2017
Fear extinction in an obsessive-compulsive disorder animal model: Influence of sex and estrous cycle
Reimer A, de Oliveira A, Diniz J, Hoexter M, Miguel E, Milad M, Brandão M. Fear extinction in an obsessive-compulsive disorder animal model: Influence of sex and estrous cycle. Neuropharmacology 2017, 131: 104-115. PMID: 29225044, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2017.12.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderFear extinctionOCD patientsTreatment of OCDFear extinction retentionExtinction retention deficitsFear extinction trainingOCD pathophysiologyOCD-like symptomsAnterior cingulate cortexFear inhibitionExtinction retentionAccount sex differencesEstrous cycleExtinction trainingRetention deficitsRepetitive behaviorsDistinct neurotransmitter systemsMedial prefrontalUntreated OCD patientsCingulate cortexAnimal modelsSelf-grooming behaviorBrain areasEstrous cycle phaseSex differences in DNA methylation of the cord blood are related to sex-bias psychiatric diseases
Maschietto M, Bastos L, Tahira A, Bastos E, Euclydes V, Brentani A, Fink G, de Baumont A, Felipe-Silva A, Francisco R, Gouveia G, Grisi S, Escobar A, Moreira-Filho C, Polanczyk G, Miguel E, Brentani H. Sex differences in DNA methylation of the cord blood are related to sex-bias psychiatric diseases. Scientific Reports 2017, 7: 44547. PMID: 28303968, PMCID: PMC5355991, DOI: 10.1038/srep44547.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA methylationCpG sitesSex-specific DNA methylationCord bloodIllumina HumanMethylation450 BeadChipPsychiatric outcomesMethylation profilesSex differencesHumanMethylation450 BeadChipBrains of boysMethylationXY probesPsychiatric disordersPsychiatric diseasesBrain tissueEnvironmental factorsBrain developmentNeurodevelopmental disordersPrimary driverGestationBloodPotential connectionBeadChipDisordersGenes
2013
Symptom dimensions, clinical course and comorbidity in men and women with obsessive-compulsive disorder
Torresan R, Ramos-Cerqueira A, Shavitt R, do Rosário M, de Mathis M, Miguel E, Torres A. Symptom dimensions, clinical course and comorbidity in men and women with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Psychiatry Research 2013, 209: 186-195. PMID: 23298952, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2012.12.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderClinical courseComorbid post-traumatic stress disorderDSM-IV Axis ICross-sectional studyStructured Clinical InterviewAlcohol use disorderSymptom dimensionsPost-traumatic stress disorderAdult OCD patientsBrazilian Research ConsortiumYale-Brown ObsessiveFemale patientsClinical presentationMean ageSymptom interferenceObsessive-compulsive spectrum disordersMajor depressionTic disordersFemale genderAxis IUse disordersClinical InterviewAnorexia nervosaSkin picking
2007
Obsessive–compulsive symptoms in sibling pairs concordant for obsessive–compulsive disorder
Chacon P, Rosario‐Campos M, Pauls D, Hounie A, Curi M, Akkerman F, Shimabokuro F, de Mathis M, Lopes A, Hasler G, Miguel E. Obsessive–compulsive symptoms in sibling pairs concordant for obsessive–compulsive disorder. American Journal Of Medical Genetics Part B Neuropsychiatric Genetics 2007, 144B: 551-555. PMID: 17440931, DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.30457.Peer-Reviewed Original Research