2020
Cutting-edge genetics in obsessive-compulsive disorder
Saraiva L, Cappi C, Simpson H, Stein D, Viswanath B, van den Heuvel O, Reddy Y, Miguel E, Shavitt R. Cutting-edge genetics in obsessive-compulsive disorder. Faculty Reviews 2020, 9: 30. PMID: 33659962, PMCID: PMC7886082, DOI: 10.12703/r/9-30.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGenetic architectureWide association studyNumber variation studiesCutting-edge geneticsWhole-exome sequencing studiesUnderlying biological pathwaysHuman cell modelsGene networksStudy of endophenotypesGene expressionBiological pathwaysSequencing studiesAssociation studiesAnimal systemsGeneticsGene-environment interactionsCell modelBiological basisPolygenic risk scoresEvidence pointsSynaptic transmissionRecent advancesVariation studiesExperimental animal systemsNeuropsychiatric disorders
2019
Initial findings of striatum tripartite model in OCD brain samples based on transcriptome analysis
Lisboa B, Oliveira K, Tahira A, Barbosa A, Feltrin A, Gouveia G, Lima L, Feio dos Santos A, Martins D, Puga R, Moretto A, De Bragança Pereira C, Lafer B, Leite R, Ferretti-Rebustini R, Farfel J, Grinberg L, Jacob-Filho W, Miguel E, Hoexter M, Brentani H. Initial findings of striatum tripartite model in OCD brain samples based on transcriptome analysis. Scientific Reports 2019, 9: 3086. PMID: 30816141, PMCID: PMC6395771, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-38965-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderSynaptic transmissionPathophysiology of OCDDifferent striatal subregionsPostmortem brain tissueChemical synaptic transmissionStriatal areasCortico-striatoNeurotransmitter levelsStriatum regionThalamic circuitryStriatal subregionsSubregion specificityPsychiatric disordersPresynaptic processesSynaptic plasticityBrain samplesOCD pathophysiologyBrain tissueCSTC modelControl casesPathophysiologyRare variantsDisordersCellular responses