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Gunter Kenis is affiliated with the Maastricht University Medical Centre in the Netherlands. Their research spans multiple aspects of medicine, neuroscience, and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, indicating a multidisciplinary approach to studying complex biological and psychiatric conditions.

Their primary subfields of study include psychiatry and mental health, molecular biology, biological psychiatry, genetics, and neurology. These areas reflect a focus on understanding the biological underpinnings and clinical aspects of mental disorders and brain function.

Kenis's main research topics cover tryptophan and brain disorders, schizophrenia research and treatment, epigenetics and DNA methylation, genetic associations and epidemiology, bipolar disorder and treatment, stress responses and cortisol, as well as health, environment, and cognitive aging. This variety shows an interest in both the molecular mechanisms and epidemiological factors influencing mental health.

The body of work includes numerous publications, with notable recent papers as follows:

  • DNA methylation meta-analysis reveals cellular alterations in psychosis and markers of treatment-resistant schizophrenia, 2021, eLife
  • Association of Recent Stressful Life Events With Mental and Physical Health in the Context of Genomic and Exposomic Liability for Schizophrenia, 2020, JAMA Psychiatry
  • Examining the independent and joint effects of genomic and exposomic liabilities for schizophrenia across the psychosis spectrum, 2020, Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences
  • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation-Induced Plasticity Mechanisms: TMS-Related Gene Expression and Morphology Changes in a Human Neuron-Like Cell Model, 2020, Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience
  • Do Current Measures of Polygenic Risk for Mental Disorders Contribute to Population Variance in Mental Health?, 2020, Schizophrenia Bulletin

Kenis frequently publishes in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Psychological Medicine, Biological Psychiatry, Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, and Schizophrenia Bulletin. This distribution suggests active engagement with both preprint repositories and peer-reviewed journals in psychiatry and neuroscience.

The scientist collaborates regularly with several coauthors, including Bart P. F. Rutten, Sinan Gülöksüz, Jim van Os, Bochao Lin, and Jurjen J. Luykx, with whom they have coauthored multiple works. These relationships point to a collaborative research environment focused on psychiatric and molecular biology topics.

Best Publications

  • Genome-wide association study identifies five new schizophrenia loci

    Stephan Ripke;Alan R. Sanders;Kenneth S. Kendler;Douglas F. Levinson

  • The environment and schizophrenia

    Jim van Os;Jim van Os;Gunter Kenis;Bart P. F. Rutten

  • The effects of psychological stress on humans: increased production of pro-inflammatory cytokines and a Th1-like response in stress-induced anxiety

    Michael Maes;Cai Song;Aihua Lin;Raf De Jongh

  • INCREASED SERUM IL-6 AND IL-1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST CONCENTRATIONS IN MAJOR DEPRESSION AND TREATMENT RESISTANT DEPRESSION

    M Maes;E Bosmans;R De Jongh;G Kenis

  • Resilience in mental health: linking psychological and neurobiological perspectives

    B. P. F. Rutten;C. Hammels;N. Geschwind;C. Menne-Lothmann

  • Serum levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor in major depressive disorder: state-trait issues, clinical features and pharmacological treatment

    Marc Molendijk;Boudewijn Aa Bus;Philip Spinhoven;Brenda W.J.H. Penninx;Brenda W.J.H. Penninx

  • Elevated serum interleukin-6 (IL-6) and IL-6 receptor concentrations in posttraumatic stress disorder following accidental man-made traumatic events.

    Michael Maes;Ai-hua Lin;Laure Delmeire;Ann Van Gastel

  • Effects of antidepressants on the production of cytokines.

    Gunter Kenis;Michael Maes

  • Negative immunoregulatory effects of antidepressants: inhibition of interferon-gamma and stimulation of interleukin-10 secretion.

    M. Maes;Cai Song;A.-H. Lin;S. Bonaccorso

  • Consistent decrease in global DNA methylation and hydroxymethylation in the hippocampus of Alzheimer's disease patients.

    Leonidas Chouliaras;Diego Mastroeni;Diego Mastroeni;Elaine Delvaux;Andrew Grover

  • Anti-Inflammatory effects of antidepressants through suppression of the interferon-gamma/interleukin-10 production ratio.

    Marta Kubera;Ai-Hua Lin;Gunter Kenis;Eugene Bosmans

  • The epigenetics of aging and neurodegeneration.

    Roy Lardenoije;Artemis Iatrou;Gunter Kenis;Konstantinos Kompotis

  • Increased serum tumor necrosis factor alpha concentrations in major depression and multiple sclerosis

    O. Mikova;R. Yakimova;E. Bosmans;G. Kenis

  • The inflammatory response system in treatment-resistant schizophrenia: increased serum interleukin-6

    A Lin;G Kenis;S Bignotti;G.-J.-B Tura

  • Activation of the inflammatory response system in autism.

    Jan Croonenberghs;Eugene Bosmans;Dirk Deboutte;Gunter Kenis

  • Epigenetic regulation of the BDNF gene: implications for psychiatric disorders.

    F Boulle;F Boulle;D L A van den Hove;D L A van den Hove;S B Jakob;B P Rutten

  • The inflammatory response system and the availability of plasma tryptophan in patients with primary sleep disorders and major depression

    Cai Song;Aihua Lin;Stefania Bonaccorso;Carine Heide

  • Determinants of serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor

    B.A.A. Bus;M.L. Molendijk;B.J.W.H. Penninx;B.J.W.H. Penninx;B.J.W.H. Penninx;J.K. Buitelaar

  • Epigenetic regulation in the pathophysiology of Alzheimer's disease.

    Leonidas Chouliaras;Bart P.F. Rutten;Gunter Kenis;Odette Peerbooms

  • Neurotrophic factors and neuroplasticity pathways in the pathophysiology and treatment of depression

    Marion J. F. Levy;Marion J. F. Levy;Marion J. F. Levy;Fabien Boulle;Fabien Boulle;Fabien Boulle;Harry W. Steinbusch;Harry W. Steinbusch;Daniël L. A. van den Hove;Daniël L. A. van den Hove;Daniël L. A. van den Hove

  • Increased 24-hour urinary cortisol excretion in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder and patients with major depression, but not in patients with fibromyalgia.

    M Maes;A Lin;S Bonaccorso;F van Hunsel

Frequent Co-Authors

Bart P. F. Rutten
Bart P. F. Rutten Maastricht University Medical Centre
Daniel L.A. van den Hove
Daniel L.A. van den Hove Maastricht University
Sinan Guloksuz
Sinan Guloksuz Maastricht University
Marieke Wichers
Marieke Wichers Maastricht University
Nele Jacobs
Nele Jacobs Maastricht University
Michael Conlon O'Donovan
Michael Conlon O'Donovan Cardiff University
Harry W.M. Steinbusch
Harry W.M. Steinbusch Maastricht University
Jonathan Mill
Jonathan Mill University of Exeter
David A. Collier
David A. Collier Eli Lilly (United States)

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