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 phase
2016
Whole-exome sequencing in obsessive-compulsive disorder identifies rare mutations in immunological and neurodevelopmental pathways
Cappi C, Brentani H, Lima L, Sanders SJ, Zai G, Diniz BJ, Reis VN, Hounie AG, Conceição do Rosário M, Mariani D, Requena GL, Puga R, Souza-Duran FL, Shavitt RG, Pauls DL, Miguel EC, Fernandez TV. Whole-exome sequencing in obsessive-compulsive disorder identifies rare mutations in immunological and neurodevelopmental pathways. Translational Psychiatry 2016, 6: e764-e764. PMID: 27023170, PMCID: PMC4872454, DOI: 10.1038/tp.2016.30.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle nucleotide variantsPPI networkPathway analysisProtein-protein interaction networkGenome-wide association studiesNovo single nucleotide variantsParticular biological pathwaysRare genetic variationDisease gene prioritizationDirect molecular interactionWhole-exome sequencing studiesGene discoveryNetwork genesSpecific risk genesNetwork enrichmentGenetic variationInteraction networksGene prioritizationCandidate genesAssociation studiesBiological pathwaysSequencing platformsSequencing studiesWhole-exome sequencingGenes