MATHEUS WANDERLEY DE MEDEIROS
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Instituto de Psiquiatria, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
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- Gesticulation in individuals with at risk mental states for psychosis(2023) LOPES-ROCHA, Ana Caroline; RAMOS, Willian Henrique de Paula; ARGOLO, Felipe; GONDIM, Joao Medrado; MOTA, Natalia Bezerra; ANDRADE, Julio Cesar; JAFET, Andrea Fontes; MEDEIROS, Matheus Wanderley de; SERPA, Mauricio Henriques; CECCHI, Guillermo; ARA, Anderson; GATTAZ, Wagner Farid; CORCORAN, Cheryl Mary; LOCH, Alexandre AndradeNonverbal communication (NVC) is a complex behavior that involves different modalities that are impaired in the schizophrenia spectrum, including gesticulation. However, there are few studies that evaluate it in individuals with at-risk mental states (ARMS) for psychosis, mostly in developed countries. Given our prior findings of reduced movement during speech seen in Brazilian individuals with ARMS, we now aim to determine if this can be accounted for by reduced gesticulation behavior. Fifty-six medication-naive ARMS and 64 healthy controls were filmed during speech tasks. The frequency of specifically coded gestures across four categories (and self-stimulatory behaviors) were compared between groups and tested for correlations with prodromal symptoms of the Structured Interview for Prodromal Syndromes (SIPS) and with the variables previously published. ARMS individuals showed a reduction in one gesture category, but it did not survive Bonferroni's correction. Gesture frequency was negatively correlated with prodromal symptoms and positively correlated with the variables of the amount of movement previously analyzed. The lack of significant differences between ARMS and control contradicts literature findings in other cultural context, in which a reduction is usually seen in at-risk individuals. However, gesture frequency might be a visual proxy of prodromal symptoms, and of other movement abnormalities. Results show the importance of analyzing NVC in ARMS and of considering different cultural and sociodemographic contexts in the search for markers of these states.
- Plasma levels of neurotrophin 4/5, NGF and pro-BDNF influence transition to mental disorders in a sample of individuals at ultra-high risk for psychosis(2023) LOCH, Alexandre Andrade; PINTO, Marcel Tavares Camilo; ANDRADE, Julio Cesar; JESUS, Leonardo Peroni de; MEDEIROS, Matheus Wanderley de; HADDAD, Natalia Mansur; BILT, Martinus Theodorus van de; TALIB, Leda Leme; GATTAZ, Wagner FaridBackground: Neurotrophins (NTs) and their precursors (pro-NTs) are polypeptides with important roles in neuronal development, differentiation, growth, survival and plasticity, as well as apoptosis and neuronal death. Imbalance in NT levels were observed in schizophrenia spectrum disorders, but evidence in ultra-high risk for psychosis (UHR) samples is scarce. Methods: A naturalistic sample of 87 non-help-seeking UHR subjects and 55 healthy controls was drawn from the general population. Blood samples were collected and NT-3, NT-4/5, BDNF, pro-BDNF, NGF, pro-NGF were analyzed through enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Information on cannabis and tobacco use was also collected. Logistic regression models and path analysis were used to control for confounders (tobacco, age, cannabis use). Results: NT-4/5 was significantly decreased, and pro-BDNF was significantly increased in UHR individuals compared to controls. Cannabis use and higher NGF levels were significantly related to transition to psychiatric disorders among UHR subjects. Increased pro-BDNF and decreased NT-4/5 influenced transition by the mediation of perceptual abnormalities. Conclusions: Our study shows for the first time that NTs are altered in UHR compared to healthy control individuals, and that they can be a predictor of transition to psychiatric illnesses in this population. Future studies should employ larger naturalistic samples to confirm the findings.