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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
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 analysisUso potencial a nivel poblacional y en salud pública de los relojes epigenéticos para entender los factores asociados al envejecimiento
Martínez-Magaña J, Hurtado-Soriano J, Montalvo-Ortiz J, Gomez-Verjan J. Uso potencial a nivel poblacional y en salud pública de los relojes epigenéticos para entender los factores asociados al envejecimiento. Gaceta Médica De México 2024, 160: 357-359. DOI: 10.24875/gmm.24000133.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchW69. ALTERNATIVE SPLICING DYNAMICS IN HUMAN PREFRONTAL CORTEX SUBREGIONS
Nunez D, Martinez-Magana J, Nagamatsu S, Andrade-Brito D, Hernandez-Amaya L, Montalvo-Ortiz J. W69. ALTERNATIVE SPLICING DYNAMICS IN HUMAN PREFRONTAL CORTEX SUBREGIONS. European Neuropsychopharmacology 2024, 87: 138-139. DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2024.08.278.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDorsal anterior cingulate cortexPrefrontal cortex subregionsPrefrontal cortexOrbitofrontal cortexDifferential transcript usagePercent-spliced-inSubgenual prefrontal cortexPrefrontal cortex regionsAnterior cingulate cortexDorsolateral prefrontal cortexDSM-IV criteriaAS eventsTranscript usageSynaptic processesExon skippingDSM-IVSCID-1Cingulate cortexIntron retentionMood disordersPsychiatric disordersSplice siteAlternative splicingCognitive functionNon-psychiatric diagnosesF95. LOCAL ANCESTRY-AWARE META-ANALYSIS OF GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDIES FOR ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION IN LATIN AMERICAN POPULATIONS
Martinez-Magana J, Atkinson E, Giusti-Rodriguez P, Santoro M, Wassertheil-Smoller S, Daviglus M, Perreira K, Nicolini H, Pereira A, Belangero S, Moyses-Oliveira M, Tucker K, Ordovas J, Villatoro-Velazquez J, Montalvo-Ortiz J. F95. LOCAL ANCESTRY-AWARE META-ANALYSIS OF GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDIES FOR ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION IN LATIN AMERICAN POPULATIONS. European Neuropsychopharmacology 2024, 87: 256. DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2024.08.506.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGenome-wide association studiesGenome-wide association study studiesAncestry-specific effectsIntergenic variantAlcohol consumptionAncestry-specific lociNative-American ancestryFrequency of alcohol consumptionAssociated with alcohol consumptionMeta-analysisLocal ancestryAdmixed populationsGWA studiesGenomic backgroundAssociation studiesSLIT3 geneMAGI1 genesGenomics ConsortiumGenetic associationGenesLatin American populationsAfrican ancestryGenetic liabilityUnited StatesAncestryF91. MAPPING THE EFFECTS OF OPIOID USE DISORDER GENETIC ASSOCIATED VARIANTS IN BRAIN PATHWAYS AT A SINGLE CELL LEVEL
Rivera-Hernández M, Martínez-Magaña J, Brennand K, Montalvo-Ortiz J. F91. MAPPING THE EFFECTS OF OPIOID USE DISORDER GENETIC ASSOCIATED VARIANTS IN BRAIN PATHWAYS AT A SINGLE CELL LEVEL. European Neuropsychopharmacology 2024, 87: 254. DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2024.08.502.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOpioid use disorderDopaminergic neuronsReward-related learningOrbital frontal cortexGenetic variantsFunction of dopaminergic neuronsMap genetic variantsGenome-wide studiesCell projection organizationSingle-cell expression profilesCell typesOxytocin signaling pathwayPrefrontal cortexMotivated behaviorFrontal cortexDopaminergic pathwaysUse disorderBrain regionsModulation of chemical synaptic transmissionStriatumSingle-cell RNAseqCell-specific pathwaysBehavioral responsesScRNA-seqStriatum cellsPhenome-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 diabetesTowards a Novel Frontier in the Use of Epigenetic Clocks in Epidemiology
Martínez-Magaña J, Hurtado-Soriano J, Rivero-Segura N, Montalvo-Ortiz J, Garcia-delaTorre P, Becerril-Rojas K, Gomez-Verjan J. Towards a Novel Frontier in the Use of Epigenetic Clocks in Epidemiology. Archives Of Medical Research 2024, 55: 103033. PMID: 38955096, DOI: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2024.103033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImpact of public health interventionsHealth problems associated with agingPublic health interventionsPublic health strategiesEpigenetic clocksEfficacy of interventionsProblems associated with agingBiological agePublic health concernHealth interventionsHealth strategiesAssociated with ageDNA methylation levelsHuman phenomeHealthy agingHealth concernEpigenetic ageMultiple traitsHealthMethylation levelsInterventionAssociationAgeEpidemiological contextHealth spanExploring the relationship between admixture and genetic susceptibility to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in two Latin American cohorts
Garzón Rodríguez N, Briceño-Balcázar I, Nicolini H, Martínez-Magaña J, Genis-Mendoza A, Flores-Lázaro J, Villatoro Velázquez J, Bustos Gamiño M, Medina-Mora M, Quiroz-Padilla M. Exploring the relationship between admixture and genetic susceptibility to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in two Latin American cohorts. Journal Of Human Genetics 2024, 69: 373-380. PMID: 38714835, PMCID: PMC11269173, DOI: 10.1038/s10038-024-01246-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGenome-wide association analysisSingle-nucleotide polymorphismsSingle-nucleotide variantsSingle-nucleotideRisk-associated lociGenome-wide significanceRisk single-nucleotide polymorphismsAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderLocal ancestryAssociation lociIntergenic regionAdmixture proportionsAncestral componentsGenomic ancestryAssociation analysisAncestry levelsEuropean ancestryGenetic associationEuropean componentDeficit hyperactivity disorderAncestryGenomeGenesGenetic susceptibilityHyperactivity disorderA 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 cohortNeuronal-specific methylome and hydroxymethylome analysis reveal significant loci associated with alcohol use disorder
Andrade-Brito D, Núñez-Ríos D, Martínez-Magaña J, Nagamatsu S, Rompala G, Zillich L, Witt S, Clark S, Lattig M, Montalvo-Ortiz J, Alvarez V, Benedek D, Che A, Cruz D, Davis D, Girgenti M, Hoffman E, Holtzheimer P, Huber B, Kaye A, Keane T, Krystal J, Labadorf A, Logue M, Marx B, Mash D, McKee A, Miller M, Montalvo-Ortiz J, Noller C, Schnurr P, Scott W, Stein T, Ursano R, Williamson D, Wolf E, Young K. Neuronal-specific methylome and hydroxymethylome analysis reveal significant loci associated with alcohol use disorder. Frontiers In Genetics 2024, 15: 1345410. PMID: 38633406, PMCID: PMC11021708, DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2024.1345410.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociated with alcohol use disorderAlcohol use disorderOrbitofrontal cortexEpigenome-wide association studiesUse disorderStudy of alcohol use disorderHuman orbitofrontal cortexAlcohol-related traitsHuman brainPostmortem brain samplesHuman postmortem brain samplesEnrichment analysisDifferential CpG sitesPostmortem brain tissueGenome-wide levelOxidative bisulfite sequencingAssessed 5Functional enrichment analysisBrain tissueFalse discovery rateBisulfite sequencingAssociation studiesDifferential methylationIdentified genesDNA methylationDifferential 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
Neuropsychiatric symptoms of post-COVID-19 condition in Mexican healthcare personnel.
Ruiz-Ramos D, Alonso-García C, Salazar-Rifka R, Martínez-Magaña J, Nolasco-Rosales G, Villar-Soto M. Neuropsychiatric symptoms of post-COVID-19 condition in Mexican healthcare personnel. Horizonte Sanitario 2023, 23: 11-19. DOI: 10.19136/hs.a23n1.5657.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHamilton Rating ScaleInflammatory markersHealthcare personnelHealthcare workersHealth personnelCOVID-19Rating ScaleBlood venous samplesFrequent acute symptomsBlood inflammatory markersCOVID-19 diseasePost COVID-19 conditionCommon comorbiditiesAcute symptomsNeuropsychiatric symptomsMean ageDepression ratingsVenous samplesMental disordersDepressionDisorders persistSymptomsAnxietyMarkersPresent studyLongitudinal magnetic resonance evaluation of the schizophrenia model of neonatal lesion in the ventral hippocampus
Genis-Mendoza A, Elizalde-Martínez C, Martínez-Magaña J, Cabrera-Mendoza B, Morales-Guadarrama A, Sacristán E, Beltrán-Villalobos I, Tovilla-Zarate C, Nicolini H. Longitudinal magnetic resonance evaluation of the schizophrenia model of neonatal lesion in the ventral hippocampus. Cirugía Y Cirujanos (English Edition) 2023, 89 DOI: 10.24875/cirue.m23000257.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchW70. ASSOCIATION BETWEEN MBD5 GENE AND DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMATOLOGY IN MEXICAN POPULATION: RESULTS FROM MXGDAR/ENCODAT COHORT
Camarena B, Sanabrais-Jiménez M, García A, Genis A, Villatoro-Velazquez J, Fleiz-Bautista C, Bustos-Gamiño M, Martínez-Magaña J, Nicolini H, Medina-Mora M. W70. ASSOCIATION BETWEEN MBD5 GENE AND DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMATOLOGY IN MEXICAN POPULATION: RESULTS FROM MXGDAR/ENCODAT COHORT. European Neuropsychopharmacology 2023, 75: s141. DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2023.08.257.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDepressive symptomsAnxiety symptomsAnxiety disordersSubstantial disease burdenMexican populationGenetic principal componentsYears of lifeGeneralized anxiety disorderFindings of associationsDisease burdenHealthy controlsMexican cohortMajor depressiveGeneral populationDiagnostic criteriaLifetime symptomatologyGenetic overlapSymptomsMBD5 geneDepressiveBackground AnxietyCohortProtein 5DepressionGreater mortality