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Sabaie H, Moghaddam MM, Moghaddam MM, Ahangar NK, Asadi MR, Hussen BM, Taheri M, Rezazadeh M. Bioinformatics analysis of long non-coding RNA-associated competing endogenous RNA network in schizophrenia. Sci Rep 2021; 11:24413. [PMID: 34952924 PMCID: PMC8709859 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-03993-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2021] [Accepted: 12/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Schizophrenia (SCZ) is a serious psychiatric condition with a 1% lifetime risk. SCZ is one of the top ten global causes of disabilities. Despite numerous attempts to understand the function of genetic factors in SCZ development, genetic components in SCZ pathophysiology remain unknown. The competing endogenous RNA (ceRNA) network has been demonstrated to be involved in the development of many kinds of diseases. The ceRNA hypothesis states that cross-talks between coding and non-coding RNAs, including long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs), via miRNA complementary sequences known as miRNA response elements, creates a large regulatory network across the transcriptome. In the present study, we developed a lncRNA-related ceRNA network to elucidate molecular regulatory mechanisms involved in SCZ. Microarray datasets associated with brain regions (GSE53987) and lymphoblasts (LBs) derived from peripheral blood (sample set B from GSE73129) of SCZ patients and control subjects containing information about both mRNAs and lncRNAs were downloaded from the Gene Expression Omnibus database. The GSE53987 comprised 48 brain samples taken from SCZ patients (15 HPC: hippocampus, 15 BA46: Brodmann area 46, 18 STR: striatum) and 55 brain samples taken from control subjects (18 HPC, 19 BA46, 18 STR). The sample set B of GSE73129 comprised 30 LB samples (15 patients with SCZ and 15 controls). Differentially expressed mRNAs (DEmRNAs) and lncRNAs (DElncRNAs) were identified using the limma package of the R software. Using DIANA-LncBase, Human MicroRNA Disease Database (HMDD), and miRTarBase, the lncRNA- associated ceRNA network was generated. Pathway enrichment of DEmRNAs was performed using the Enrichr tool. We developed a protein-protein interaction network of DEmRNAs and identified the top five hub genes by the use of STRING and Cytoscape, respectively. Eventually, the hub genes, DElncRNAs, and predictive miRNAs were chosen to reconstruct the subceRNA networks. Our bioinformatics analysis showed that twelve key DEmRNAs, including BDNF, VEGFA, FGF2, FOS, CD44, SOX2, NRAS, SPARC, ZFP36, FGG, ELAVL1, and STARD13, participate in the ceRNA network in SCZ. We also identified DLX6-AS1, NEAT1, MINCR, LINC01094, DLGAP1-AS1, BABAM2-AS1, PAX8-AS1, ZFHX4-AS1, XIST, and MALAT1 as key DElncRNAs regulating the genes mentioned above. Furthermore, expression of 15 DEmRNAs (e.g., ADM and HLA-DRB1) and one DElncRNA (XIST) were changed in both the brain and LB, suggesting that they could be regarded as candidates for future biomarker studies. The study indicated that ceRNAs could be research candidates for investigating SCZ molecular pathways.
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- Hani Sabaie
- Molecular Medicine Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
- Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences (ZUMS), Zanjan, Iran
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- Immunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
- Student Research Committee, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
- Student Research Committee, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, Hawler Medical University, Kurdistan Region, Erbil, Iraq
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- Men's Health and Reproductive Health Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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- Molecular Medicine Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
- Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
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Flint J, Cohen L, Nath D, Habib Z, Guo X, Galynker I, Calati R. The association between the suicide crisis syndrome and suicidal behaviors: The moderating role of personality traits. Eur Psychiatry 2021; 64:e63. [PMID: 34641984 PMCID: PMC8581701 DOI: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2021.2235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Personality traits have been associated with long-term suicide risk but their relationship with short-term risk is still unknown. Therefore, to address this gap, we explored the moderating effect of personality traits on the relationship between the Suicide Crisis Syndrome (SCS) and short-term suicidal behaviors (SB). SAMPLING AND METHODS Adult participants (N = 459) were administered the Suicide Crisis Inventory (SCI), a validated self-report questionnaire designed to measure the intensity of the Suicidal Crisis Syndrome, the Big Five Inventory for personality traits, and the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale for SB at intake and at a 1-month follow-up. The PROCESS macro in SPSS was used to test the moderation model. Covariates hypothesized to influence the results were added: age, gender, ethnicity, years of education, and depressive symptomatology on the Beck Depression Inventory. This study was a secondary analysis drawn from a larger study on the SCS. RESULTS SCI total score had a significant positive relationship with SB at the 1-month follow-up for patients with lower levels of extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, and openness, respectively. Hence, these four traits were protective against SB. There was an association between SCI and SB for patients with high levels of neuroticism at the 1-month follow-up. CONCLUSIONS High levels of neuroticism served as a risk factor, whereas high levels of the other Big Five traits were protective factors against short-term SB in the context of elevated SCS symptoms. Thus, personality traits play a role in moderating the relationship between the SCS and imminent SB.
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- Jada Flint
- Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai Beth Israel, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai Beth Israel, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai Beth Israel, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai Beth Israel, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai Beth Israel, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai Beth Israel, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai Beth Israel, New York, New York, USA.,Department of Psychology, University of Milan-Bicocca, 20126Milan, Italy.,Department of Adult Psychiatry, Nîmes University Hospital, 30029Nîmes, France
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Liu H, Barnes J, Pedrosa E, Herman NS, Salas F, Wang P, Zheng D, Lachman HM. Transcriptome analysis of neural progenitor cells derived from Lowe syndrome induced pluripotent stem cells: identification of candidate genes for the neurodevelopmental and eye manifestations. J Neurodev Disord 2020; 12:14. [PMID: 32393163 PMCID: PMC7212686 DOI: 10.1186/s11689-020-09317-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2019] [Accepted: 04/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Lowe syndrome (LS) is caused by loss-of-function mutations in the X-linked gene OCRL, which codes for an inositol polyphosphate 5-phosphatase that plays a key role in endosome recycling, clathrin-coated pit formation, and actin polymerization. It is characterized by congenital cataracts, intellectual and developmental disability, and renal proximal tubular dysfunction. Patients are also at high risk for developing glaucoma and seizures. We recently developed induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) lines from three patients with LS who have hypomorphic variants affecting the 3' end of the gene, and their neurotypical brothers to serve as controls. METHODS In this study, we used RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) to obtain transcriptome profiles in LS and control neural progenitor cells (NPCs). RESULTS In a comparison of the patient and control NPCs (n = 3), we found 16 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) at the multiple test adjusted p value (padj) < 0.1, with nine at padj < 0.05. Using nominal p value < 0.05, 319 DEGs were detected. The relatively small number of DEGs could be due to the fact that OCRL is not a transcription factor per se, although it could have secondary effects on gene expression through several different mechanisms. Although the number of DEGs passing multiple test correction was small, those that were found are quite consistent with some of the known molecular effects of OCRL protein, and the clinical manifestations of LS. Furthermore, using gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA), we found that genes increased expression in the patient NPCs showed enrichments of several gene ontology (GO) terms (false discovery rate < 0.25): telencephalon development, pallium development, NPC proliferation, and cortex development, which are consistent with a condition characterized by intellectual disabilities and psychiatric manifestations. In addition, a significant enrichment among the nominal DEGs for genes implicated in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) was found (e.g., AFF2, DNER, DPP6, DPP10, RELN, CACNA1C), as well as several that are strong candidate genes for the development of eye problems found in LS, including glaucoma. The most notable example is EFEMP1, a well-known candidate gene for glaucoma and other eye pathologies. CONCLUSION Overall, the RNA-seq findings present several candidate genes that could help explain the underlying basis for the neurodevelopmental and eye problems seen in boys with LS.
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- Hequn Liu
- Department of Genetics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA
- Dominick P Purpura Department of Neuroscience, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA
- Department of Neurology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA
- Dominick P Purpura Department of Neuroscience, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA
- Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA
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The role of the Cys23Ser (rs6318) polymorphism of the HTR2C gene in suicidal behavior. Psychiatr Genet 2017; 27:199-209. [DOI: 10.1097/ypg.0000000000000184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Nine differentially expressed genes from a post mortem study and their association with suicidal status in a sample of suicide completers, attempters and controls. J Psychiatr Res 2017; 91:98-104. [PMID: 28327445 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2017.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2016] [Revised: 03/01/2017] [Accepted: 03/09/2017] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Several lines of evidence indicate that suicidal behaviour is partly heritable, with multiple genes implicated in its aetiology. We focused on nine genes (S100A13, EFEMP1, PCDHB5, PDGFRB, CDCA7L, SCN2B, PTPRR, MLC1 and ZFP36) which we previously detected as differentially expressed in the cortex of suicide victims compared to controls. We investigated 84 variants within these genes in 495 suicidal subjects (299 completers and 196 attempters) and 1513 controls (109 post-mortem and 1404 healthy). We evaluated associations with: 1) suicidal phenotype; 2) possible endophenotypes for suicidal behaviour. Overall positive results did not survive the correction threshold. However, we found a nominally different distribution of EFEMP1 genotypes, alleles and haplotypes between suicidal subjects and controls, results that were partially replicated when we separately considered the subgroup of suicide completers and post-mortem controls. A weaker association emerged also for PTPRR. Both EFEMP1 and PTPRR genes were also related to possible endophenotypes for suicidal behaviour such as anger, depression-anxiety and fatigue. Because of the large number of analyses performed and the low significance values further replication are mandatory. Nevertheless, neurotrophic gene variants, in particular EFEMP1 and PTPRR, may have a role in the pathogenesis of suicidal behaviour.
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Suicide is one of the leading causes of violent death in many countries and its prevention is included in worldwide health objectives. Currently, the DSM-5 considers suicidal behavior as an entity that requires further study. Among the three validators required for considering a psychiatric disorder, there is one based on psychological correlates, biological markers, and patterns of comorbidity. This review includes the most important and recent studies on psychological factors: cognitive, emotional, temperament, and personality correlates (unrelated to diagnostic criteria). We included classic factors related to suicidal behavior such as cognitive, inflexibility, problem-solving, coping, rumination, thought suppression, decision-making, autobiographical memory, working memory, language fluency, burdensomeness, belongingness, fearless, pain insensitivity, impulsiveness, aggressiveness, and hopelessness. The personality correlates reported are mainly based on the personality theories of Cloninger, Costa and McCrae, and Eysenck. Moreover, it explores conceptual links to other new pathways in psychological factors, emptiness, and psychological pain as a possible origin and common end path for a portion of suicidal behaviors.
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Wolz I, Agüera Z, Granero R, Jiménez-Murcia S, Gratz KL, Menchón JM, Fernández-Aranda F. Emotion regulation in disordered eating: Psychometric properties of the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale among Spanish adults and its interrelations with personality and clinical severity. Front Psychol 2015; 6:907. [PMID: 26175710 PMCID: PMC4485313 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2015] [Accepted: 06/16/2015] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Objective: The aims of the study were to (1) validate the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS) in a sample of Spanish adults with and without eating disorders, and (2) explore the role of emotion regulation difficulties in eating disorders (ED), including its mediating role in the relation between key personality traits and ED severity. Methods: One hundred and thirty four patients (121 female, mean age = 29 years) with anorexia nervosa (n = 30), bulimia nervosa (n = 54), binge eating (n = 20), or Other Specified Feeding or Eating Disorders (n = 30) and 74 healthy control participants (51 female, mean age = 21 years) reported on general psychopathology, ED severity, personality traits and difficulties in emotion regulation. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were conducted to examine the psychometrics of the DERS in this Spanish sample (Aim 1). Additionally, to examine the role of emotion regulation difficulties in ED (Aim 2), differences in emotion regulation difficulties across eating disorder subgroups were examined and structural equation modeling was used to explore the interrelations among emotion regulation, personality traits, and eating disorder severity. Results: Results support the validity and reliability of the DERS within this Spanish adult sample and suggest that this measure has a similar factor structure in this sample as in the original sample. Moreover, emotion regulation difficulties were found to differ as a function of eating disorder subtype and to mediate the relation between two specific personality traits (i.e., high harm avoidance and low self-directedness) and ED severity. Conclusions: Personality traits of high harm avoidance and low self-directedness may increase vulnerability to ED pathology indirectly, through emotion regulation difficulties.
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- Ines Wolz
- Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital of Bellvitge-IDIBELL Barcelona, Spain ; Ciber Fisiopatologia Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto Salud Carlos III Barcelona, Spain ; Department of Clinical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Barcelona Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital of Bellvitge-IDIBELL Barcelona, Spain ; Ciber Fisiopatologia Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto Salud Carlos III Barcelona, Spain
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- Ciber Fisiopatologia Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto Salud Carlos III Barcelona, Spain ; Department of Psychobiology and Methodology, University Autònoma of Barcelona Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital of Bellvitge-IDIBELL Barcelona, Spain ; Ciber Fisiopatologia Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto Salud Carlos III Barcelona, Spain ; Department of Clinical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Barcelona Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, MS, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital of Bellvitge-IDIBELL Barcelona, Spain ; Department of Clinical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Barcelona Barcelona, Spain ; Ciber Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Instituto Salud Carlos III Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital of Bellvitge-IDIBELL Barcelona, Spain ; Ciber Fisiopatologia Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto Salud Carlos III Barcelona, Spain ; Department of Clinical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Barcelona Barcelona, Spain
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Schmitt A, Falkai P. Historical aspects of Mozart's mental health and diagnostic insights of ADHD and personality disorders. Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 2014; 264:363-5. [PMID: 24880638 DOI: 10.1007/s00406-014-0507-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Andrea Schmitt
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Nußbaumstr. 7, 80336, Munich, Germany,
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