RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Hippocampal subfield volumes are uniquely affected in PTSD and depression: International analysis of 31 cohorts from the PGC-ENIGMA PTSD Working Group JF bioRxiv FD Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory SP 739094 DO 10.1101/739094 A1 Lauren E. Salminen A1 Philipp G. Sämann A1 Yuanchao Zheng A1 Emily L. Dennis A1 Emily K. Clarke-Rubright A1 Neda Jahanshad A1 Juan E. Iglesias A1 Christopher D. Whelan A1 Steven E. Bruce A1 Jasmeet P. Hayes A1 Soraya Seedat A1 Christopher L. Averill A1 Lee A. Baugh A1 Jessica Bomyea A1 Joanna Bright A1 Chanellé J. Buckle A1 Kyle Choi A1 Nicholas D. Davenport A1 Richard J. Davidson A1 Maria Densmore A1 Seth G. Disner A1 Stefan du Plessis A1 Jeremy A. Elman A1 Negar Fani A1 Gina L. Forster A1 Carol E. Franz A1 Jessie L. Frijling A1 Atilla Gonenc A1 Staci A. Gruber A1 Daniel W. Grupe A1 Jeffrey P. Guenette A1 Courtney C. Haswell A1 David Hofmann A1 Michael Hollifield A1 Babok Hosseini A1 Anna R. Hudson A1 Jonathan Ipser A1 Tanja Jovanovic A1 Amy Kennedy-Krage A1 Mitzy Kennis A1 Anthony King A1 Philipp Kinzel A1 Saskia B. J. Koch A1 Inga Koerte A1 Sheri M. Koopowitz A1 Mayuresh S. Korgaonkar A1 William S. Kremen A1 John Krystal A1 Lauren A. M. Lebois A1 Ifat Levy A1 Michael J. Lyons A1 Vincent A. Magnotta A1 Antje Manthey A1 Soichiro Nakahara A1 Laura Nawijn A1 Richard W. J. Neufeld A1 Jack B. Nitschke A1 Daniel C. M. O’Doherty A1 Robert H. Paul A1 Matthew Peverill A1 Faisal M. Rashid A1 Kerry J. Ressler A1 Annerine Roos A1 Christian Schmahl A1 Margaret A. Sheridan A1 Anika Sierk A1 Alan N. Simmons A1 Jeffrey S. Simons A1 Raluca M. Simons A1 Murray B. Stein A1 Jennifer S. Stevens A1 Benjamin Suarez-Jimenez A1 Jean Théberge A1 Kathleen Thomaes A1 Sophia I. Thomopoulos A1 Leigh L. van den Heuvel A1 Steven J. A. van der Werff A1 Theo G. M. van Erp A1 Sanne J. H. van Rooij A1 Mirjam van Zuiden A1 Tim Varkevisser A1 Robert R. J. M. Vermeiren A1 Tor D. Wager A1 Henrik Walter A1 Xin Wang A1 Sherry Winternitz A1 Jonathan D. Wolff A1 Kristen Wrocklage A1 Xi Zhu A1 Christopher R. K. Ching A1 Tiril P. Gurholt A1 Unn K. Haukvik A1 Ingrid Agartz A1 Chadi G. Abdallah A1 Richard Bryant A1 Judith K. Daniels A1 Michael DeBellis A1 Kelene A. Fercho A1 Elbert Geuze A1 Ilan Harpaz-Rotem A1 Julia I. Herzog A1 Milissa L. Kaufman A1 Jim Lagopoulos A1 Ruth A. Lanius A1 Katie A. McLaughlin A1 Sven C. Mueller A1 Yuval Neria A1 Miranda Olff A1 K. Luan Phan A1 Martha E. Shenton A1 Scott R. Sponheim A1 Dan J. Stein A1 Thomas Straube A1 Nic J. A. van der Wee A1 Dick J. Veltman A1 Paul M. Thompson A1 Rajendra A. Morey A1 Mark W. Logue A1 for the ENIGMA-PGC-PTSD Working Group YR 2019 UL http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2019/08/21/739094.abstract AB Background PTSD and depression commonly co-occur and have been associated with smaller hippocampal volumes compared to healthy and trauma-exposed controls. However, the hippocampus is heterogeneous, with subregions that may be uniquely affected in individuals with PTSD and depression.Methods We used random effects regressions and a harmonized neuroimaging protocol based on FreeSurfer (v6.0) to identify sub-structural hippocampal markers of current PTSD (C-PTSD), depression, and the interaction of these conditions across 31 cohorts worldwide (N=3,115; Mage=38.9±13.9 years). Secondary analyses tested these associations by sex and after modeling the simultaneous effects of remitted PTSD, childhood trauma, mild traumatic brain injury, and alcohol use disorder.Results A significant negative main effect of depression (n=800, vs. no depression, n=1456) was observed in the hippocampal tail (ß=−0.13) and CA1 (ß=−0.09) after adjusting for covariates and multiple testing (adjusted p’s (q)=0.028). A main effect of C-PTSD (n=1042 vs. control, n=1359) was not significant, but an interaction between C-PTSD and depression was significant in the CA1 (ß=−0.24, q=0.044). Pairwise comparisons revealed significantly smaller CA1 volumes in individuals with C-PTSD+Depression than controls (ß=−0.12, q=0.012), C-PTSD-only (ß=−0.17, q=0.001), and Depression-only (ß=−0.18, q=0.023). Follow-up analyses revealed sex effects in the hippocampal tail of depressed females, and an interaction effect of C-PTSD and depression in the fimbria of males.Conclusions Collectively our results suggest that depression is a stronger predictor of hippocampal volumetry than PTSD, particularly in the CA1, and provide compelling evidence of more pronounced hippocampal phenotypes in comorbid PTSD and depression compared to either condition alone.