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Abstract
Losing one’s only child is a major traumatic life event that may lead to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD); however, not all parents who experience this trauma develop PTSD. Genetic variants are associated with the risk of developing PTSD. Catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) rs4680 and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) rs6265 are two most well-described single-nucleotide polymorphisms that relate to stress response; however, the neural mechanism underlying their effects on adults who lost an only child remains poorly understood. Two hundred and ten Han Chinese adults who had lost their only child (55 with PTSD and 155 without PTSD) were included in this imaging genetics study. Participants were divided into subgroups according to their COMT rs4680 and BDNF rs6265 genotypes. Degree Centrality (DC)—a resting-state fMRI index reflecting the brain network communication—was compared with a three-way (PTSD diagnosis, COMT, and BDNF polymorphisms) analysis of covariance. Diagnosis state had a significant effect on DC in bilateral inferior parietal lobules and right middle frontal gyrus (MFG), where PTSD adults showed weaker DC. BDNF × diagnosis interaction effect was found in the right MFG and hippocampus, and these two regions were reversely modulated. Also, there was a significant COMT × BDNF interaction effect in left cuneus, middle temporal gyrus, right inferior occipital gyrus, and bilateral putamen, independent of PTSD diagnosis. These findings suggest that the modulatory effect of BDNF polymorphism on the MFG and hippocampus may contribute to PTSD development in bereaved adults. Interactions of COMT × BDNF polymorphisms modulate some cortices and basal ganglia, irrespective of PTSD development.
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1 Medical School of Nanjing University, Department of Medical Imaging, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing, China (GRID:grid.41156.37) (ISNI:0000 0001 2314 964X); University of Southern California, Imaging Genetics Center, Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute, Marina del Rey, USA (GRID:grid.42505.36) (ISNI:0000 0001 2156 6853)
2 The Affiliated Yixing Hospital of Jiangsu University, Department of Radiology, Wuxi, China (GRID:grid.42505.36)
3 Central South University, Key Laboratory of Psychiatry and Mental Health of Hunan Province, Mental Health Institute, The Second Xiangya Hospital, National Technology Institute of Psychiatry, Changsha, China (GRID:grid.216417.7) (ISNI:0000 0001 0379 7164)
4 Medical School of Nanjing University, Department of Medical Imaging, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing, China (GRID:grid.41156.37) (ISNI:0000 0001 2314 964X)
5 University of Southern California, Imaging Genetics Center, Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute, Marina del Rey, USA (GRID:grid.42505.36) (ISNI:0000 0001 2156 6853)
6 The Affiliated Yixing Hospital of Jiangsu University, Department of Radiology, Wuxi, China (GRID:grid.216417.7)