Bart N. Ford

Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences — United States

Neuroscience · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

Tryptophan and brain disorders(26), Stress Responses and Cortisol(15), Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research(8), Bipolar Disorder and Treatment(5), Treatment of Major Depression(5)

Publications32 total

Changes in kynurenine pathway metabolites and brain structure in response to behavioral activation therapy
Brain Behavior and Immunity·2026
Gene age gap estimate (GAGE) for major depressive disorder: A penalized biological age model using gene expression
Neurobiology of Aging·2025
Nuclear factor kappa-B cell (NF-κB), interferon regulatory Factor, and glucocorticoid receptor pathway activation in major depressive Disorder: The role of cytomegalovirus infection
Brain Behavior and Immunity·2024· 5 citedOpen Access
The role of CD4+ effector memory T-cells in cytomegalovirus-associated brain changes and depression: A dual-sample analysis
Brain Behavior and Immunity·2024
Gene Age Gap Estimate (GAGE) for major depressive disorder: a penalized biological age model using gene expression
2024Open Access
The effects of cytomegalovirus on brain structure following sport-related concussion
Brain·2023· 16 citedOpen Access
Preliminary evidence of an interaction between sleep quality and inflammatory response on COVID19 vaccine immunogenicity in adults with a history of mood disorder
Brain Behavior and Immunity·2022Open Access
Acute administration of ibuprofen increases serum concentration of the neuroprotective kynurenine pathway metabolite, kynurenic acid: a pilot randomized, placebo-controlled, crossover study
Psychopharmacology·2022· 7 citedOpen Access
Depression, aging, and immunity: implications for COVID-19 vaccine immunogenicity
Immunity & Ageing·2022· 23 citedOpen Access
Psychiatric symptoms are not associated with circulating CRP concentrations after controlling for medical, social, and demographic factors
Translational Psychiatry·2022· 13 citedOpen Access
Effect of Cytomegalovirus on the Immune System: Implications for Aging and Mental Health
Current topics in behavioral neurosciences·2022· 12 cited
Association between cytomegalovirus infection, reduced gray matter volume, and resting-state functional hypoconnectivity in major depressive disorder: a replication and extension
Translational Psychiatry·2021· 22 citedOpen Access
Behavioral activation therapy for depression is associated with a reduction in the concentration of circulating quinolinic acid — Erratum
Psychological Medicine·2021Open Access
Circulating Quinolinic Acid is Reduced Following Behavioral Activation Therapy in Major Depressive Disorder
Biological Psychiatry·2021
Replicable association between human cytomegalovirus infection and reduced white matter fractional anisotropy in major depressive disorder
Neuropsychopharmacology·2021· 31 citedOpen Access
Behavioral activation therapy for depression is associated with a reduction in the concentration of circulating quinolinic acid
Psychological Medicine·2020· 12 citedOpen Access
A hidden menace? Cytomegalovirus infection is associated with reduced cortical gray matter volume in major depressive disorder
Molecular Psychiatry·2020· 29 citedOpen Access
A Hidden Menace? Cytomegalovirus Infection is Associated With Structural Brain Abnormalities in Major Depressive Disorder
Biological Psychiatry·2020· 1 cited
Diagnosis-independent loss of T-cell costimulatory molecules in individuals with cytomegalovirus infection
Brain Behavior and Immunity·2020· 20 citedOpen Access
Abstract # 3240 Reduced immunity to measles and rubella, but not polio in adults with major depressive disorder: A follow up study
Brain Behavior and Immunity·2019
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Frequent Co-authors

Jonathan Savitz(32), T. Kent Teague(26), Martin P. Paulus(21), Jerzy Bodurka(13), Robert H. Yolken(12), Michael R. Irwin(12), Robin L. Aupperle(8), Rayus Kuplicki(8), Teresa A. Victor(7), Haixia Zheng(7), Hung‐Wen Yeh(5), Wayne C. Drevets(5), Brent E. Wurfel(5), Robert Dantzer(5), Sahib S. Khalsa(4), Kaiping Burrows(4), Ashley N. Clausen(4), Kelly T. Cosgrove(4), Namik Kirlić(4), Timothy B. Meier(4)