Janitza Montalvo-Ortiz, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
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- Early Life Stress as a Risk Factor for Substance use Disorders: Clinical and Neurobiological Substrates.Varghese SP, Montalvo-Ortiz JL, Csernansky JG, Eiger RI, Herrold AA, Koola MM, Dong H. Early Life Stress as a Risk Factor for Substance use Disorders: Clinical and Neurobiological Substrates. Indian Journal Of Psychological Medicine 2015, 37: 36-41. PMID: 25722510, PMCID: PMC4341308, DOI: 10.4103/0253-7176.150816.
- RDoC and translational perspectives on the genetics of trauma-related psychiatric disorders.Montalvo-Ortiz JL, Gelernter J, Hudziak J, Kaufman J. RDoC and translational perspectives on the genetics of trauma-related psychiatric disorders. American Journal Of Medical Genetics. Part B, Neuropsychiatric Genetics : The Official Publication Of The International Society Of Psychiatric Genetics 2016, 171B: 81-91. PMID: 26592203, PMCID: PMC4754782, DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.32395.
- The role of genes involved in stress, neural plasticity, and brain circuitry in depressive phenotypes: Convergent findings in a mouse model of neglect.Montalvo-Ortiz JL, Bordner KA, Carlyle BC, Gelernter J, Simen AA, Kaufman J. The role of genes involved in stress, neural plasticity, and brain circuitry in depressive phenotypes: Convergent findings in a mouse model of neglect. Behavioural Brain Research 2016, 315: 71-4. PMID: 27506655, PMCID: PMC5396458, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2016.08.010.
- A New Perspective on the Mechanisms of Neglect.Montalvo-Ortiz JL. A New Perspective on the Mechanisms of Neglect. Biological Psychiatry 2017, 82: e49-e50. PMID: 28870299, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2017.07.013.
- Histone deacetylase inhibitors reverse age-related increases in side effects of haloperidol in mice.Montalvo-Ortiz JL, Fisher DW, Rodríguez G, Fang D, Csernansky JG, Dong H. Histone deacetylase inhibitors reverse age-related increases in side effects of haloperidol in mice. Psychopharmacology 2017, 234: 2385-2398. PMID: 28421257, PMCID: PMC5538925, DOI: 10.1007/s00213-017-4629-2.
- Genome-Wide DNA Methylation Changes Associated with Intermittent Explosive Disorder: A Gene-Based Functional Enrichment Analysis.Montalvo-Ortiz JL, Zhang H, Chen C, Liu C, Coccaro EF. Genome-Wide DNA Methylation Changes Associated with Intermittent Explosive Disorder: A Gene-Based Functional Enrichment Analysis. The International Journal Of Neuropsychopharmacology / Official Scientific Journal Of The Collegium Internationale Neuropsychopharmacologicum (CINP) 2018, 21: 12-20. PMID: 29106553, PMCID: PMC5789263, DOI: 10.1093/ijnp/pyx087.
- Translational studies support a role for serotonin 2B receptor (HTR2B) gene in aggression-related cannabis response.Montalvo-Ortiz JL, Zhou H, D'Andrea I, Maroteaux L, Lori A, Smith A, Ressler KJ, Nuñez YZ, Farrer LA, Zhao H, Kranzler HR, Gelernter J. Translational studies support a role for serotonin 2B receptor (HTR2B) gene in aggression-related cannabis response. Molecular Psychiatry 2018, 23: 2277-2286. PMID: 29875475, PMCID: PMC6281782, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-018-0077-6.
- Methylation in OTX2 and related genes, maltreatment, and depression in children.Kaufman J, Wymbs NF, Montalvo-Ortiz JL, Orr C, Albaugh MD, Althoff R, O'Loughlin K, Holbrook H, Garavan H, Kearney C, Yang BZ, Zhao H, Peña C, Nestler EJ, Lee RS, Mostofsky S, Gelernter J, Hudziak J. Methylation in OTX2 and related genes, maltreatment, and depression in children. Neuropsychopharmacology : Official Publication Of The American College Of Neuropsychopharmacology 2018, 43: 2204-2211. PMID: 30089883, PMCID: PMC6135753, DOI: 10.1038/s41386-018-0157-y.
- Adverse Childhood Experiences, Epigenetic Measures, and Obesity in Youth.Kaufman J, Montalvo-Ortiz JL, Holbrook H, O'Loughlin K, Orr C, Kearney C, Yang BZ, Wang T, Zhao H, Althoff R, Garavan H, Gelernter J, Hudziak J. Adverse Childhood Experiences, Epigenetic Measures, and Obesity in Youth. The Journal Of Pediatrics 2018, 202: 150-156.e3. PMID: 30177354, PMCID: PMC6513669, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2018.06.051.
- Corticotrophin releasing factor receptor 1 antagonists prevent chronic stress-induced behavioral changes and synapse loss in aged rats.Dong H, Keegan JM, Hong E, Gallardo C, Montalvo-Ortiz J, Wang B, Rice KC, Csernansky J. Corticotrophin releasing factor receptor 1 antagonists prevent chronic stress-induced behavioral changes and synapse loss in aged rats. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2018, 90: 92-101. PMID: 29477954, PMCID: PMC5864558, DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2018.02.013.
- Accelerated DNA Methylation Aging in U.S. Military Veterans: Results From the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study.Tamman AJF, Montalvo-Ortiz JL, Southwick SM, Krystal JH, Levy BR, Pietrzak RH. Accelerated DNA Methylation Aging in U.S. Military Veterans: Results From the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study. The American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry : Official Journal Of The American Association For Geriatric Psychiatry 2019, 27: 528-532. PMID: 30792041, DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2019.01.001.
- Genomewide Study of Epigenetic Biomarkers of Opioid Dependence in European- American Women.Montalvo-Ortiz JL, Cheng Z, Kranzler HR, Zhang H, Gelernter J. Genomewide Study of Epigenetic Biomarkers of Opioid Dependence in European- American Women. Scientific Reports 2019, 9: 4660. PMID: 30874594, PMCID: PMC6420601, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-41110-7.
- Epigenome-Wide DNA Methylation Association Analysis Identified Novel Loci in Peripheral Cells for Alcohol Consumption Among European American Male Veterans.Xu K, Montalvo-Ortiz JL, Zhang X, Southwick SM, Krystal JH, Pietrzak RH, Gelernter J. Epigenome-Wide DNA Methylation Association Analysis Identified Novel Loci in Peripheral Cells for Alcohol Consumption Among European American Male Veterans. Alcoholism, Clinical And Experimental Research 2019, 43: 2111-2121. PMID: 31386212, DOI: 10.1111/acer.14168.
- Author Correction: Genomewide Study of Epigenetic Biomarkers of Opioid Dependence in European- American Women.Montalvo-Ortiz JL, Cheng Z, Kranzler HR, Zhang H, Gelernter J. Author Correction: Genomewide Study of Epigenetic Biomarkers of Opioid Dependence in European- American Women. Scientific Reports 2019, 9: 18774. PMID: 31801960, PMCID: PMC6892860, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-55022-z.