chloride co-transporter 3 are associated with bipolar disorderJobst Meyer
Clinical and Molecular Psychobiology, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Wuerzburg, Germany
Int J Neuropsychopharmacol 8:495-504. 2005..Our data strongly suggest that rare variants of SLC12A6 may represent risk factors for bipolar disorder...
The expression of the transcription factor FEV in adult human brain and its association with affective disordersClaudia B Kriegebaum
Molecular and Clinical Psychobiology, Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, University of Wurzburg, Fuchsleinstr 15, 97080, Wurzburg, Germany
J Neural Transm 117:831-6. 2010..FEV therefore might not account for the genetic risk towards depression or bipolar disorder. Furthermore, the specificity of FEV for the serotonergic system should be reconsidered...
Methylphenidate normalizes emotional processing in adult patients with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: preliminary findingsAnnette Conzelmann
Department of Psychology, Biological Psychology, Clinical Psychology, and Psychotherapy, University of Wurzburg, Germany
Brain Res 1381:159-66. 2011..The data suggest that MPH as first choice treatment in ADHD has a positive impact on emotional processes in adult ADHD patients and points to the clinical relevance of emotional-dysfunctions in ADHD...
Transmission disequilibrium of polymorphic variants in the tryptophan hydroxylase-2 gene in children and adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorderRainald Mossner
Clinical and Molecular Psychobiology, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Wurzburg, Fuchsleinstrasse 15, 97080 Wurzburg, Germany
Int J Neuropsychopharmacol 9:437-42. 2006..58 (95% CI 0.98-6.82). In conclusion, the results link TPH2 variations to the pathogenesis of early-onset OCD and further support the aetiological relevance of 5-HT signalling in OCD...
Influence of a genetic variant of the neuronal growth associated protein Stathmin 1 on cognitive and affective control processes: an event-related potential studyAnn Christine Ehlis
Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, University of Wuerzburg, Germany
Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet 156:291-302. 2011....
MLC1 polymorphisms are specifically associated with periodic catatonia, a subgroup of chronic schizophreniaSandra Selch
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy Molecular and Clinical Psychobiology, University of Wurzburg, Wurzburg, Germany
Biol Psychiatry 61:1211-4. 2007....
Mutational analysis of the connexin 36 gene (CX36) and exclusion of the coding sequence as a candidate region for catatonic schizophrenia in a large pedigreeJobst Meyer
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Wuerzburg, Fuechsleinstr 15, D 97080 Wurzburg, Germany
Schizophr Res 58:87-91. 2002..No variant exclusively cosegregates with the disease in a large pedigree that mainly supports the chromosome 15q14 locus, providing evidence that CX36 is not causative for the pathogenesis of catatonic schizophrenia in this family...
Nature and nurture predispose to violent behavior: serotonergic genes and adverse childhood environmentAndreas Reif
Clinical and Molecular Psychobiology, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Wurzburg, Wurzburg, Germany
Neuropsychopharmacology 32:2375-83. 2007..These findings indicate complex interactions between genetic variation of the serotonergic circuitry and environmental factors arguing against simplistic, mono-causal explanations of violent behavior...
Cross-disorder analysis of bipolar risk genes: further evidence of DGKH as a risk gene for bipolar disorder, but also unipolar depression and adult ADHDHeike Weber
Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, Psychiatric Neurobiology and Bipolar Disorder Program, University of Wurzburg, Wurzburg, Germany
Neuropsychopharmacology 36:2076-85. 2011..We demonstrate an association of DGKH with BPD, UPD, and aADHD by applying a two-stage design. These disorders share the feature of mood instability, so that this phenotype might be associated with genetic variation in DGKH...
Co-morbidity of adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder with focus on personality traits and related disorders in a tertiary referral centerChristian P Jacob
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Wuerzburg, Fuechsleinstr 15, 97080, Wuerzburg, Germany
Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 257:309-17. 2007..The prevalence and consequences of co-morbid axis-I and axis-II disorders as well as personality traits were examined in a large cohort of adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (AADHD) at a tertiary referral center...
Neuronal nitric oxide synthase (NOS-I) knockout increases the survival rate of neural cells in the hippocampus independently of BDNFSabrina Fritzen
Molecular and Clinical Psychobiology, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy Josef Schneider Str 11, Julius Maximilians University Würzburg, Fuchsleinstr 15, D 97080 Wurzburg, Germany
Mol Cell Neurosci 35:261-71. 2007..Together, these results emphasize the important role of the different NOS isoforms with respect to adult neurogenesis...
Serotonin-1A receptor gene HTR1A variation predicts interferon-induced depression in chronic hepatitis CMichael R Kraus
Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik II, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Wurzburg, Wurzburg, Germany
Gastroenterology 132:1279-86. 2007..Interferon-induced depression is a major complication in antiviral therapy of chronic hepatitis C. Little is known about underlying mechanisms and reliable predictive factors associated with cytokine-induced depressive symptoms...
The brain-specific protein MLC1 implicated in megalencephalic leukoencephalopathy with subcortical cysts is expressed in glial cells in the murine brainAngelika Schmitt
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Section of Molecular Psychobiology, University of Wurzburg, Wurzburg, Germany
Glia 44:283-95. 2003..Detailed information on Mlc1 expression in brain is likely to lead to a better understanding of Mlc1 involvement in the pathogenesis of both MLC and catatonic schizophrenia...
Association of a functional 1019C>G 5-HT1A receptor gene polymorphism with panic disorder with agoraphobiaClaudia Rothe
Department of Psychiatry, University of Munster, Germany
Int J Neuropsychopharmacol 7:189-92. 2004..03, n=101). In conclusion, our findings do not support a major contribution of this polymorphism to the pathogenesis of panic disorder, but provide evidence for a possible role in the subgroup with agoraphobia...
Functional variants of TSPAN8 are associated with bipolar disorder and schizophreniaClaus Jürgen Scholz
IZKF Laboratory for Microarray Applications, University of Wurzburg, Wurzburg, Germany
Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet 153:967-72. 2010..Similar phenomena might also occur in other risk genes for both BPD and SCZ, providing a molecular basis for the genetic overlap of both entities...
Differential effect of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (NOS-III) on the regulation of adult neurogenesis and behaviourAndreas Reif
Molecular and Clinical Psychobiology, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Julius Maximilians University Würzburg, Fuchsleinstr 15, D 97080 Wurzburg, Germany
Eur J Neurosci 20:885-95. 2004..In conclusion, our results indicated that NOS-III is involved in the proliferation of neuronal progenitor cells, although behavioural analysis does not provide evidence for a pro-depressive effect of reduced neuroneogenesis...
Impact of the AHI1 gene on the vulnerability to schizophrenia: a case-control association studyOlga Rivero
Unit of Molecular Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, University of Wurzburg, Wurzburg, Germany
PLoS ONE 5:e12254. 2010..To further investigate the contribution of AHI1 to the susceptibility of schizophrenia, we evaluated the effect of AHI1 variation on the vulnerability to psychosis in two samples from Spain and Germany...
Additive effects of serotonin transporter and tryptophan hydroxylase-2 gene variation on emotional processingMartin J Herrmann
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Wurzburg, Wurzburg, Germany
Cereb Cortex 17:1160-3. 2007....
The COGITAT holeboard system as a valuable tool to assess learning, memory and activity in miceAntonia M Post
Molecular Psychiatry, Laboratory of Translational Neuroscience, Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatics, and Psychotherapy, University of Wurzburg, Wurzburg, Germany
Behav Brain Res 220:152-8. 2011..Overall, our data indicate that this spatial learning task will be useful to characterize spatial memory in various genetic or pharmacological mouse models...
Integrating neurobiological markers of depressionTim Hahn
Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatics, and Psychotherapy, University Hospital, Wuerzburg, Germany
Arch Gen Psychiatry 68:361-8. 2011..However, current classification approaches are mainly based on data from a single biomarker, making it difficult to predict disorders characterized by complex patterns of symptoms...
Functional amygdala-hippocampus connectivity during anticipation of aversive events is associated with Gray's trait "sensitivity to punishment"Tim Hahn
Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, Psychophysiology and Functional Imaging, University Hospital Wuerzburg, Germany
Biol Psychiatry 68:459-64. 2010....
Gene-environment interaction influences anxiety-like behavior in ethologically based mouse modelsAntonia M Post
Molecular Psychiatry, Laboratory of Translational Neuroscience, Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatics, and Psychotherapy, University of Wurzburg, Fuechsleinstrasse 15, 97080 Wuerzburg, Germany
Behav Brain Res 218:99-105. 2011..These results challenge the comparability of not sufficiently standardized tests of anxiety-like behavior and emphasize the need for controlling environmental variables in behavioral phenotyping...
Structural and functional characterization of the human PAX7 5'-flanking regulatory regionYana V Syagailo
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Wurzburg, Fuchsleinstrasse 15, 97080, Wurzburg, Germany
Gene 294:259-68. 2002....
A highly polymorphic poly-glutamine stretch in the potassium channel KCNN3 in migraineRainald Mossner
Department of Psychiatry, University of Wurzburg, Germany
Headache 45:132-6. 2005..Objective: The present study is designed to further elucidate the molecular genetic basis of migraine with and without aura...
Tryptophan hydroxylase-2 (TPH2) in disorders of cognitive control and emotion regulation: a perspectiveJonas Waider
Molecular Psychiatry, Laboratory of Translational Neuroscience, Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatics, and Psychotherapy, University of Wuerzburg, Fuechsleinstrasse 15, 97080 Wuerzburg, Germany
Psychoneuroendocrinology 36:393-405. 2011....
Reduced thermal hyperalgesia and enhanced peripheral nerve injury after hind paw inflammation in mice lacking the serotonin-transporterFlorian Palm
Department of Neurology, University of Wurzburg, Neurologische Klinik der Universität, D 97080 Wurzburg, Germany
Eur J Pain 12:790-7. 2008..Human variants of the 5-HTT genotypes might be part of the factors determining the extent of nerve injury and hyperalgesia in inflammation...
Altered functioning of the cingulate gyrus in two cases of chromosome 22q11 deletion syndromeAndreas Reif
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Julius Maximilians University Würzburg, Fuechsleinstr 15, D 97080 Wuerzburg, Germany
Psychiatry Res 132:273-8. 2004..We conclude that more extensive study of NoGo anteriorisation as a potential endophenotype of 22q11-DS patients at risk for 22q11-associated psychiatric conditions is warranted...
A functional NOS1 promoter polymorphism interacts with adverse environment on functional and dysfunctional impulsivityAndreas Reif
Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, University of Wurzburg, Fuchsleinstr 15, 97080, Wurzburg, Germany
Psychopharmacology (Berl) 214:239-48. 2011..In line with this, we have previously shown that a functional promoter polymorphism of NOS1, termed NOS1 ex1f-VNTR, is associated with impulsivity-related traits and related disorders...
Interaction between BDNF Val66Met and dopamine transporter gene variation influences anxiety-related traitsRegina Hünnerkopf
Molecular and Clinical Psychobiology, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Wurzburg, Wurzburg, Germany
Neuropsychopharmacology 32:2552-60. 2007..Our results support the notion that allelic variation at the BDNF locus--in interaction with other gene variants--influences anxiety- and depression-related personality traits...
5-hydroxyindolacetic acid (5-HIAA), a main metabolite of serotonin, is responsible for complete Freund's adjuvant-induced thermal hyperalgesia in miceYong Chen
Department of Neurology, University of Wurzburg, Josef Schneider Strasse 11, Wurzburg 97080, Germany
Mol Pain 7:21. 2011..Previous work led to the hypothesis that 5-hydroxyindolacetic acid (5-HIAA), a main metabolite of serotonin, might by itself influence pain thresholds...
Serotonin transporter deficiency protects mice from mechanical allodynia and heat hyperalgesia in vincristine neuropathyNiels Hansen
Department of Neurology, University of Wurzburg, Josef Schneider Straße 11, 97080 Wurzburg, Germany
Neurosci Lett 495:93-7. 2011..Conversely, attenuation of mechanical allodynia in 5-HTT-/- mice may indicate reduced 5-HT-mediated facilitation in the central nervous system...
Toward a molecular architecture of personalityAndreas Reif
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Wuerzburg, Fuchsleinstr 15, 97080, Wuerzburg, Germany
Behav Brain Res 139:1-20. 2003..The findings converge on the notion that a probabilistic rather than deterministic impact of genes on the expression of behavior will contribute to the demystification of behavioral disorders...
Homocysteinemia as well as methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase polymorphism are associated with affective psychosesAndreas Reif
Clinical and Molecular Psychobiology, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Julius Maximilians University of Wurzburg, Fuchsleinstr 15, 97080 Wurzburg, Germany
Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 29:1162-8. 2005..In conclusion, we suggest that in females homocysteinemia is an unspecific risk factor for organic brain disorders like dementia, and possibly depression, but not for schizophrenia...
Panic disorder and a possible treatment approach by means of high-frequency rTMS: a case reportThomas Dresler
Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, University Hospital Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany
World J Biol Psychiatry 10:991-7. 2009....
Analysis of the stathmin rs182455 single nucleotide promoter polymorphism in patients with multiple sclerosisMathias Buttmann
Neurologische Klinik, Julius Maximilians Universitat, Wurzburg, Germany
J Neurogenet 22:181-6. 2008..We conclude that despite potential importance of stathmin in the pathogenesis of MS, the rs182455 polymorphism does not influence MS susceptibility or clinical disease course...
Spatio-temporal expression of tryptophan hydroxylase isoforms in murine and human brain: convergent data from Tph2 knockout miceLise Gutknecht
Molecular and Clinical Psychobiology, Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatics, and Psychotherapy, University of Wuerzburg, Fuechsleinstrasse 15, 97080 Wuerzburg, Germany
Eur Neuropsychopharmacol 19:266-82. 2009..In conclusion, our findings indicate that brain 5-HT synthesis across the lifespan is exclusively maintained by TPH2...
Aberrant accumulation of serotonin in dopaminergic neuronsRainald Mossner
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Wurzburg, Fuchsleinstr 15, 97080 Wurzburg, Germany
Neurosci Lett 401:49-54. 2006..This provides a molecular rationale for improving antidepressant efficacy by additional pharmacological inhibition of the DAT...
Decreased anxiety in mice lacking the organic cation transporter 3Thomas Wultsch
Section of Clinical and Molecular Psychobiology, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Wurzburg, Fuchsleinstr 15, 97080 Wurzburg, Germany
J Neural Transm 116:689-97. 2009....
Neural hyporesponsiveness and hyperresponsiveness during immediate and delayed reward processing in adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderMichael M Plichta
Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, Laboratory for Psychophysiology and Functional Imaging, Institute of Psychology, Biological Psychology, Clinical Psychology, and Psychotherapy, University of Wurzburg, Wurzburg, Germany
Biol Psychiatry 65:7-14. 2009..Dysfunctional reward processing, accompanied by a limited ability to tolerate reward delays, has been proposed as an important feature in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)...
Cluster B personality disorders are associated with allelic variation of monoamine oxidase A activityChristian P Jacob
Clinical and Molecular Psychobiology, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany
Neuropsychopharmacology 30:1711-8. 2005..Our findings further support the notion that allelic variation of MAOA activity contributes modestly to the balance of hyper- (impulsive-aggressive) and hyporeactive (anxious-depressive) traits...
Unaltered susceptibility to scrapie in serotonin transporter deficient miceRainald Mossner
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Wurzburg, Fuchsleinstrasse 15, 97080 Wurzburg, Germany
Neurochem Int 49:454-8. 2006..These findings argue against a major role of the 5-HTT in the pathogenesis of prion diseases in mice...
Neurogenesis and schizophrenia: dividing neurons in a divided mind?Andreas Reif
Molecular and Clinical Psychobiology, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Julius Maximilians University Würzburg, Fuchsleinstr 15, 97080 Wurzburg, Germany
Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 257:290-9. 2007..In conclusion, several lines of evidence suggest that reduced AN may contribute to the etiopathogenesis of schizophrenic disorders, whereas it does not seem to be a critical risk factor for affective disorders...
22q11.2 deletion syndrome as a natural model for COMT haploinsufficiency-related dopaminergic dysfunction in ADHDAndreas J Fallgatter
Laboratory for Psychophysiology and Functional Imaging, Department for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Wuerzburg, , 97080 Wuerzburg, Germany
Int J Neuropsychopharmacol 10:295-9. 2007
Catechol-O-methyltransferase Val158Met genotype affects neural correlates of aversive stimuli processingMartin J Herrmann
Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatics, and PsychotherapyUniversity of Würzburg, Wurzburg, Germany
Cogn Affect Behav Neurosci 9:168-72. 2009..Specifically, Met/Met carriers respond more sensitively to unpleasant stimuli, as compared with Val/Val carriers. We did not find evidence that life stress moderates the effect of the COMT genotype on emotional stimuli processing...
Toxicity and metabolism of the chloral-derived mammalian alkaloid 1-trichloromethyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-beta-carboline (TaClo) in PC12 cellsGerhard Bringmann
Institut fur Organische Chemie, Universitat Wurzburg, Am Hubland, D 97074 Wurzburg, Germany
Z Naturforsch C 61:601-10. 2006....
Neural response to reward anticipation is modulated by Gray's impulsivityTim Hahn
University of Wuerzburg, Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, Wuerzburg, Germany
Neuroimage 46:1148-53. 2009....
The Wuerzburg Research Initiative on Adult Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (WURIN-AADHD): multi-layered evaluation of long-term courseChristian Jacob
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Wuerzburg, Fuechsleinstrasse 15, 97080, Wuerzburg, Germany
Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 256:i12-20. 2006....
Abnormal affective responsiveness in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: subtype differencesAnnette Conzelmann
Department of Psychology Biological Psychology, Clinical Psychology, and Psychotherapy, University of Wurzburg, Marcusstrasse 9 11, Wurzburg, Germany
Biol Psychiatry 65:578-85. 2009..This study examined the affective modulation of the startle reflex in a large sample of ADHD patients. The aim was to compare subtypes of ADHD...
Differential functional variability of serotonin transporter and monoamine oxidase a genes in macaque species displaying contrasting levels of aggression-related behaviorJens R Wendland
Clinical and Molecular Psychobiology, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, , 97080, , Germany
Behav Genet 36:163-72. 2006..Taken together, these findings suggest that genetic variation of serotonergic neurotransmission may play an important role in determining inter-species differences in aggression related behavior in macaques...
Transmission disequilibrium analysis of the functional 5-HT3A receptor variant C178T in early-onset obsessive compulsive-disorderRainald Mossner
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Wurzburg, Wurzburg, Germany
J Psychopharmacol 21:833-6. 2007..51 (95% CI 0.36-0.65). This argues against an involvement of the 5-HT(3A) receptor in the polygenic aetiology of early-onset OCD...
Encephalopathy and myoclonus triggered by valproic acidAndreas Reif
Department of Psychiatry, Julius Maximilians University of Wurzburg, Fuchsleinstr 15, D 97080 Wurzburg, Germany
Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 28:1061-3. 2004..On VPA discontinuation, all symptoms vanished and EEG normalized. We thus suggest that direct VPA-induced encephalopathy in the absence of ammonemia does exist, in this case probably facilitated by psychotropic polypharmacy...
Serotonergic gene inactivation in mice: models for anxiety and aggression?Klaus Peter Lesch
Clinical and Molecular Psychobiology, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany
Novartis Found Symp 268:111-40; discussion 140-6, 167-70. 2005....
Serotonin transporter: gene, genetic disorders, and pharmacogeneticsDennis L Murphy
Laboratory of Clinical Science, Building 10, Room 3D41, 10 Center Drive, MSC 1264, NIMH, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
Mol Interv 4:109-23. 2004....
Gender-dependent regulation of G-protein-gated inwardly rectifying potassium current in dorsal raphe neurons in knock-out mice devoid of the 5-hydroxytryptamine transporterAlexandre Julien Châu Loucif
UMR 677, Inserm UPMC, NeuroPsychoPharmacologie, Faculte de Medecine Pierre et Marie Curie, Site Pitié Salpêtrière, 91 Boulevard de l Hopital, 75634 Paris Cedex 13, France
J Neurobiol 66:1475-88. 2006..Accordingly, gender differences in central 5-HT neurotransmission appear to depend-at least in part-on sex-related variations in corresponding receptor-G protein signaling mechanisms...
Adaption of the serotoninergic neuronal phenotype in the absence of 5-HT autoreceptors or the 5-HT transporter: involvement of BDNF and cAMPPrakasham Rumajogee
Laboratoire de Neurobiologie des Signaux Intercellulaires, CNRS UMR 7101, Universite Pierre et Marie Curie, 7 quai Saint Bernard, 75005 Paris, France
Eur J Neurosci 19:937-44. 2004....
Sex hormone-dependent desensitization of 5-HT1A autoreceptors in knockout mice deficient in the 5-HT transporterSaoussen Bouali
INSERM U288, NeuroPsychoPharmacologie Moléculaire Cellulaire et Fonctionalle, France
Eur J Neurosci 18:2203-12. 2003..The differential effects of testosterone and estradiol on 5-HT1A-mediated control of 5-HT neurotransmission might be related to the well-established gender differences in the vulnerability to depression...
Interaction of serotonergic and noradrenergic gene variants in panic disorderChristine M Freitag
Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Saarland University Hospital, Homburg, Germany
Psychiatr Genet 16:59-65. 2006....
Mice lacking the serotonin transporter exhibit 5-HT(1A) receptor-mediated abnormalities in tests for anxiety-like behaviorAndrew Holmes
Laboratory of Behavioral Neuroscience, National Institute of Mental Health, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
Neuropsychopharmacology 28:2077-88. 2003..5-HTT null mutant mice provide a model to investigate the role of the 5-HTT in mood and anxiety disorders...
3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine self-administration is abolished in serotonin transporter knockout miceJose Manuel Trigo
Laboratori de Neurofarmacologia, Departament de Ciencies Experimentals i de la Salut, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
Biol Psychiatry 62:669-79. 2007..The aim of the present study was to determine the contribution of the serotonin transporter (SERT) in MDMA self-administration behavior by using knockout (KO) mice deficient in SERT...
Reduced programmed cell death in brains of serotonin transporter knockout miceAntonio M Persico
Laboratory of Molecular Psychiatry and Neurogenetics, University Campus Bio Medico, Italy
Neuroreport 14:341-4. 2003....
Gender-dependent modulation of brain monoamines and anxiety-like behaviors in mice with genetic serotonin transporter and BDNF deficienciesRenee F Ren-Patterson
Laboratory of Clinical Science, NIMH, Bethesda, MD 20892-1264, USA
Cell Mol Neurobiol 26:755-80. 2006....
Serotonin uptake into dopamine neurons via dopamine transporters: a compensatory alternativeFeng C Zhou
Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine, 635 Barnhill Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
Brain Res 942:109-19. 2002..This study also demonstrates that DA neurons can store 5-HT for possible "false neurotransmitter" or other usage...
GABA(B) receptors in 5-HT transporter- and 5-HT1A receptor-knock-out mice: further evidence of a transduction pathway shared with 5-HT1A receptorsClotilde Mannoury La Cour
INSERM U288, , Cellulaire et Fonctionnelle, , Paris, France
J Neurochem 89:886-96. 2004....
Regional differences in extracellular dopamine and serotonin assessed by in vivo microdialysis in mice lacking dopamine and/or serotonin transportersHao-Wei Shen
Department of Molecular Psychiatry, Tokyo Institute of Psychiatry, Japan
Neuropsychopharmacology 29:1790-9. 2004..Cocaine-induced alterations in CPu DA levels in DAT-, SERT-, and DAT/SERT double-KO mice appear to provide better correlations with cocaine CPP than cocaine-induced DA level alterations in NAc or PFc...
A pharmacological analysis of mice with a targeted disruption of the serotonin transporterMeredith A Fox
Laboratory of Clinical Science, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, Building 10, Room 3D41, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
Psychopharmacology (Berl) 195:147-66. 2007..Partial or complete ablation of serotonin transporter (SERT) expression in mice leads to altered responses to serotonin receptor agonists and other classes of drugs...
