2022
Right Prefrontal Cortical Thickness Is Associated With Response to Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in Children With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Bertolín S, Alonso P, Martínez-Zalacaín I, Menchón J, Jimenez-Murcia S, Baker J, Bargalló N, Batistuzzo M, Boedhoe P, Brennan B, Feusner J, Fitzgerald K, Fontaine M, Hansen B, Hirano Y, Hoexter M, Huyser C, Jahanshad N, Jaspers-Fayer F, Kuno M, Kvale G, Lazaro L, Machado-Sousa M, Marsh R, Morgado P, Nakagawa A, Norman L, Nurmi E, O’Neill J, Ortiz A, Perriello C, Piacentini J, Picó-Pérez M, Shavitt R, Shimizu E, Simpson H, Stewart S, Thomopoulos S, Thorsen A, Walitza S, Wolters L, Group E, Real E, Segalas C, Morer A, Brem S, Ferreira S, Moreira P, Hagen K, Hamatani S, Takahashi J, Yoshida T, de Mathis M, Miguel E, Pariente J, Tang J, Thompson P, van den Heuvel O, Stein D, Soriano-Mas C. Right Prefrontal Cortical Thickness Is Associated With Response to Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in Children With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2022, 62: 403-414. PMID: 36526161, PMCID: PMC10065927, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2022.07.865.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive behavioral therapyObsessive-compulsive disorderCBT responseCortical thicknessMagnetic Resonance Imaging PredictorsBaseline cortical thicknessPrefrontal cortex thicknessFirst-line treatmentRostral middle frontal gyrusPrefrontal cortical thicknessIdentification of predictorsHigher cortical thicknessMiddle frontal gyrusRight prefrontal cortexCortical surface areaMechanism of actionAdult patientsImaging predictorsPrefrontal cortex regionsClinical managementLarge seriesSubcortical volumesAdult populationFrontal polePrefrontal cortex
2021
Brain areas involved with obsessive-compulsive disorder present different DNA methylation modulation
de Oliveira K, Camilo C, Gastaldi V, Sant’Anna Feltrin A, Lisboa B, de Jesus Rodrigues de Paula V, Moretto A, Lafer B, Hoexter M, Miguel E, Maschietto M, Brentani H. Brain areas involved with obsessive-compulsive disorder present different DNA methylation modulation. BMC Genomic Data 2021, 22: 45. PMID: 34717534, PMCID: PMC8557022, DOI: 10.1186/s12863-021-00993-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGene modulesMethylation changesBrain areasCpG sitesProtein-protein interaction networkDNA methylation modulationCommon transcriptional factorsDNA methylation changesSpecific signaling pathwaysGene expression dataOCD patientsPost-mortem brain tissueEpigenetic mechanismsInteraction networksMethylation modulationHypomethylation patternTranscriptional factorsEnvironmental risk factorsGene expressionBiological processesBackgroundObsessive–compulsive disorderSignaling pathwaysExpression dataG proteinsRisk factors
2020
Effects of semantic categorization strategy training on episodic memory in children and adolescents
Miotto E, Balardin J, da Graça M. Martin M, Polanczyk G, Savage C, Miguel E, Batistuzzo M. Effects of semantic categorization strategy training on episodic memory in children and adolescents. PLOS ONE 2020, 15: e0228866. PMID: 32069310, PMCID: PMC7028277, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0228866.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingEpisodic memoryPrefrontal cortexCognitive trainingStrategy trainingMiddle frontal gyrus activationDefault mode network areasVerbal episodic memoryImproved memory performanceRight frontal poleLateral orbital gyrusCategorization trainingSuccessful memoryExecutive processesNeural correlatesMemory performanceWord listsAnterior cingulateFrontal poleMemoryHigher activationBrain regionsAdolescentsOrbital gyrusBehavioral effects
2018
Layer-specific reduced neuronal density in the orbitofrontal cortex of older adults with obsessive–compulsive disorder
de Oliveira K, Grinberg L, Hoexter M, Brentani H, Suemoto C, Nery F, Lima L, Alho A, Farfel J, Ferretti-Rebustini R, Leite R, Moretto A, da Silva A, Lafer B, Miguel E, Nitrini R, Jacob-Filho W, Heinsen H, Pasqualucci C. Layer-specific reduced neuronal density in the orbitofrontal cortex of older adults with obsessive–compulsive disorder. Brain Structure And Function 2018, 224: 191-203. PMID: 30298291, DOI: 10.1007/s00429-018-1752-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderMedial orbitofrontalOrbitofrontal cortexNeuronal densityOCD casesLower neuron densityCortical-subcortical circuitryOFC abnormalitiesEfferent targetsNeuron densityClinical evaluationAnterolateral areaControl groupCognitive impairmentAutopsy serviceOrbitofrontal regionsAnteromedialOlder adultsControl casesOFC areasCortexConsistent evidenceDisordersCellular levelTotal
2016
Connectome hubs at resting state in children and adolescents: Reproducibility and psychopathological correlation
Sato J, Biazoli C, Salum G, Gadelha A, Crossley N, Vieira G, Zugman A, Picon F, Pan P, Hoexter M, Anés M, Moura L, Del’Aquilla M, Amaro E, Mcguire P, Rohde L, Miguel E, Bressan R, Jackowski A. Connectome hubs at resting state in children and adolescents: Reproducibility and psychopathological correlation. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience 2016, 20: 2-11. PMID: 27288820, PMCID: PMC6987719, DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2016.05.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior medial prefrontal cortexPsychiatric symptomsLarge-scale functional networksBrain hubsMental disordersHub regionsMedial prefrontal cortexResting-state fMRIFunctional cortical networksIndependent population-based samplesRight IPSPopulation-based sampleIntraparietal sulcusBrain networksPrefrontal cortexCortical networksIntegrative regionsFunctional networksAdolescentsLow centralitySymptomsChildrenDisordersReplicabilityInteresting target
2015
Reduced Prefrontal Activation in Pediatric Patients With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder During Verbal Episodic Memory Encoding
Batistuzzo M, Balardin J, da Graça Morais Martin M, Hoexter M, Bernardes E, Borcato S, de Marco e Souza M, Querido C, Morais R, de Alvarenga P, Lopes A, Shavitt R, Savage C, Amaro E, Miguel E, Polanczyk G, Miotto E. Reduced Prefrontal Activation in Pediatric Patients With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder During Verbal Episodic Memory Encoding. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2015, 54: 849-858. PMID: 26407495, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2015.06.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVerbal episodic memoryObsessive-compulsive disorderEpisodic memoryOrbitofrontal cortexPrefrontal cortexSemantic clusteringFunctional magnetic resonance imagingDorsomedial prefrontal cortexAltered brain activationDifferent neural mechanismsPathophysiology of OCDUnrelated wordsPrefrontal activationBrain activationWord listsExecutive dysfunctionNeural mechanismsTotal wordsCompulsive Scale scoresYale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale scoresStrategy scoresStrategy applicationMemoryCortexKey regionsORBITOFRONTAL THICKNESS AS A MEASURE FOR TREATMENT RESPONSE PREDICTION IN OBSESSIVE–COMPULSIVE DISORDER
Hoexter M, Diniz J, Lopes A, Batistuzzo M, Shavitt R, Dougherty D, Duran F, Bressan R, Busatto G, Miguel E, Sato J. ORBITOFRONTAL THICKNESS AS A MEASURE FOR TREATMENT RESPONSE PREDICTION IN OBSESSIVE–COMPULSIVE DISORDER. Depression And Anxiety 2015, 32: 900-908. PMID: 26032588, DOI: 10.1002/da.22380.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTreatment-naïve OCD patientsObsessive-compulsive disorderTreatment responseIndependent cohortOCD patientsOFC thicknessRefractory OCD patientsTreatment-naïve patientsOrbitofrontal cortex thicknessSecond independent cohortLogistic regression modelsBaseline thicknessClinical trialsTreatment outcomesInitial cohortClinical utilityOrbitofrontal thicknessIneffective treatmentPatientsCohortMedial OFCNeuroimaging techniquesMorphometric biomarkersBiomarkersCortex thickness
2012
Differential prefrontal gray matter correlates of treatment response to fluoxetine or cognitive-behavioral therapy in obsessive–compulsive disorder
Hoexter M, Dougherty D, Shavitt R, D'Alcante C, Duran F, Lopes A, Diniz J, Batistuzzo M, Evans K, Bressan R, Busatto G, Miguel E. Differential prefrontal gray matter correlates of treatment response to fluoxetine or cognitive-behavioral therapy in obsessive–compulsive disorder. European Neuropsychopharmacology 2012, 23: 569-580. PMID: 22841131, DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2012.06.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGray matter volumeMedial prefrontal cortexCognitive behavioral therapyObsessive-compulsive disorderTreatment responseTreatment-naïve OCD patientsTreatment groupsMagnetic resonance imagingMatter volumeOrbitofrontal cortexLateral orbitofrontal cortexSymptom improvementOCD patientsFluoxetine treatment groupTrial of fluoxetineSerotonin reuptake inhibitorsAdequate therapeutic approachStructural magnetic resonance imagingCBT treatment groupRight medial prefrontal cortexGroup-based cognitive behavioral therapyRegional gray matter volumeStructural MRI scansDistinct brain regionsYale-Brown Obsessive