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Genome-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 comorbiditiesPolymorphism
2024
Multi-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 analysisPhenome-Wide Association Study of Latent Autoimmune Diabetes from a Southern Mexican Population Implicates rs7305229 with Plasmatic Anti-Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase Autoantibody (GADA) Levels
Nolasco-Rosales G, Martínez-Magaña J, Juárez-Rojop I, Rodríguez-Sánchez E, Ruiz-Ramos D, Villatoro-Velázquez J, Bustos-Gamiño M, Medina-Mora M, Tovilla-Zárate C, Cruz-Castillo J, Nicolini H, Genis-Mendoza A. Phenome-Wide Association Study of Latent Autoimmune Diabetes from a Southern Mexican Population Implicates rs7305229 with Plasmatic Anti-Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase Autoantibody (GADA) Levels. International Journal Of Molecular Sciences 2024, 25: 10154. PMID: 39337639, PMCID: PMC11432505, DOI: 10.3390/ijms251810154.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide association studiesPhenome-wide association studyAssociation studiesGenetics of LADANon-European populationsGenome-wideGenetic risk factorsGENESIS packageSoutheastern MexicoPopulation implicationsPheWASFAIM2Risk genotypesAnti-glutamic acid decarboxylase autoantibodiesGlutamate decarboxylase autoantibodiesAutoimmune diabetesBody adiposity measuresMexican populationLatent autoimmune diabetesPLINKBody mass indexGenesAdiposity measuresChildhood obesityType 2 diabetesA phenome-wide association and Mendelian randomisation study of alcohol use variants in a diverse cohort comprising over 3 million individuals
Jennings M, Martínez-Magaña J, Courchesne-Krak N, Cupertino R, Vilar-Ribó L, Bianchi S, Hatoum A, Atkinson E, Giusti-Rodriguez P, Montalvo-Ortiz J, Gelernter J, Artigas M, 23andMe I, Aslibekyan S, Auton A, Babalola E, Bell R, Bielenberg J, Bryc K, Bullis E, Coker D, Partida G, Dhamija D, Das S, Elson S, Eriksson N, Filshtein T, Fitch A, Fletez-Brant K, Fontanillas P, Freyman W, Granka J, Heilbron K, Hernandez A, Hicks B, Hinds D, Jewett E, Jiang Y, Kukar K, Kwong A, Lin K, Llamas B, Lowe M, McCreight J, McIntyre M, Micheletti S, Moreno M, Nandakumar P, Nguyen D, Noblin E, O'Connell J, Petrakovitz A, Poznik G, Reynoso A, Schumacher M, Shastri A, Shelton J, Shi J, Shringarpure S, Su Q, Tat S, Tchakouté C, Tran V, Tung J, Wang X, Wang W, Weldon C, Wilton P, Wong C, Elson S, Edenberg H, Fontanillas P, Palmer A, Sanchez-Roige S. A phenome-wide association and Mendelian randomisation study of alcohol use variants in a diverse cohort comprising over 3 million individuals. EBioMedicine 2024, 103: 105086. PMID: 38580523, PMCID: PMC11121167, DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2024.105086.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple domains of healthDomains of healthEffects of alcohol consumptionAlcohol consumptionHealth outcomesPhenome-wide association studyAlcohol-related behaviorsCardio-metabolic healthPotential causal effectMendelian randomisation studiesGenome-wide association studiesPhenome-wide associationMR analysisPheWAS associationsMultiple domainsHypothesis-free approachPreventive medicineDiverse cohortPheWASAssociation studiesHealthReproductive healthAlcohol behaviorConsequences of drinkingEuropean cohortDifferential Alterations of Expression of the Serotoninergic System Genes and Mood-Related Behavior by Consumption of Aspartame or Potassium Acesulfame in Rats
Martínez-Magaña J, Genis-Mendoza A, Gallegos-Silva I, López-Narváez M, Juárez-Rojop I, Diaz-Zagoya J, Tovilla-Zárate C, González-Castro T, Nicolini H, Solis-Medina A. Differential Alterations of Expression of the Serotoninergic System Genes and Mood-Related Behavior by Consumption of Aspartame or Potassium Acesulfame in Rats. Nutrients 2024, 16: 490. PMID: 38398814, PMCID: PMC10892058, DOI: 10.3390/nu16040490.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMood-related behaviorsConsumption of aspartameHippocampus of ratsAnxiety-like behaviorDepressive-like behaviorChronic consumptionSerotoninergic genesDefensive buryingNeurobiological alterationsSerotonin genesBrain areasNeurodevelopmental stagesBrain expressionMale Wistar ratsReduced weight gainDifferential effectsHippocampusDifferential alterationsWistar ratsBrainSystem genesRatsBody mass index controlWeight gainAlteration of expression
2023
Profiling neuronal methylome and hydroxymethylome of opioid use disorder in the human orbitofrontal cortex
Rompala G, Nagamatsu S, Martínez-Magaña J, Nuñez-Ríos D, Wang J, Girgenti M, Krystal J, Gelernter J, Hurd Y, Montalvo-Ortiz J. Profiling neuronal methylome and hydroxymethylome of opioid use disorder in the human orbitofrontal cortex. Nature Communications 2023, 14: 4544. PMID: 37507366, PMCID: PMC10382503, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-40285-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderMulti-omics findingsGene expression patternsCo-methylation analysisGene expression profilesMulti-omics profilingGene networksDNA methylationNeuronal methylomesDNA hydroxymethylationMethylomic analysisExpression patternsExpression profilesEpigenetic disturbancesUse disordersPsychiatric traitsOrbitofrontal cortexOpioid-related drugsPostmortem orbitofrontal cortexEnvironmental factorsDrug interaction analysisOUD treatmentHuman orbitofrontal cortexOpioid signalingInteraction analysis
2021
Mental Health Problems Due to Social Isolation During the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Mexican Population
Genis-Mendoza A, Martínez-Magaña J, López-Narváez M, González-Castro T, Juárez-Rojop I, Nicolini H, Tovilla-Zárate C, Castillo-Avila R. Mental Health Problems Due to Social Isolation During the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Mexican Population. Frontiers In Public Health 2021, 9: 703450. PMID: 34888275, PMCID: PMC8649920, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.703450.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSymptoms of depressionDepressive symptomsSocial isolationPost-traumatic stressMexican populationSuicidal ideationCOVID-19 pandemicMental healthLow-calorie dietPersonal hygiene habitsYears of ageCOVID-19Cross-sectional online surveyMental health problemsHygiene habitsRisk factorsPsychiatric symptomsGeneral populationHealth problemsMental disordersSymptomsEating habitsPersonal hygieneDepressionPsychoactive substancesYears of Schooling Could Reduce Epigenetic Aging: A Study of a Mexican Cohort
Gomez-Verjan JC, Esparza-Aguilar M, Martín-Martín V, Salazar-Perez C, Cadena-Trejo C, Gutierrez-Robledo LM, Martínez-Magaña JJ, Nicolini H, Arroyo P. Years of Schooling Could Reduce Epigenetic Aging: A Study of a Mexican Cohort. Genes 2021, 12: 1408. PMID: 34573390, PMCID: PMC8469534, DOI: 10.3390/genes12091408.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIndividuals Diagnosed with Binge-Eating Disorder Have DNA Hypomethylated Sites in Genes of the Metabolic System: A Pilot Study
Rodríguez-López ML, Martínez-Magaña JJ, Ruiz-Ramos D, García AR, Gonzalez L, Tovilla-Zarate CA, Sarmiento E, Juárez-Rojop IE, Nicolini H, Gonzalez-Castro TB, Genis-Mendoza AD. Individuals Diagnosed with Binge-Eating Disorder Have DNA Hypomethylated Sites in Genes of the Metabolic System: A Pilot Study. Nutrients 2021, 13: 1413. PMID: 33922358, PMCID: PMC8145109, DOI: 10.3390/nu13051413.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome-wide DNA methylation differencesSubunits of AMPKInfinium Methylation EPIC arrayGenome-wide significanceDNA methylation differencesMethylation EPIC arrayDNA methylationMethylation differencesGene expressionMetabolic processesEPIC arrayGenesEnvironmental changesMetabolic systemsImportant insightsEpigeneticsAMPKMethylationSubunitsPRKAG2DNAPresent studySitesExpressionActivationCandidate pharmacological treatments for substance use disorder and suicide identified by gene co‐expression network‐based drug repositioning
Cabrera‐Mendoza B, Martínez‐Magaña J, Monroy‐Jaramillo N, Genis‐Mendoza A, Fresno C, Fries GR, Walss‐Bass C, Armenta M, García‐Dolores F, Díaz‐Otañez C, Flores G, Vázquez‐Roque R, Nicolini H. Candidate pharmacological treatments for substance use disorder and suicide identified by gene co‐expression network‐based drug repositioning. American Journal Of Medical Genetics Part B Neuropsychiatric Genetics 2021, 186: 193-206. PMID: 33403748, DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.32830.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstance use disordersUse disordersBrain gene co-expression networksHub genesPotential pharmacological targetPost-mortem samplesPharmacological treatmentHigh riskCandidate treatmentPharmacological targetsSuicidal behaviorMAOA inhibitorsPrefrontal cortexNonsuicidesDGIdb databaseGene expression profilesPatientsCo-expression networkSuicideDisordersDrugsTreatmentDrug repositioningExpression profilesIndividuals
2019
Association between APOE polymorphisms and lipid profile in Mexican Amerindian population
Martínez‐Magaña J, Genis‐Mendoza A, Tovilla‐Zarate C, González‐Castro T, Juárez-Rojop IE, Hernández‐Díaz Y, Martinez‐Hernandez A, Garcia‐Ortíz H, Orozco L, López‐Narvaez M, Nicolini H. Association between APOE polymorphisms and lipid profile in Mexican Amerindian population. Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine 2019, 7: e958. PMID: 31557780, PMCID: PMC6825948, DOI: 10.1002/mgg3.958.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLDL-C levelsHDL-C levelsLipid profileLipoprotein cholesterolTotal cholesterolBiochemical variablesHigh-density lipoprotein cholesterolLow-density lipoprotein cholesterolHigher HDL-C levelsMexican Amerindian populationsAPOE e4 carriersDifferent APOE allelesObese individualsGene allelesApoE E3E2 alleleApoE isoformsAPOE polymorphismE4 alleleApolipoprotein EAnthropometric measurementsKruskal-Wallis testAPOE allelesLipid metabolismE3 alleleExploratory analysis of genetic variants influencing molecular traits in cerebral cortex of suicide completers
Rodríguez‐López M, Martínez‐Magaña J, Cabrera‐Mendoza B, Genis‐Mendoza A, García‐Dolores F, López‐Armenta M, Flores G, Vázquez‐Roque R, Nicolini H. Exploratory analysis of genetic variants influencing molecular traits in cerebral cortex of suicide completers. American Journal Of Medical Genetics Part B Neuropsychiatric Genetics 2019, 183: 26-37. PMID: 31418530, DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.32752.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExpression quantitative trait lociQuantitative trait lociTrait lociExpression of genesGene expressionGenetic variantsMethylation quantitative trait lociGene expression regulationExpression regulationCandidate genetic variantsDNA methylationMolecular traitsTranscription factorsEnhancer activityCell organizationRegulatory mechanismsGenetic factorsGenotype dataMultiple biological systemsLociGenesExpressionBiological systemsRegulationVariantsGenetic association analysis of 5‐HTR2A gene variants in eating disorders in a Mexican population
Genis‐Mendoza A, Ruiz‐Ramos D, López‐Narvaez M, Tovilla‐Zárate C, García A, Meda G, Martinez‐Magaña J, González‐Castro T, Juárez‐Rojop I, Nicolini H. Genetic association analysis of 5‐HTR2A gene variants in eating disorders in a Mexican population. Brain And Behavior 2019, 9: e01286. PMID: 31199591, PMCID: PMC6625474, DOI: 10.1002/brb3.1286.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDifferential effects on neurodevelopment of FTO variants in obesity and bipolar disorder suggested by in silico prediction of functional impact: An analysis in Mexican population
Saucedo‐Uribe E, Genis‐Mendoza A, Díaz‐Anzaldúa A, Martínez‐Magaña J, Tovilla‐Zarate C, Juárez‐Rojop I, Lanzagorta N, Escamilla M, González‐Castro T, Narvaez M, Hernández‐Díaz Y, Nicolini H. Differential effects on neurodevelopment of FTO variants in obesity and bipolar disorder suggested by in silico prediction of functional impact: An analysis in Mexican population. Brain And Behavior 2019, 9: e01249. PMID: 31033179, PMCID: PMC6576176, DOI: 10.1002/brb3.1249.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Astrogliosis and decreased neural viability as consequences of early consumption of aspartame and acesulfame potassium in male Wistar rats
Solis-Medina A, Martínez-Magaña JJ, Quintanar-Jurado V, Gallegos-Silva I, Juárez-Rojop IE, Tovilla-Zárate CA, Díaz-Zagoya JC, Hernández-Díaz Y, González-Castro TB, López-Narváez ML, Genis-Mendoza AD, Nicolini H. Astrogliosis and decreased neural viability as consequences of early consumption of aspartame and acesulfame potassium in male Wistar rats. Metabolic Brain Disease 2018, 33: 2031-2038. PMID: 30264280, DOI: 10.1007/s11011-018-0310-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMale Wistar ratsNeuronal specific enolaseNeuronal viabilityWistar ratsPrefrontal cortexChronic consumptionNeural viabilityConsumption of aspartameHematoxylin-eosin stainingConsumption of sweetenersHistological alterationsAstrogliosisImmunohistochemical techniquesBrain areasControl groupNeural modificationsNeuronal morphologyPyknotic nucleiHistological analysisHippocampusAmygdalaRatsCortexEarly ageEarly consumption
2016
Exploring Variation in Known Pharmacogenetic Variants and its Association with Drug Response in Different Mexican Populations
Gonzalez-Covarrubias V, Martínez-Magaña JJ, Coronado-Sosa R, Villegas-Torres B, Genis-Mendoza AD, Canales-Herrerias P, Nicolini H, Soberón X. Exploring Variation in Known Pharmacogenetic Variants and its Association with Drug Response in Different Mexican Populations. Pharmaceutical Research 2016, 33: 2644-2652. PMID: 27387170, DOI: 10.1007/s11095-016-1990-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic variantsMajor continental groupsAllele frequency differencesSolute carrier gene familySignificant allele differencesDifferent Mexican populationsGene familyContinental groupsAllele differencesMexican MestizosAllele frequenciesRelevant targetsMore variationDifferent populationsDrug responseMexican populationPharmacogenetic variantsNative groupsVariantsPharmacogenetic targetsDifferent native groupsPopulationMicroarrayTransportersTarget