2024
Age of onset of obsessive-compulsive disorder differentially affects white matter microstructure
Vriend C, de Joode N, Pouwels P, Liu F, Otaduy M, Pastorello B, Robertson F, Ipser J, Lee S, Hezel D, van Meter P, Batistuzzo M, Hoexter M, Sheshachala K, Narayanaswamy J, Venkatasubramanian G, Lochner C, Miguel E, Reddy Y, Shavitt R, Stein D, Wall M, Simpson H, van den Heuvel O. Age of onset of obsessive-compulsive disorder differentially affects white matter microstructure. Molecular Psychiatry 2024, 29: 1033-1045. PMID: 38228890, PMCID: PMC11176057, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-023-02390-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchObsessive-compulsive disorderPathophysiology of obsessive-compulsive disorderObsessive-compulsive disorder groupAge of OCD onsetOCD onsetHealthy controlsMedication-free adultsWhite matter microstructural alterationsVisual attention processesWhite matter microstructureStructural brain networksStructural connectome analysisWhite matter tractsBayesian multilevel analysisDirection of effectAttentional processesOCD individualsBrain signaturesBrain networksDiffusion MRI studiesPost hoc analysisSagittal stratumConnectome analysisMultilevel analysisStructural connectome
2022
Shape analysis of subcortical structures in obsessive‐compulsive disorder and the relationship with comorbid anxiety, depression, and medication use: A meta‐analysis by the OCD Brain Imaging Consortium
Fouche J, Groenewold N, Sevenoaks T, Heany S, Lochner C, Alonso P, Batistuzzo M, Cardoner N, Ching C, de Wit S, Gutman B, Hoexter M, Jahanshad N, Kim M, Kwon J, Mataix‐Cols D, Menchon J, Miguel E, Nakamae T, Phillips M, Pujol J, Sakai Y, Yun J, Soriano‐Mas C, Thompson P, Yamada K, Veltman D, van den Heuvel O, Stein D. Shape analysis of subcortical structures in obsessive‐compulsive disorder and the relationship with comorbid anxiety, depression, and medication use: A meta‐analysis by the OCD Brain Imaging Consortium. Brain And Behavior 2022, 12: e2755. PMID: 36106505, PMCID: PMC9575597, DOI: 10.1002/brb3.2755.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCaudate nucleusHealthy controlsOCD patientsComorbid depressionMedication statusComorbid anxietySubcortical shapeSignificant differencesDeep gray matter structuresRight caudate nucleusCo-morbid anxietyLeft caudate nucleusObsessive-compulsive disorder patientsSubcortical brain morphologyGray matter structuresDisease durationMedication useObsessive-compulsive disorderSubgroup analysisBrain MRINucleus accumbensDisorder patientsPatientsBrain volumePutamen
2021
Lower Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex Glutamate Levels in Patients With Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder
Batistuzzo M, Sottili B, Shavitt R, Lopes A, Cappi C, de Mathis M, Pastorello B, Diniz J, Silva R, Miguel E, Hoexter M, Otaduy M. Lower Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex Glutamate Levels in Patients With Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder. Frontiers In Psychiatry 2021, 12: 668304. PMID: 34168581, PMCID: PMC8218991, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.668304.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGamma-aminobutyric acidObsessive-compulsive disorderClinical symptomsHealthy controlsExcitatory/inhibitory imbalancePathophysiology of OCDGlu/Gln ratioH-MRS studiesGray matter fractionGlu/CrCortico-striatal circuitsGlutamate levelsExcitatory neurotransmissionNeurochemical imbalanceInhibitory imbalanceStriatal regionsUnderlying neurochemistryN-acetylaspartatePatientsKey neurotransmitterH-MRSVentromedial prefrontal cortexSecondary analysisAbnormal levelsPrefrontal cortex
2020
Using supervised machine learning on neuropsychological data to distinguish OCD patients with and without sensory phenomena from healthy controls
Stamatis C, Batistuzzo M, Tanamatis T, Miguel E, Hoexter M, Timpano K. Using supervised machine learning on neuropsychological data to distinguish OCD patients with and without sensory phenomena from healthy controls. British Journal Of Clinical Psychology 2020, 60: 77-98. PMID: 33300635, DOI: 10.1111/bjc.12272.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderNeuropsychological literatureNeuropsychological processesSensory phenomenaOCD patientsDistinct cognitive processesDifferent cognitive profilesExecutive function deficitsDistinct neuropsychological featuresCognitive processesNeuropsychological paradigmsCognitive profileNeuropsychological dataFunction deficitsNeuropsychological featuresHealthy controlsMultiple analytic approachesPatient subsampleSymptom presentationCommon experienceSymptom-based approachEmpirical findingsDistinct drivesRisk sensitivityMotivationHigher volumes of hippocampal subfields in pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder
Vattimo E, Dos Santos A, Hoexter M, Frudit P, Miguel E, Shavitt R, Batistuzzo M. Higher volumes of hippocampal subfields in pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder. Psychiatry Research Neuroimaging 2020, 307: 111200. PMID: 33059948, DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2020.111200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderHippocampal volumeTotal gray matter volumeRight whole hippocampusBilateral hippocampal headsLarger hippocampal volumesGray matter volumePediatric obsessive-compulsive disorderRight parasubiculumAdult patientsPediatric patientsHippocampal bodyAnatomic subregionsHippocampal headLimbic structuresHealthy controlsFreeSurfer softwareHippocampus volumeHippocampal subfieldsWhole hippocampusHippocampal cytoarchitectureEarly markerMatter volumePatientsSignificant larger volumesAttentional Bias in specific symmetry and cleaning dimensions of obsessive-compulsive disorder
De Mathis M, Batistuzzo M, Bar-Haim Y, Abend R, Miguel E, Morais I, Requena G, Salum G, Shavitt R. Attentional Bias in specific symmetry and cleaning dimensions of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Journal Of Anxiety Disorders 2020, 73: 102238. PMID: 32447225, DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2020.102238.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderAttentional biasAB scoresComputerized dot-probe taskSymptoms of OCDDot-probe taskAllocation of attentionThreat stimuliNeutral stimuliTask conditionsOCD dimensionsOCD patientsDemographic variablesStimuliPositive interactionsNeutral conditionsMixed-effects modelsHealthy controlsIQDisordersBiasTaskScoresSymptomsPictureToward identifying reproducible brain signatures of obsessive-compulsive profiles: rationale and methods for a new global initiative
Simpson H, van den Heuvel O, Miguel E, Reddy Y, Stein D, Lewis-Fernández R, Shavitt R, Lochner C, Pouwels P, Narayanawamy J, Venkatasubramanian G, Hezel D, Vriend C, Batistuzzo M, Hoexter M, de Joode N, Costa D, de Mathis M, Sheshachala K, Narayan M, van Balkom A, Batelaan N, Venkataram S, Cherian A, Marincowitz C, Pannekoek N, Stovezky Y, Mare K, Liu F, Otaduy M, Pastorello B, Rao R, Katechis M, Van Meter P, Wall M. Toward identifying reproducible brain signatures of obsessive-compulsive profiles: rationale and methods for a new global initiative. BMC Psychiatry 2020, 20: 68. PMID: 32059696, PMCID: PMC7023814, DOI: 10.1186/s12888-020-2439-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMagnetic resonance imagingCircuit abnormalitiesNew global initiativesBrain signaturesGlobal InitiativeHealthy control subjectsMedication-free adultsMultiple brain circuitsMedication-free subjectsBackgroundObsessive–compulsive disorderClinical profileClinical symptomsControl subjectsClinical evaluationHealthy controlsLeading causeGlobal disabilityLifetime prevalenceResonance imagingNeurocognitive assessmentBrain circuitsImaging signaturesFunctional connectivityBrain-behavior associationsDisease dimensions
2019
SA72 GENE EXPRESSION IN BLOOD OF ADOLESCENTS WITH PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS
Spindola L, Santoro M, Pan P, Talarico F, Xavier G, Carvalho C, Gadelha A, Salum G, Miguel E, Rohde L, Zanardo E, Kulikowski L, Bressan R, Ota V, Belangero S. SA72 GENE EXPRESSION IN BLOOD OF ADOLESCENTS WITH PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS. European Neuropsychopharmacology 2019, 29: s861. DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2017.08.144.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh-risk cohortPsychiatric disordersHealthy controlsGene expression profilingChild Behavior ChecklistEarly-onset psychiatric disordersBlood of adolescentsPrevious psychiatric disorderBlood gene expression profilingCross-sectional studyOnset psychiatric disordersWell-Being AssessmentAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderMost psychiatric disordersCanonical pathwaysSchool-based studyLarge public healthExpression profilingDeficit hyperactivity disorderRisk cohortPrevalent diagnosisPD groupMajor depressionHC groupMultiple comparison correctionSU73 GENE EXPRESSION IN BLOOD OF ADOLESCENTS WITH PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS
Spindola L, Santoro M, Pan P, Talarico F, Xavier G, Carvalho C, Gadelha A, Salum G, Miguel E, Rohde L, Zanardo E, Kulikowski L, Bressan R, Ota V, Belangero S. SU73 GENE EXPRESSION IN BLOOD OF ADOLESCENTS WITH PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS. European Neuropsychopharmacology 2019, 29: s927-s928. DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2017.08.262.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh-risk cohortPsychiatric disordersHealthy controlsGene expression profilingChild Behavior ChecklistEarly-onset psychiatric disordersBlood of adolescentsPrevious psychiatric disorderBlood gene expression profilingCross-sectional studyOnset psychiatric disordersWell-Being AssessmentAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderMost psychiatric disordersCanonical pathwaysSchool-based studyLarge public healthExpression profilingDeficit hyperactivity disorderRisk cohortPrevalent diagnosisPD groupMajor depressionHC groupMultiple comparison correction
2017
Cortical Abnormalities Associated With Pediatric and Adult Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Findings From the ENIGMA Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Working Group
Boedhoe PSW, Schmaal L, Abe Y, Alonso P, Ameis SH, Anticevic A, Arnold PD, Batistuzzo MC, Benedetti F, Beucke JC, Bollettini I, Bose A, Brem S, Calvo A, Calvo R, Cheng Y, Cho KIK, Ciullo V, Dallaspezia S, Denys D, Feusner JD, Fitzgerald KD, Fouche JP, Fridgeirsson EA, Gruner P, Hanna GL, Hibar DP, Hoexter MQ, Hu H, Huyser C, Jahanshad N, James A, Kathmann N, Kaufmann C, Koch K, Kwon JS, Lazaro L, Lochner C, Marsh R, Martínez-Zalacaín I, Mataix-Cols D, Menchón JM, Minuzzi L, Morer A, Nakamae T, Nakao T, Narayanaswamy JC, Nishida S, Nurmi E, O’Neill J, Piacentini J, Piras F, Piras F, Reddy YCJ, Reess TJ, Sakai Y, Sato JR, Simpson HB, Soreni N, Soriano-Mas C, Spalletta G, Stevens MC, Szeszko PR, Tolin DF, van Wingen GA, Venkatasubramanian G, Walitza S, Wang Z, Yun JY, Thompson P, Stein D, van den Heuvel O, Boedhoe P, Schmaal L, Abe Y, Alonso P, Ameis S, Anticevic A, Arnold P, Bargalló N, Batistuzzo M, Benedetti F, Beucke J, Bollettini I, Bose A, Brandeis D, Brem S, Buimer E, Busatto G, Calvo A, Calvo R, Cheng Y, Cho K, Ciullo V, Dallaspezia S, de Vries F, de Wit S, Denys D, Drechsler R, Falini A, Fang Y, Feusner J, Figee M, Fitzgerald K, Fontaine M, Fouche J, Fridgeirsson E, Gruner P, Hanna G, Hauser T, Hibar D, Hoexter M, Hu H, Huyser C, Iorio M, Jahanshad N, James A, Kathmann N, Kaufmann C, Khadka S, Koch K, Kwon J, Lazaro L, Liu Y, Lochner C, Marsh R, Martínez-Zalacaín I, Mataix-Cols D, McCracken J, Menchón J, Miguel E, Minuzzi L, Morer A, Nakamae T, Nakao T, Narayanaswamy J, Narumoto J, Nishida S, Nurmi E, O’Neill J, Pariente J, Piacentini J, Pittenger C, Piras F, Piras F, Poletti S, Reddy Y, Reess T, Rus O, Sakai Y, Sato J, Simpson H, Soreni N, Soriano-Mas C, Spalletta G, Stevens M, Szeszko P, Tang J, Tolin D, van der Werf Y, van Wingen G, Vecchio D, Veltman D, Venkatasubramanian G, Walitza S, Wang Z, Watanabe A, Xu J, Xu X, Yamada K, Yun J, Zarei M, Zhao Q, Thompson P, Stein D, van den Heuvel O. Cortical Abnormalities Associated With Pediatric and Adult Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Findings From the ENIGMA Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Working Group. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2017, 175: 453-462. PMID: 29377733, PMCID: PMC7106947, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.17050485.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric OCD patientsAdult OCD patientsOCD patientsParietal cortexAdult obsessive-compulsive disorderCortical thickness abnormalitiesD effectsInferior parietal cortexSuperior parietal cortexLimited statistical powerTransverse temporal cortexCohen's d effectClinical characteristicsCortical abnormalitiesObsessive-compulsive disorderThickness abnormalitiesHealthy controlsCortical thicknessPatientsTemporal cortexThinner cortexMRI scansClinical heterogeneityStructural abnormalitiesDisease profileGene expression in blood of children and adolescents: Mediation between childhood maltreatment and major depressive disorder
Spindola L, Pan P, Moretti P, Ota V, Santoro M, Cogo-Moreira H, Gadelha A, Salum G, Manfro G, Mari J, Brentani H, Grassi-Oliveira R, Brietzke E, Miguel E, Rohde L, Sato J, Bressan R, Belangero S. Gene expression in blood of children and adolescents: Mediation between childhood maltreatment and major depressive disorder. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2017, 92: 24-30. PMID: 28384542, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2017.03.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentChildChild AbuseCohort StudiesDepressive Disorder, MajorFemaleGene ExpressionGenetic TestingHumansHypothalamo-Hypophyseal SystemInterleukin-1betaMaleModels, BiologicalPeptide FragmentsPituitary-Adrenal SystemReceptors, GlucocorticoidReceptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type IResidence CharacteristicsRNA, MessengerTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsMajor depressive disorderBlood of childrenDepressive disorderChildhood maltreatmentMDD diagnosisRole of glucocorticoidsWhole blood mRNA levelsCM historyGene expressionAdrenal axisIllness exposureHealthy controlsDepressive symptomsMDD groupLarger studyMRNA expressionMRNA levelsExpression levelsInflammationTNFChildrenDiagnosisBloodAdolescentsNR3C1M31 Gene Expression In Blood of Children And Adolescents: Influence of Environmental Stressors On Major Depressive Disorder
Spindola L, Pan P, Moretti P, Ota V, Santoro M, Cogo-Moreira H, Gadelha A, Salum G, Manfro G, Mari J, Brentani H, Grassi-Oliveira R, Brietzke E, Miguel E, Rohde L, Sato J, Bressan R, Belangero S. M31 Gene Expression In Blood of Children And Adolescents: Influence of Environmental Stressors On Major Depressive Disorder. European Neuropsychopharmacology 2017, 27: s387-s388. DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2016.09.422.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMajor depressive disorderBlood of childrenPrenatal alcoholDepressive disorderChildhood maltreatmentMDD diagnosisPt exposureRole of glucocorticoidsPeripheral mRNA expressionGene expressionTobacco exposureIllness exposureHealthy controlsIL1B expressionDepressive symptomsMDD groupLarger studyMRNA expressionWhole bloodDisordersBloodExpression levelsInflammationTNFChildren
2015
Brain structural correlates of sensory phenomena in patients with obsessive–compulsive disorder
Subirà M, Sato J, Alonso P, do Rosário M, Segalàs C, Batistuzzo M, Real E, Lopes A, Cerrillo E, Diniz J, Pujol J, Assis R, Menchón J, Shavitt R, Busatto G, Cardoner N, Miguel E, Hoexter M, Soriano-Mas C. Brain structural correlates of sensory phenomena in patients with obsessive–compulsive disorder. Journal Of Psychiatry And Neuroscience 2015, 40: 232-240. PMID: 25652753, PMCID: PMC4478056, DOI: 10.1503/jpn.140118.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGray matter volume increasesObsessive-compulsive disorderSensorimotor cortexHealthy controlsSensory phenomenaGray matter volume differencesLeft sensorimotor cortexStructural correlatesBrain structural correlatesVoxel-based morphometryMagnetic resonance examinationMost patientsSuch patientsTic onsetCortex abnormalitiesTic disordersPremotor cortexPatientsResonance examinationVolume increaseSpecialized unitsCortexParticipant recruitmentDisorders StudyDifferent centers
2012
Association study between functional polymorphisms in the TNF-alpha gene and obsessive-compulsive disorder
Cappi C, Muniz R, Sampaio A, Cordeiro Q, Brentani H, Palácios S, Marques A, Vallada H, Miguel E, Guilherme L, Hounie A. Association study between functional polymorphisms in the TNF-alpha gene and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Arquivos De Neuro-Psiquiatria 2012, 70: 87-90. PMID: 22311210, PMCID: PMC4479271, DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2012000200003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderImmune systemTumor necrosis factor alpha genePrevalent psychiatric disordersInflammatory cytokine genesNecrosis factor alpha geneTNF-alpha geneRs361525 polymorphismUnknown etiologyHealthy controlsPsychiatric disordersCytokine genesA alleleFunctional polymorphismsOCD patientsOCD subjectsDisordersPathogenesisPLINK softwarePresent studyPolymorphismAdditional evidenceAssociation studiesPatientsEtiology
2009
The drug-naïve OCD patients imaging genetics, cognitive and treatment response study: methods and sample description
Hoexter M, Shavitt R, D'Alcante C, Cecconi J, Diniz J, Belotto-Silva C, Hounie A, Borcato S, Moraes I, Joaquim M, Cappi C, Sampaio A, de Mathis M, Batistuzzo M, Lopes A, Rosa A, Muniz R, Marques A, Santos L, Taub A, de Souza Duran F, Dougherty D, Busatto G, Bressan R, Miguel E. The drug-naïve OCD patients imaging genetics, cognitive and treatment response study: methods and sample description. Brazilian Journal Of Psychiatry 2009, 31: 349-353. PMID: 20098825, DOI: 10.1590/s1516-44462009000400011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorder patientsObsessive-compulsive disorderNeuropsychological evaluationClinical trialsGroup cognitive behavioral therapyDisorder patientsTRODAT-1 single photon emissionIntegrative neurobiological modelCognitive behavioral therapySelective serotonin reuptake inhibitorsAdult obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) patientsMagnetic resonance imagesDrug-naïve OCD patientsDrug-naïve patientsSerotonin reuptake inhibitorsSame research procedureNeurobiological modelsSingle photon emissionResonance imagesTreatment response studiesOCD patientsReuptake inhibitorsHealthy controlsBlood samplesPatients
2006
Association of polymorphisms within the promoter region of the tumor necrosis factor-α with clinical outcomes of rheumatic fever
Ramasawmy R, Faé K, Spina G, Victora G, Tanaka A, Palácios S, Hounie A, Miguel E, Oshiro S, Goldberg A, Kalil J, Guilherme L. Association of polymorphisms within the promoter region of the tumor necrosis factor-α with clinical outcomes of rheumatic fever. Molecular Immunology 2006, 44: 1873-1878. PMID: 17079017, DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2006.10.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAortic DiseasesAutoimmune DiseasesChildChoreaCohort StudiesFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansMaleMyocarditisPolymorphism, Single NucleotidePredictive Value of TestsQuantitative Trait LociRheumatic Heart DiseaseStreptococcal InfectionsStreptococcus pyogenesTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsRheumatic feverRF patientsClinical outcomesHealthy controlsTNFA geneMinor alleleRF/RHDAortic valve lesionsRecognition of autoantigensStratification of patientsTumor necrosis factorAssociation of polymorphismsMild carditisValve lesionsAdaptive armsSydenham's choreaAutoimmune diseasesHeart diseaseInflammatory diseasesNecrosis factorBorderline associationG-308APatientsImmune systemClinical phenotype
2001
Regional Cerebral Blood Flow Abnormalities in Early-Onset Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: An Exploratory SPECT Study
BUSATTO G, BUCHPIGUEL C, ZAMIGNANI D, GARRIDO G, GLABUS M, ROSARIO-CAMPOS M, CASTRO C, MAIA A, ROCHA E, MCGUIRE P, MIGUEL E. Regional Cerebral Blood Flow Abnormalities in Early-Onset Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: An Exploratory SPECT Study. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2001, 40: 347-354. PMID: 11288777, DOI: 10.1097/00004583-200103000-00015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderLate-onset subjectsOCD subjectsRegional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) single-photon emissionCerebral blood flow single photon emissionRegional cerebral blood flow abnormalitiesCerebral blood flow abnormalitiesObsessive-compulsive symptomsPathophysiology of OCDBlood flow abnormalitiesEarly-onset casesOnset obsessive-compulsive disorderFrontal-subcortical circuitsAge of onsetEarly-onset subjectsAnterior cingulate cortexPrefrontal cortex relativeSingle photon emissionStatistical parametric mappingRCBF differencesRight thalamusHealthy controlsFlow abnormalitiesClinical dataCortex relative