José Jaime Martínez-Magaña, BSc, MSc, PhD
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Substance Use, Addiction; Statistical Computing; Genetics, Genomics, Epigenetics; Bioinformatics; Mental Health; Network Analysis; Aging
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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
2025
Association between methyl-CpG-binding domain protein 5 gene and depressive symptoms in Mexican population: Results from MxGDAR/Encodat cohort.
Sanabrais-Jiménez M, Camarena B, Aguilar-García A, Genis-Mendoza A, Martínez-Magaña J, Nicolini H, Villatoro-Velá J, Bustos-Gamiño M, Gutiérrez-López M, Medina-Mora M. Association between methyl-CpG-binding domain protein 5 gene and depressive symptoms in Mexican population: Results from MxGDAR/Encodat cohort. Brazilian Journal Of Psychiatry 2025 PMID: 39787278, DOI: 10.47626/1516-4446-2024-3859.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDepressive symptomsAnxiety symptomsGenetic principal componentsMexican populationScreening questionnaireDepressive symptomatologyMexican cohortLogistic regression approachHealthy controlsAddiction researchDevelopment of DSDI padAnxietyCohortAssociationSymptomsMBD5Gene silencingGenesPopulationQuestionnairePLINKMYO1HSymptomatologySex
2024
OMICS Sciences for Aging Studies
Gómez-Verjan J, Rincón-Heredia R, Poot-Hernández A, Martínez-Magaña J, Montalvo-Ortiz J, Estrella-Parra E, Castillo-Vázquez S, Gutiérrez-Robledo L, Rivero-Segura N. OMICS Sciences for Aging Studies. 2024, 227-237. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-76469-1_16.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPotential use of epigenetic clocks to understand factors associated with aging at the population level and in public health
Martínez-Magaña J, Hurtado-Soriano J, Montalvo-Ortiz J, Gomez-Verjan J. Potential use of epigenetic clocks to understand factors associated with aging at the population level and in public health. Gaceta Médica De México 2024, 160: 357-359. PMID: 39602607, DOI: 10.24875/gmm.m24000897.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMulti-omics profiling of DNA methylation and gene expression alterations in human cocaine use disorder
Zillich E, Belschner H, Avetyan D, Andrade-Brito D, Martínez-Magaña J, Frank J, Mechawar N, Turecki G, Cabana-Domínguez J, Fernàndez-Castillo N, Cormand B, Montalvo-Ortiz J, Nöthen M, Hansson A, Rietschel M, Spanagel R, Witt S, Zillich L. Multi-omics profiling of DNA methylation and gene expression alterations in human cocaine use disorder. Translational Psychiatry 2024, 14: 428. PMID: 39384764, PMCID: PMC11464785, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-024-03139-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCocaine use disorderUse disorderAlternative splicingHuman prefrontal cortexProfiling of DNA methylationBrodmann area 9Differential alternative splicingDeregulated biological processesPostmortem brain tissueMulti-omics approachCocaine intakeMulti-omics studiesPrefrontal cortexBrain alterationsMulti-omics profilingGene expression alterationsArea 9Fatty acid metabolismReceptor-targeting drugsSpliced transcriptsEpigenome-wideDNA methylationNeuronal morphogenesisAS changesDrug repositioning analysis
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