A prospective study examining the role of gestational ssri exposure in the development of functional gastrointestinal disorders

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R01DK130517
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$5,333,100

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Completion date 88% complete
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  • $4,636,228.73 Federal
  • $696,871.00 Non-federal
Place of performance
New York, USA

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Abstract
Functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDS) are common, costly, and cause significant impairment that can begin in infancy. FGIDS remain poorly understood, and treatment are often ineffective, prompting a recent niddk workshop to conclude an urgent need for improved understanding and management paradigms. In this proposal, we test the hypothesis that serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressant exposure in pregnancy is a major contributor to FGIDS in children. This is based on the premise that ssris, when used by women in pregnancy, alter the fetal availability of serotonin (5-HT), which is critical for healthy nervous system development in both the brain and the GUT. There are significant public health implications, as SSRI use in pregnancy is continually increasing and IT is estimated that upwards of 350,000 newborns per year were exposed to an SSRI during gestation. Most of the studies to date on the long-term effects of SSRI exposures have focused on offspring brain development. In contrast, studies on the effects of maternal SSRI exposure on GUT development are lacking. However, our group has compelling evidence, through both published studies and new preliminary data, suggesting associations between SSRI exposure and fgid risk, which are independent of exposure to maternal depression. We have also identified a specific microbiome profile (ENTEROTYPE) that is highly linked to FGIDS, and which our preliminary results suggest, may be transferred from mother to infant where IT continues to drive elevated 5-HT signaling. Thus, SSRI exposure could increase offspring fgid risk, and this risk could be mediated by microbiome changes in the mother and child. We will investigate these questions by building on an ongoing birth cohort study of 375 mother-infant dyads ("the myrna study"; controls, maternal depression +/- SSRI exposure) being followed through pregnancy and the first two years of life. Our new study, which we term, "gestational SSRI exposures in the development of functional gastrointestinal disorders (GETGAS)", will leverage myrna infrastructure and population, while adding extensive characterization of fgid diagnoses and symptoms, and analyzing stool samples (mother in pregnancy, and infant at birth, 1 YR and 2 YR) to test the role of microbiota-driven 5-HT signaling pathways. We will do this through three specific aims: aim 1: confirm effects of gestational SSRI exposure on infant fgid development trajectories in the first two years. Aim 2: test whether maternal SSRI use during pregnancy promotes a 5-HT producing microbiome that is vertically transferred to the offspring where IT increases fgid risk. Aim 3: use data driven methods to identify clusters of maternal and infant factors most predictive of FGIDS in early life. Findings from this innovative and cost-effective proposal will help disambiguate the effects of PMD, SSRI exposure, and transmission of maternal microbiota on the development of FGIDS in early life, inform clinical management of FGIDS, and provide a foundation for biomarker and therapeutic target discovery.

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Subrecipient Amount Awarded
The Trustees Of Columbia University In The City Of New York The primary work at the Columbia University site will be overall management and direction of the clinical and statistical analysis of the project. This will… $271,106
Research Foundation For Mental Hygiene, Inc. The present study is based on an ongoing NIH funded study following pregnant women from first trimester of pregnancy to the offspring’s second year of… $120,789
Universite De Sherbrooke MPI Takser will serve as the site PI for the subaward to the University of Sherbrooke. The overall goal of the proposal is to test whether antidepressant… $228,184
Duke University The Duke University site will be responsible for providing expert input on the assessment, characterization and interpretation of neurobehavioral measures, as… $40,532
Baylor College Of Medicine Project Title: A Prospective Study Examining the Role of Gestational SSRI Exposure in the Development of Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders Start/End… $1,045,015
Research Foundation For Mental Hygiene, Inc. The present study is based on an ongoing NIH funded study following pregnant women from first trimester of pregnancy to the offspring’s second year of… $72,907
Universite De Sherbrooke MPI Takser will serve as the site PI for the subaward to the University of Sherbrooke. The overall goal of the proposal is to test whether antidepressant… $186,698
Baylor College Of Medicine Project Title: A Prospective Study Examining the Role of Gestational SSRI Exposure in the Development of Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders Start/End… $724,476
Baylor College Of Medicine Functional gastrointestinal/bowel disorders (FGIDs/FBDs) affects up to 20% of the population worldwide, with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) representing the… $216,546
The Trustees Of Columbia University In The City Of New York The primary work at the Columbia University site will be overall management and direction of the clinical and statistical analysis of the project. This will… $188,860

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Who received award R01DK130517?

R01DK130517 was awarded to New York University by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (National Institutes of Health) on August 15, 2021.

How much is award R01DK130517 worth?

$5,333,100 has been obligated on R01DK130517: $4,636,229 in federal funding and $696,871 in non-federal funding.

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