PEDRO GOMES DE ALVARENGA
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LIM/21 - Laboratório de Neuroimagem em Psiquiatria, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
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- An integrative approach to investigate the respective roles of single-nucleotide variants and copy-number variants in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder(2016) LIMA, Leandro de Araujo; FEIO-DOS-SANTOS, Ana Cecilia; BELANGERO, Sintia Iole; GADELHA, Ary; BRESSAN, Rodrigo Affonseca; SALUM, Giovanni Abrahao; PAN, Pedro Mario; MORIYAMA, Tais Silveira; GRAEFF-MARTINS, Ana Soledade; TAMANAHA, Ana Carina; ALVARENGA, Pedro; KRIEGER, Fernanda Valle; FLEITLICH-BILYK, Bacy; JACKOWSKI, Andrea Parolin; BRIETZKE, Elisa; SATO, Joao Ricardo; POLANCZYK, Guilherme Vanoni; MARI, Jair de Jesus; MANFRO, Gisele Gus; ROSARIO, Maria Conceicao do; MIGUEL, Euripedes Constantino; PUGA, Renato David; TAHIRA, Ana Carolina; SOUZA, Viviane Neri; CHILE, Thais; GOUVEIA, Gisele Rodrigues; SIMOES, Sergio Nery; CHANG, Xiao; PELLEGRINO, Renata; TIAN, Lifeng; GLESSNER, Joseph T.; HASHIMOTO, Ronaldo Fumio; ROHDE, Luis Augusto; SLEIMAN, Patrick M. A.; HAKONARSON, Hakon; BRENTANI, HelenaMany studies have attempted to investigate the genetic susceptibility of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), but without much success. The present study aimed to analyze both single-nucleotide and copy-number variants contributing to the genetic architecture of ADHD. We generated exome data from 30 Brazilian trios with sporadic ADHD. We also analyzed a Brazilian sample of 503 children/adolescent controls from a High Risk Cohort Study for the Development of Childhood Psychiatric Disorders, and also previously published results of five CNV studies and one GWAS meta-analysis of ADHD involving children/adolescents. The results from the Brazilian trios showed that cases with de novo SNVs tend not to have de novo CNVs and vice-versa. Although the sample size is small, we could also see that various comorbidities are more frequent in cases with only inherited variants. Moreover, using only genes expressed in brain, we constructed two ""in silico"" protein-protein interaction networks, one with genes from any analysis, and other with genes with hits in two analyses. Topological and functional analyses of genes in this network uncovered genes related to synapse, cell adhesion, glutamatergic and serotoninergic pathways, both confirming findings of previous studies and capturing new genes and genetic variants in these pathways.
- Lateral hypothalamic activity indicates hunger and satiety states in humans(2017) TALAKOUB, Omid; PAIVA, Raquel R.; MILOSEVIC, Matija; HOEXTER, Marcelo Q.; FRANCO, Ruth; ALHO, Eduardo; NAVARRO, Jessie; PEREIRA JR., Jose F.; POPOVIC, Milos R.; SAVAGE, Cary; LOPES, Antonio C.; ALVARENGA, Pedro; DAMIANI, Durval; TEIXEIRA, Manoel J.; MIGUEL, Euripides C.; FONOFF, Erich T.; BATISTUZZO, Marcelo C.; HAMANI, ClementLateral hypothalamic area (LHA) local field potentials (LFPs) were recorded in a Prader-Willi patient undergoing deep brain stimulation (DBS) for obesity. During hunger, exposure to food-related cues induced an increase in beta/low-gamma activity. In contrast, recordings during satiety were marked by prominent alpha rhythms. Based on these findings, we have delivered alpha-frequency DBS prior to and during food intake. Despite reporting an early sensation of fullness, the patient continued to crave food. This suggests that the pattern of activity in LHA may indicate hunger/satiety states in humans but attest to the complexity of conducting neuromodulation studies in obesity.
article 1 Citação(ões) na Scopus Educação em psiquiatria do desenvolvimento: resultados preliminares em estudantes de graduação no Brasil(2011) MORAES, Erika Neves de Souza; SCIVOLETTO, Sandra; FOSSALUZA, Vitor; VIEIRA, Joaquim Edson; MIGUEL, Euripedes Constantino; ALVARENGA, Pedro Gomes deBackground: Although knowledge on developmental psychiatry is fundamental for the early recognition, treatment, and prevention of mental disorders, this subject has not been incorporated into the medical curriculum or psychiatric practice in Brazil. Objective: To evaluate the effect of a short course on developmental psychiatry for undergraduate students and to expand education policies concerning developmental psychiatry in Brazil. Methods: Before and after attending an extracurricular 12-hour, 4-day course on the fundamentals of developmental psychiatry, undergraduate health sciences students were tested regarding their knowledge of the subject. The pre-test/post-test included 12 randomly selected multiple-choice questions designed to evaluate knowledge related to developmental psychiatry and was administered together with a questionnaire designed to evaluate students' attitudes. To compare performances between groups, nonparametric analyses of ordinal categorical data were employed. Results: The final sample comprised 43 students. The mean post-test score was significantly higher than the mean pre-test score (65.0% vs 39.9%; p < 0.0001). We found that strongly positive attitudes correlated with better performance. The 3rd and 4th year medical students performed better than the 1st and 2nd year medical students and the non-medical students. Sex differences favoring males were also observed. Conclusion: Our findings encourage additional educational policies related to developmental psychiatry which may result in direct clinical implications.- DBS for Obesity(2016) FRANCO, Ruth; FONOFF, Erich T.; ALVARENGA, Pedro; LOPES, Antonio Carlos; MIGUEL, Euripides C.; TEIXEIRA, Manoel J.; DAMIANI, Durval; HAMANI, ClementObesity is a chronic, progressive and prevalent disorder. Morbid obesity, in particular, is associated with numerous comorbidities and early mortality. In patients with morbid obesity, pharmacological and behavioral approaches often have limited results. Bariatric surgery is quite effective but is associated with operative failures and a non-negligible incidence of side effects. In the last decades, deep brain stimulation (DBS) has been investigated as a neurosurgical modality to treat various neuropsychiatric disorders. In this article we review the rationale for selecting different brain targets, surgical results and future perspectives for the use of DBS in medically refractory obesity.
article 116 Citação(ões) na Scopus Gender differences in obsessive-compulsive disorder: a literature review(2011) MATHIS, Maria Alice de; ALVARENGA, Pedro de; FUNARO, Guilherme; TORRESAN, Ricardo Cezar; MORAES, Ivanil; TORRES, Albina Rodrigues; ZILBERMAN, Monica L.; HOUNIE, Ana GabrielaIntroduction: Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a heterogeneous condition, in which subtypes have been proposed. Previous studies suggested that gender plays a relevant role in OCD phenotypic expression. This study aimed to review the literature on gender differences in clinical, genetic or familial aspects of OCD. Method: A conventional review was conducted, including all papers that investigated demographic, clinical, and genetic aspects of OCD according to gender. The search was based on data available in Medline and PsycINFO databases in the last 20 years, using as keywords: obsessive-compulsive disorder; and: gender, sex, male, female, demographic characteristics, clinical features, clinical characteristics, genetic, genes, genetics gender OCD, genes OCD, genes OCD males, genes OCD females. Results: Sixty three of 487 phenotypical and genetics studies were selected. Most studies indicate that male patients are more likely than females to be single, present early onset of symptoms and chronic course of the disorder, greater social impairment, more sexual-religious and aggressive symptoms, and greater comorbidity with tic and substance use disorders. Female patients present more contamination/cleaning symptoms and greater comorbidity with eating and impulse-control disorders. Genetic and family studies are inconclusive, but suggest that gender may play a role in the disease expression. Conclusions: Gender is a relevant factor that should be taken into account when evaluating OCD patients. More studies are necessary to determine whether in fact it defines a homogeneous and particular group in OCD.- An integrative approach to investigate the respective roles of single-nucleotide variants and copy-number variants in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (vol 6, 22851, 2016)(2016) LIMA, Leandro de Araujo; FEIO-DOS-SANTOS, Ana Cecilia; BELANGERO, Sintia Iole; GADELHA, Ary; BRESSAN, Rodrigo Affonseca; SALUM, Giovanni Abrahao; PAN, Pedro Mario; MORIYAMA, Tais Silveira; GRAEFF-MARTINS, Ana Soledade; TAMANAHA, Ana Carina; ALVARENGA, Pedro; KRIEGER, Fernanda Valle; FLEITLICH-BILYK, Bacy; JACKOWSKI, Andrea Parolin; BRIETZKE, Elisa; SATO, Joao Ricardo; POLANCZYK, Guilherme Vanoni; MARI, Jair de Jesus; MANFRO, Gisele Gus; ROSARIO, Maria Conceiao do; MIGUEL, Euripedes Constantino; PUGA, Renato David; TAHIRA, Ana Carolina; SOUZA, Viviane Neri; CHILE, Thais; GOUVEIA, Gisele Rodrigues; SIMOES, Sergio Nery; CHANG, Xiao; PELLEGRINO, Renata; TIAN, Lifeng; GLESSNER, Joseph T.; HASHIMOTO, Ronaldo Fumio; ROHDE, Luis Augusto; SLEIMAN, Patrick M. A.; HAKONARSON, Hakon; BRENTANI, Helena