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Clozapine Long-Term Treatment Might Reduce Epigenetic Age Through Hypomethylation of Longevity Regulatory Pathways Genes
Pérez-Aldana B, Martínez-Magaña J, Mayén-Lobo Y, de Montellano D, Aviña-Cervantes C, Ortega-Vázquez A, Genis-Mendoza A, Sarmiento E, Soto-Reyes E, Juárez-Rojop I, Tovilla-Zarate C, González-Castro T, Nicolini H, López-López M, Monroy-Jaramillo N. Clozapine Long-Term Treatment Might Reduce Epigenetic Age Through Hypomethylation of Longevity Regulatory Pathways Genes. Frontiers In Psychiatry 2022, 13: 870656. PMID: 35664466, PMCID: PMC9157596, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.870656.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPathway genesDNA methylomeEpigenetic ageProtein-protein interactionsLong-term treatmentDifferential methylation sitesInfinium MethylationEPIC BeadChipMethylation sitesPsychopharmacological treatmentMethylationEPIC BeadChipContinuous clozapine treatmentDrug-naive patientsGenesMethylomeYears of treatmentLower mortality rateChronological ageCLZ treatmentClozapine treatmentMale patientsDelta agePsychiatric disordersPatientsPsychotic disordersMortality rateCentral and Peripheral Immune Dysregulation in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Convergent Multi-Omics Evidence
Núñez-Rios DL, Martínez-Magaña JJ, Nagamatsu ST, Andrade-Brito DE, Forero DA, Orozco-Castaño CA, Montalvo-Ortiz JL. Central and Peripheral Immune Dysregulation in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Convergent Multi-Omics Evidence. Biomedicines 2022, 10: 1107. PMID: 35625844, PMCID: PMC9138536, DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines10051107.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsPosttraumatic stress disorderPeripheral immune systemImmune systemInflammatory systemTrauma exposureStress disorderPeripheral immune dysregulationToll-like receptorsLifetime trauma exposurePotential novel drug targetsEtiology of PTSDImmune dysregulationInflammatory dysregulationHPA axisNovel drug targetsImmunological responseInflammatory signalingGeneral populationAnimal modelsIntegrative multi-omics approachPTSD treatmentMultifactorial disorderBrain tissueHallmark featureDysregulationGenome-Wide Analysis of Disordered Eating Behavior in the Mexican Population
Martínez-Magaña J, Hernandez S, Garcia A, Cardoso-Barajas V, Sarmiento E, Camarena B, Caballero A, Gonzalez L, Villatoro-Velazquez J, Medina-Mora M, Bustos-Gamiño M, Fleiz-Bautista C, Tovilla-Zarate C, Juárez-Rojop I, Nicolini H, Genis-Mendoza A. Genome-Wide Analysis of Disordered Eating Behavior in the Mexican Population. Nutrients 2022, 14: 394. PMID: 35057575, PMCID: PMC8778304, DOI: 10.3390/nu14020394.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuantitative trait lociWide association studySingle nucleotide polymorphismsAssociation studiesTrait lociMulti-tissue expression quantitative trait lociSummary data-based Mendelian randomization analysisMethylation quantitative trait lociExpression quantitative trait lociGenome-wide association studiesGenome-wide associationGenome-wide thresholdDNA methylation levelsEnhancer marksWide analysisGenetic variationMetabolic domainsSilico function predictionFunction predictionSilico analysisMethylation levelsVariant predictionLociGenetic factorsMexican populationGenome-wide association study of psychiatric and substance use comorbidity in Mexican individuals
Martínez-Magaña JJ, Genis-Mendoza AD, Villatoro Velázquez JA, Bustos-Gamiño M, Juárez-Rojop IE, Tovilla-Zarate CA, Sarmiento E, Saucedo E, Rodríguez-Mayoral O, Fleiz-Bautista C, Camarena B, Aguilar A, Gonzalez-Castro TB, Medina-Mora ME, Nicolini H. Genome-wide association study of psychiatric and substance use comorbidity in Mexican individuals. Scientific Reports 2021, 11: 6771. PMID: 33762635, PMCID: PMC7990941, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-85881-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAllelesBiological Variation, PopulationComorbidityFemaleGenetic Association StudiesGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansMaleMental DisordersMiddle AgedPolymorphism, Single NucleotidePublic Health SurveillanceQuantitative Trait LociRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSubstance-Related DisordersYoung AdultConceptsGenome-wide association studiesGenome-wide correlationSingle nucleotide polymorphismsVertical pleiotropyAssociation studiesWide association signalsGenome-wide associationPolygenic risk scoresQuantitative lociAssociation signalsPhagocytosis pathwayNominal associationTraitsPleiotropyPathwayMeQTLMendelian randomizationGenesLociHigher polygenic risk scoreMicroarrayMultiple logistic modelMexican populationCommon comorbiditiesPolymorphismThe Identification of Admixture Patterns Could Refine Pharmacogenetic Counseling: Analysis of a Population-Based Sample in Mexico
Martínez-Magaña JJ, Genis-Mendoza AD, Velázquez J, Camarena B, del Campo Sanchez R, Bautista C, Gamiño M, Reséndiz E, Aguilar A, Medina-Mora ME, Nicolini H. The Identification of Admixture Patterns Could Refine Pharmacogenetic Counseling: Analysis of a Population-Based Sample in Mexico. Frontiers In Pharmacology 2020, 11: 324. PMID: 32390825, PMCID: PMC7188951, DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2020.00324.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Prevalence of Symptomatology and Risk Factors in Mental Health in Mexico: The 2016–17 ENCODAT Cohort
Medina-Mora M, Genis-Mendoza A, Villatoro Velázquez J, Bustos-Gamiño M, Bautista C, Camarena B, Martínez-Magaña J, Nicolini H. The Prevalence of Symptomatology and Risk Factors in Mental Health in Mexico: The 2016–17 ENCODAT Cohort. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2023, 20: 3109. PMID: 36833803, PMCID: PMC9961066, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20043109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental healthPost-traumatic stressDrug use disordersMental health disordersSymptoms of maniaMental health symptomsRepresentative population sampleLittle recent informationIllegal drugsRisk factorsTobacco useUse disordersHealth disordersResponse rateHealth symptomsPrevalenceSymptomsInterviews of individualsComorbiditiesDrugsPopulation sampleNational surveySymptomatologyDisordersFinal sample
2024
Towards a Novel Frontier in the Use of Epigenetic Clocks in Epidemiology
Martínez-Magaña J, Hurtado-Soriano J, Rivero-Segura N, Montalvo-Ortiz J, Garcia-delaTorre P, Becerril-Rojas K, Gomez-Verjan J. Towards a Novel Frontier in the Use of Epigenetic Clocks in Epidemiology. Archives Of Medical Research 2024, 55: 103033. PMID: 38955096, DOI: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2024.103033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImpact of public health interventionsHealth problems associated with agingPublic health interventionsPublic health strategiesEpigenetic clocksEfficacy of interventionsProblems associated with agingBiological agePublic health concernHealth interventionsHealth strategiesAssociated with ageDNA methylation levelsHuman phenomeHealthy agingHealth concernEpigenetic ageMultiple traitsHealthMethylation levelsInterventionAssociationAgeEpidemiological contextHealth spanExploring the relationship between admixture and genetic susceptibility to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in two Latin American cohorts
Garzón Rodríguez N, Briceño-Balcázar I, Nicolini H, Martínez-Magaña J, Genis-Mendoza A, Flores-Lázaro J, Villatoro Velázquez J, Bustos Gamiño M, Medina-Mora M, Quiroz-Padilla M. Exploring the relationship between admixture and genetic susceptibility to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in two Latin American cohorts. Journal Of Human Genetics 2024, 69: 373-380. PMID: 38714835, PMCID: PMC11269173, DOI: 10.1038/s10038-024-01246-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGenome-wide association analysisSingle-nucleotide polymorphismsSingle-nucleotide variantsSingle-nucleotideRisk-associated lociGenome-wide significanceRisk single-nucleotide polymorphismsAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderLocal ancestryAssociation lociIntergenic regionAdmixture proportionsAncestral componentsGenomic ancestryAssociation analysisAncestry levelsEuropean ancestryGenetic associationEuropean componentDeficit hyperactivity disorderAncestryGenomeGenesGenetic susceptibilityHyperactivity disorderA phenome-wide association and Mendelian randomisation study of alcohol use variants in a diverse cohort comprising over 3 million individuals
Jennings M, Martínez-Magaña J, Courchesne-Krak N, Cupertino R, Vilar-Ribó L, Bianchi S, Hatoum A, Atkinson E, Giusti-Rodriguez P, Montalvo-Ortiz J, Gelernter J, Artigas M, 23andMe I, Aslibekyan S, Auton A, Babalola E, Bell R, Bielenberg J, Bryc K, Bullis E, Coker D, Partida G, Dhamija D, Das S, Elson S, Eriksson N, Filshtein T, Fitch A, Fletez-Brant K, Fontanillas P, Freyman W, Granka J, Heilbron K, Hernandez A, Hicks B, Hinds D, Jewett E, Jiang Y, Kukar K, Kwong A, Lin K, Llamas B, Lowe M, McCreight J, McIntyre M, Micheletti S, Moreno M, Nandakumar P, Nguyen D, Noblin E, O'Connell J, Petrakovitz A, Poznik G, Reynoso A, Schumacher M, Shastri A, Shelton J, Shi J, Shringarpure S, Su Q, Tat S, Tchakouté C, Tran V, Tung J, Wang X, Wang W, Weldon C, Wilton P, Wong C, Elson S, Edenberg H, Fontanillas P, Palmer A, Sanchez-Roige S. A phenome-wide association and Mendelian randomisation study of alcohol use variants in a diverse cohort comprising over 3 million individuals. EBioMedicine 2024, 103: 105086. PMID: 38580523, PMCID: PMC11121167, DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2024.105086.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple domains of healthDomains of healthEffects of alcohol consumptionAlcohol consumptionHealth outcomesPhenome-wide association studyAlcohol-related behaviorsCardio-metabolic healthPotential causal effectMendelian randomisation studiesGenome-wide association studiesPhenome-wide associationMR analysisPheWAS associationsMultiple domainsHypothesis-free approachPreventive medicineDiverse cohortPheWASAssociation studiesHealthReproductive healthAlcohol behaviorConsequences of drinkingEuropean cohortNeuronal-specific methylome and hydroxymethylome analysis reveal significant loci associated with alcohol use disorder
Andrade-Brito D, Núñez-Ríos D, Martínez-Magaña J, Nagamatsu S, Rompala G, Zillich L, Witt S, Clark S, Lattig M, Montalvo-Ortiz J, Alvarez V, Benedek D, Che A, Cruz D, Davis D, Girgenti M, Hoffman E, Holtzheimer P, Huber B, Kaye A, Keane T, Krystal J, Labadorf A, Logue M, Marx B, Mash D, McKee A, Miller M, Montalvo-Ortiz J, Noller C, Schnurr P, Scott W, Stein T, Ursano R, Williamson D, Wolf E, Young K. Neuronal-specific methylome and hydroxymethylome analysis reveal significant loci associated with alcohol use disorder. Frontiers In Genetics 2024, 15: 1345410. PMID: 38633406, PMCID: PMC11021708, DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2024.1345410.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociated with alcohol use disorderAlcohol use disorderOrbitofrontal cortexEpigenome-wide association studiesUse disorderStudy of alcohol use disorderHuman orbitofrontal cortexAlcohol-related traitsHuman brainPostmortem brain samplesHuman postmortem brain samplesEnrichment analysisDifferential CpG sitesPostmortem brain tissueGenome-wide levelOxidative bisulfite sequencingAssessed 5Functional enrichment analysisBrain tissueFalse discovery rateBisulfite sequencingAssociation studiesDifferential methylationIdentified genesDNA methylationDifferential Alterations of Expression of the Serotoninergic System Genes and Mood-Related Behavior by Consumption of Aspartame or Potassium Acesulfame in Rats
Martínez-Magaña J, Genis-Mendoza A, Gallegos-Silva I, López-Narváez M, Juárez-Rojop I, Diaz-Zagoya J, Tovilla-Zárate C, González-Castro T, Nicolini H, Solis-Medina A. Differential Alterations of Expression of the Serotoninergic System Genes and Mood-Related Behavior by Consumption of Aspartame or Potassium Acesulfame in Rats. Nutrients 2024, 16: 490. PMID: 38398814, PMCID: PMC10892058, DOI: 10.3390/nu16040490.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMood-related behaviorsConsumption of aspartameHippocampus of ratsAnxiety-like behaviorDepressive-like behaviorChronic consumptionSerotoninergic genesDefensive buryingNeurobiological alterationsSerotonin genesBrain areasNeurodevelopmental stagesBrain expressionMale Wistar ratsReduced weight gainDifferential effectsHippocampusDifferential alterationsWistar ratsBrainSystem genesRatsBody mass index controlWeight gainAlteration of expression
2023
Neuropsychiatric symptoms of post-COVID-19 condition in Mexican healthcare personnel.
Ruiz-Ramos D, Alonso-García C, Salazar-Rifka R, Martínez-Magaña J, Nolasco-Rosales G, Villar-Soto M. Neuropsychiatric symptoms of post-COVID-19 condition in Mexican healthcare personnel. Horizonte Sanitario 2023, 23 DOI: 10.19136/hs.a23n1.5657.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHamilton Rating ScaleInflammatory markersHealthcare personnelHealthcare workersHealth personnelCOVID-19Rating ScaleBlood venous samplesFrequent acute symptomsBlood inflammatory markersCOVID-19 diseasePost COVID-19 conditionCommon comorbiditiesAcute symptomsNeuropsychiatric symptomsMean ageDepression ratingsVenous samplesMental disordersDepressionDisorders persistSymptomsAnxietyMarkersPresent studyLongitudinal magnetic resonance evaluation of the schizophrenia model of neonatal lesion in the ventral hippocampus
Genis-Mendoza A, Elizalde-Martínez C, Martínez-Magaña J, Cabrera-Mendoza B, Morales-Guadarrama A, Sacristán E, Beltrán-Villalobos I, Tovilla-Zarate C, Nicolini H. Longitudinal magnetic resonance evaluation of the schizophrenia model of neonatal lesion in the ventral hippocampus. Cirugía Y Cirujanos (English Edition) 2023, 89 DOI: 10.24875/cirue.m23000257.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchW70. ASSOCIATION BETWEEN MBD5 GENE AND DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMATOLOGY IN MEXICAN POPULATION: RESULTS FROM MXGDAR/ENCODAT COHORT
Camarena B, Sanabrais-Jiménez M, García A, Genis A, Villatoro-Velazquez J, Fleiz-Bautista C, Bustos-Gamiño M, Martínez-Magaña J, Nicolini H, Medina-Mora M. W70. ASSOCIATION BETWEEN MBD5 GENE AND DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMATOLOGY IN MEXICAN POPULATION: RESULTS FROM MXGDAR/ENCODAT COHORT. European Neuropsychopharmacology 2023, 75: s141. DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2023.08.257.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDepressive symptomsAnxiety symptomsAnxiety disordersSubstantial disease burdenMexican populationGenetic principal componentsYears of lifeGeneralized anxiety disorderFindings of associationsDisease burdenHealthy controlsMexican cohortMajor depressiveGeneral populationDiagnostic criteriaLifetime symptomatologyGenetic overlapSymptomsMBD5 geneDepressiveBackground AnxietyCohortProtein 5DepressionGreater mortalityAftereffects in Epigenetic Age Related to Cognitive Decline and Inflammatory Markers in Healthcare Personnel with Post-COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional Study
Nolasco-Rosales G, Alonso-García C, Hernández-Martínez D, Villar-Soto M, Martínez-Magaña J, Genis-Mendoza A, González-Castro T, Tovilla-Zarate C, Guzmán-Priego C, Martínez-López M, Nicolini H, Juárez-Rojop I. Aftereffects in Epigenetic Age Related to Cognitive Decline and Inflammatory Markers in Healthcare Personnel with Post-COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional Study. International Journal Of General Medicine 2023, 16: 4953-4964. PMID: 37928957, PMCID: PMC10625328, DOI: 10.2147/ijgm.s426249.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInflammatory markersPost-COVID conditionsHealthcare personnelLow PLRCognitive impairmentMini-Mental State Examination testEpigenetic ageCross-sectional studyIndicators of severityMontreal Cognitive AssessmentMild cognitive impairmentHigh NLRNeuropsychiatric manifestationsNeurological symptomsPsychiatric manifestationsHealthcare workersHigh MLRNeurocognitive changesPossible associationCognitive declinePhysical healthPLRCognitive AssessmentExamination testsAgeImportance of including individuals of Latin American ancestry in genetic studies of feeding and eating disorders
Murgueito J, Martínez-Magaña J, Trujillo-Chi Vacuan E, Cortes-Morales S, Compte E, Storch E, Camarena B, Muniz Carvahlo C, Peterson R, Belangero S, Montalvo-Ortiz J, Atkinson E, Giusti-Rodríguez P, Genomics Consortium L, Bulik C. Importance of including individuals of Latin American ancestry in genetic studies of feeding and eating disorders. Psicologia 2023, 34: 262-283. DOI: 10.55611/reps.3402.10.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProfiling neuronal methylome and hydroxymethylome of opioid use disorder in the human orbitofrontal cortex
Rompala G, Nagamatsu S, Martínez-Magaña J, Nuñez-Ríos D, Wang J, Girgenti M, Krystal J, Gelernter J, Hurd Y, Montalvo-Ortiz J. Profiling neuronal methylome and hydroxymethylome of opioid use disorder in the human orbitofrontal cortex. Nature Communications 2023, 14: 4544. PMID: 37507366, PMCID: PMC10382503, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-40285-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderMulti-omics findingsGene expression patternsCo-methylation analysisGene expression profilesMulti-omics profilingGene networksDNA methylationNeuronal methylomesDNA hydroxymethylationMethylomic analysisExpression patternsExpression profilesEpigenetic disturbancesUse disordersPsychiatric traitsOrbitofrontal cortexOpioid-related drugsPostmortem orbitofrontal cortexEnvironmental factorsDrug interaction analysisOUD treatmentHuman orbitofrontal cortexOpioid signalingInteraction analysisIncreased Interleukins: Effect of Risperidone in Individuals with Schizophrenia—a Systematic Review
Ramos-Méndez M, Tovilla-Zárate C, Juárez-Rojop I, López-Narváez M, Genis-Mendoza A, González-Castro T, Martínez-Magaña J, Villar-Juárez G, Bellizzia-Rodríguez M, Castillo-Avila R, Hernández-Díaz Y, Ojeda R. Increased Interleukins: Effect of Risperidone in Individuals with Schizophrenia—a Systematic Review. SN Comprehensive Clinical Medicine 2023, 5: 142. DOI: 10.1007/s42399-023-01479-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInterleukin levelsIL-10IL-6IL-8IL-4IL-2IL-1BSystematic reviewPro-inflammatory cytokine levelsRole of risperidoneFirst-line treatmentPro-inflammatory interleukinsEffects of risperidoneCase-control studyCytokine levelsIL-17AIL-12Regular treatmentRisperidoneSerum increasesControl groupInterleukinSchizophreniaSystematic searchMore studiesAssociation between Genetic Variants of CELSR2-PSRC1-SORT1 and Cardiovascular Diseases: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Castillo-Avila R, González-Castro T, Tovilla-Zárate C, Martínez-Magaña J, López-Narváez M, Juárez-Rojop I, Arias-Vázquez P, Borgonio-Cuadra V, Pérez-Hernández N, Rodríguez-Pérez J. Association between Genetic Variants of CELSR2-PSRC1-SORT1 and Cardiovascular Diseases: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal Of Cardiovascular Development And Disease 2023, 10: 91. PMID: 36975855, PMCID: PMC10056735, DOI: 10.3390/jcdd10030091.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCoronary artery diseaseCardiovascular diseaseArtery diseaseSystematic reviewCELSR2-PSRC1Total cholesterolEligible studiesRisk associationElectronic databasesMeta-AnalysisDiseaseTissue expressionPossible involvementGenetic variantsAssociationCluster variantsRs599839PheWAS analysesPolymorphismReviewCholesterolCross-Species Convergence of Brain Transcriptomic and Epigenomic Findings in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Systematic Review
Núñez-Rios D, Martínez-Magaña J, Nagamatsu S, Krystal J, Martínez-González K, Giusti-Rodríguez P, Montalvo-Ortiz J. Cross-Species Convergence of Brain Transcriptomic and Epigenomic Findings in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Systematic Review. Complex Psychiatry 2023, 9: 100-118. PMID: 37404872, PMCID: PMC10315001, DOI: 10.1159/000529536.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchG protein-coupled receptorsPosttraumatic stress disorderEpigenomic findingsEpigenomic studiesEpigenomic profilesTranscriptomic modificationsEpigenetic studiesBrain transcriptomicsBiological pathwaysComplex multifactorial disorderGenesBrain tissueGene-environment interplayStress disorderSpeciesHuman postmortem samplesChemical synaptic transmissionSystematic literature searchEnvironmental factorsCurrent knowledge gapsPotential roleOrexin pathwayPathwayBrain alterationsPeripheral tissues