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Rheumatol Int ; 35(4): 741-7, 2015 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25218649

RESUMO

The current literature has been discussing the risks and benefits of joint hypermobility (JHM) for careers in ballet This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of JHM and joint hypermobility syndrome (JHS) in a group of ballet teachers and students, looking both at aspects related to the flexibility required to dance, as at the risk of injuries when hypermobility is associated with other symptoms, in the case of JHS. We evaluated ballet teachers and ballet students, with age ranging from 18 to 40 years. All participants completed identification and sociodemographic questionnaires and underwent a physical examination. JHM was assessed using the Beighton score with goniometry. Symptoms of JHS were evaluated according to the Brighton criteria. Final sample consisted of 77 participants, being 44 ballet students and 33 ballet teachers. The prevalence of JHM in the sample as a whole was 58 %. Teachers and students had no significant differences regarding the prevalence of JHM (p = 0.74) (OR 1.21; 95 % CI 0.48-3.07). However, the prevalence of JHS was significantly different (p = 0.04) between students (16 %) and teachers (36 %). Teachers were three times more likely than student to have JHS (OR 3.02; 95 % CI 1.03-8.85). Teachers and students also presented differences in the frequency of specific items of Beighton score and Brighton criteria. These data provide elements to discuss the relationship between hypermobility, ballet technique and selection for dance, suggesting that dancers with JHS could find in ballet teaching an alternative to maintain professional activity with dance, while remaining protected from the higher risk of injury that professional dancers may be exposed to.


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Dança/fisiologia , Instabilidade Articular/epidemiologia , Instabilidade Articular/fisiopatologia , Adolescente , Adulto , Brasil/epidemiologia , Feminino , Humanos , Prevalência , Adulto Jovem
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J Clin Pharm Ther ; 40(2): 135-43, 2015 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25475762

RESUMO

WHAT IS KNOWN AND OBJECTIVE: Antiepileptic drugs often produce serious adverse effects, and many patients do not respond to them properly. Phytocannabinoids produce anticonvulsant effects in preclinical and preliminary human studies, and appear to produce fewer adverse effects than available antiepileptic drugs. The present review summarizes studies on the anticonvulsant properties of phytocannabinoids. METHODS: Literature search using the PubMed database to identify studies on phytocannabinoids and epilepsy. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: Preclinical studies suggest that phytocannabinoids, especially cannabidiol and cannabidivarin, have potent anticonvulsant effects which are mediated by the endocannabinoid system. Human studies are limited in number and quality, but suggest that cannabidiol has anticonvulsant effects in adult and infantile epilepsy and is well tolerated after prolonged administration. WHAT IS NEW AND CONCLUSION: Phytocannabinoids produce anticonvulsant effects through the endocannabinoid system, with few adverse effects. Cannabidiol and cannabidivarin should be tested in randomized, controlled clinical trials, especially in infantile epileptic syndromes.


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Anticonvulsivantes/uso terapêutico , Canabinoides/uso terapêutico , Epilepsia/tratamento farmacológico , Extratos Vegetais/uso terapêutico , Animais , Canabidiol/uso terapêutico , Córtex Cerebral/metabolismo , Ensaios Clínicos como Assunto , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Relação Dose-Resposta a Droga , Dronabinol/uso terapêutico , Avaliação Pré-Clínica de Medicamentos , Endocanabinoides/biossíntese , Humanos , Fitoterapia , Extratos Vegetais/química
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Immunopharmacol Immunotoxicol ; 37(1): 35-41, 2015 Feb.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25356537

RESUMO

We have previously shown that the prophylactic treatment with cannabidiol (CBD) reduces inflammation in a model of acute lung injury (ALI). In this work we analyzed the effects of the therapeutic treatment with CBD in mice subjected to the model of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced ALI on pulmonary mechanics and inflammation. CBD (20 and 80 mg/kg) was administered (i.p.) to mice 6 h after LPS-induced lung inflammation. One day (24 h) after the induction of inflammation the assessment of pulmonary mechanics and inflammation were analyzed. The results show that CBD decreased total lung resistance and elastance, leukocyte migration into the lungs, myeloperoxidase activity in the lung tissue, protein concentration and production of pro-inflammatory cytokines (TNF and IL-6) and chemokines (MCP-1 and MIP-2) in the bronchoalveolar lavage supernatant. Thus, we conclude that CBD administered therapeutically, i.e. during an ongoing inflammatory process, has a potent anti-inflammatory effect and also improves the lung function in mice submitted to LPS-induced ALI. Therefore the present and previous data suggest that in the future cannabidiol might become a useful therapeutic tool for the attenuation and treatment of inflammatory lung diseases.


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Lesão Pulmonar Aguda/tratamento farmacológico , Anti-Inflamatórios/uso terapêutico , Canabidiol/uso terapêutico , Lipopolissacarídeos/farmacologia , Pneumonia/prevenção & controle , Lesão Pulmonar Aguda/induzido quimicamente , Lesão Pulmonar Aguda/complicações , Lesão Pulmonar Aguda/imunologia , Animais , Anti-Inflamatórios/administração & dosagem , Líquido da Lavagem Broncoalveolar/química , Líquido da Lavagem Broncoalveolar/citologia , Líquido da Lavagem Broncoalveolar/imunologia , Canabidiol/administração & dosagem , Quimiotaxia de Leucócito/efeitos dos fármacos , Quimiotaxia de Leucócito/imunologia , Citocinas/sangue , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Relação Dose-Resposta a Droga , Injeções Intraperitoneais , Leucócitos/citologia , Leucócitos/imunologia , Pulmão/efeitos dos fármacos , Pulmão/imunologia , Pulmão/patologia , Masculino , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Peroxidase/metabolismo , Pneumonia/etiologia , Pneumonia/imunologia , Testes de Função Respiratória
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Psychol Med ; 44(15): 3315-28, 2014 Nov.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25065544

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BACKGROUND: What determines inter-individual variability to impairments in behavioural control that may underlie road-traffic accidents, and impulsive and violent behaviours occurring under the influence of cannabis, the most widely used illicit drug worldwide? METHOD: Employing a double-blind, repeated-measures design, we investigated the genetic and neural basis of variable sensitivity to cannabis-induced behavioural dyscontrol in healthy occasional cannabis users. Acute oral challenge with placebo or Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the main psychoactive ingredient in cannabis, was combined with functional magnetic resonance imaging, while participants performed a response inhibition task that involved inhibiting a pre-potent motor response. They were genotyped for rs1130233 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the protein kinase B (AKT1) gene. RESULTS: Errors of inhibition were significantly (p = 0.008) increased following administration of THC in carriers of the A allele, but not in G allele homozygotes of the AKT1 rs1130233 SNP. The A allele carriers also displayed attenuation of left inferior frontal response with THC evident in the sample as a whole, while there was a modest enhancement of inferior frontal activation in the G homozygotes. There was a direct relationship (r = -0.327, p = 0.045) between the behavioural effect of THC and its physiological effect in the inferior frontal gyrus, where AKT1 genotype modulated the effect of THC. CONCLUSIONS: These results require independent replication and show that differing vulnerability to acute psychomotor impairments induced by cannabis depends on variation in a gene that influences dopamine function, and is mediated through modulation of the effect of cannabis on the inferior frontal cortex, that is rich in dopaminergic innervation and critical for psychomotor control.


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Agonistas de Receptores de Canabinoides/farmacologia , Dronabinol/farmacologia , Inibição Psicológica , Córtex Pré-Frontal/efeitos dos fármacos , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas c-akt/genética , Desempenho Psicomotor/efeitos dos fármacos , Adulto , Agonistas de Receptores de Canabinoides/administração & dosagem , Estudos Cross-Over , Método Duplo-Cego , Dronabinol/administração & dosagem , Genótipo , Humanos , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética , Masculino , Polimorfismo de Nucleotídeo Único , Córtex Pré-Frontal/fisiologia , Desempenho Psicomotor/fisiologia , Adulto Jovem
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J Clin Pharm Ther ; 39(5): 564-6, 2014 Oct.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24845114

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WHAT IS KNOWN AND OBJECTIVE: Cannabidiol (CBD) is the main non-psychotropic component of the Cannabis sativa plant. REM sleep behaviour disorder (RBD) is a parasomnia characterized by the loss of muscle atonia during REM sleep associated with nightmares and active behaviour during dreaming. We have described the effects of CBD in RBD symptoms in patients with Parkinson's disease. CASES SUMMARY: Four patients treated with CBD had prompt and substantial reduction in the frequency of RBD-related events without side effects. WHAT IS NEW AND CONCLUSION: This case series indicates that CBD is able to control the symptoms of RBD.


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Canabidiol/uso terapêutico , Cannabis , Doença de Parkinson , Fitoterapia , Transtorno do Comportamento do Sono REM/tratamento farmacológico , Idoso , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade
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Psychol Med ; 43(6): 1255-67, 2013 Jun.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23020923

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BACKGROUND: Cannabis can induce transient psychotic symptoms, but not all users experience these adverse effects. We compared the neural response to Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in healthy volunteers in whom the drug did or did not induce acute psychotic symptoms. Method In a double-blind, placebo-controlled, pseudorandomized design, 21 healthy men with minimal experience of cannabis were given either 10 mg THC or placebo, orally. Behavioural and functional magnetic resonance imaging measures were then recorded whilst they performed a go/no-go task. RESULTS: The sample was subdivided on the basis of the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale positive score following administration of THC into transiently psychotic (TP; n = 11) and non-psychotic (NP; n = 10) groups. During the THC condition, TP subjects made more frequent inhibition errors than the NP group and showed differential activation relative to the NP group in the left parahippocampal gyrus, the left and right middle temporal gyri and in the right cerebellum. In these regions, THC had opposite effects on activation relative to placebo in the two groups. The TP group also showed less activation than the NP group in the right middle temporal gyrus and cerebellum, independent of the effects of THC. CONCLUSIONS: In this first demonstration of inter-subject variability in sensitivity to the psychotogenic effects of THC, we found that the presence of acute psychotic symptoms was associated with a differential effect of THC on activation in the ventral and medial temporal cortex and cerebellum, suggesting that these regions mediate the effects of the drug on psychotic symptoms.


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Encéfalo/efeitos dos fármacos , Dronabinol/farmacologia , Alucinógenos/farmacologia , Psicoses Induzidas por Substâncias/etiologia , Adulto , Encéfalo/fisiopatologia , Cerebelo/efeitos dos fármacos , Cerebelo/fisiopatologia , Método Duplo-Cego , Neuroimagem Funcional , Voluntários Saudáveis , Humanos , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética , Masculino , Giro Para-Hipocampal/efeitos dos fármacos , Giro Para-Hipocampal/fisiopatologia , Psicoses Induzidas por Substâncias/fisiopatologia , Lobo Temporal/efeitos dos fármacos , Lobo Temporal/fisiopatologia , Adulto Jovem
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J Clin Pharm Ther ; 38(2): 162-4, 2013 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23095052

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WHAT IS KNOWN AND OBJECTIVE:   Cannabis withdrawal in heavy users is commonly followed by increased anxiety, insomnia, loss of appetite, migraine, irritability, restlessness and other physical and psychological signs. Tolerance to cannabis and cannabis withdrawal symptoms are believed to be the result of the desensitization of CB1 receptors by THC. CASE SUMMARY:   This report describes the case of a 19-year-old woman with cannabis withdrawal syndrome treated with cannabidiol (CBD) for 10 days. Daily symptom assessments demonstrated the absence of significant withdrawal, anxiety and dissociative symptoms during the treatment. WHAT IS NEW AND CONCLUSION:   CBD can be effective for the treatment of cannabis withdrawal syndrome.


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Canabidiol/uso terapêutico , Cannabis/efeitos adversos , Síndrome de Abstinência a Substâncias/tratamento farmacológico , Adulto , Feminino , Humanos , Adulto Jovem
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Psychol Med ; 42(12): 2523-34, 2012 Dec.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22717008

RESUMO

BACKGROUND: Neurodevelopmental alterations have been described inconsistently in psychosis probably because of lack of standardization among studies. The aim of this study was to conduct the first longitudinal and population-based magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) evaluation of the presence and size of the cavum septum pellucidum (CSP) and adhesio interthalamica (AI) in a large sample of patients with first-episode psychosis (FEP). METHOD: FEP patients (n=122) were subdivided into schizophrenia (n=62), mood disorders (n=46) and other psychosis (n=14) groups and compared to 94 healthy next-door neighbour controls. After 13 months, 80 FEP patients and 52 controls underwent a second MRI examination. RESULTS: We found significant reductions in the AI length in schizophrenia FEP in comparison with the mood disorders and control subgroups (longer length) at the baseline assessment, and no differences in any measure of the CSP. By contrast, there was a diagnosis×time interaction for the CSP length, with a more prominent increase for this measure in the psychosis group. There was an involution of the AI length over time for all groups but no diagnosis×time interaction. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest that the CSP per se may not be linked to the neurobiology of emerging psychotic disorders, although it might be related to the progression of the disease. However, the fact that the AI length was shown to be shorter at the onset of the disorder supports the neurodevelopmental model of schizophrenia and indicates that an alteration in this grey matter junction may be a risk factor for developing psychosis.


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Interpretação de Imagem Assistida por Computador , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética , Transtornos do Humor/diagnóstico , Transtornos Psicóticos/diagnóstico , Esquizofrenia/diagnóstico , Septo Pelúcido/anormalidades , Septo Pelúcido/patologia , Tálamo/anormalidades , Tálamo/patologia , Adulto , Brasil , Estudos Transversais , Progressão da Doença , Feminino , Humanos , Incidência , Estudos Longitudinais , Masculino , Transtornos do Humor/epidemiologia , Tamanho do Órgão , Transtornos Psicóticos/epidemiologia , Valores de Referência , Fatores de Risco , Esquizofrenia/epidemiologia , Fatores Sexuais , Adulto Jovem
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Psychol Med ; 40(3): 383-98, 2010 Mar.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19627647

RESUMO

BACKGROUND: We conducted a systematic review to assess the evidence for specific effects of cannabis on brain structure and function. The review focuses on the cognitive changes associated with acute and chronic use of the drug. METHOD: We reviewed literature reporting neuroimaging studies of chronic or acute cannabis use published up until January 2009. The search was conducted using Medline, EMBASE, LILACS and PsycLIT indexing services using the following key words: cannabis, marijuana, delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, THC, cannabidiol, CBD, neuroimaging, brain imaging, computerized tomography, CT, magnetic resonance, MRI, single photon emission tomography, SPECT, functional magnetic resonance, fMRI, positron emission tomography, PET, diffusion tensor MRI, DTI-MRI, MRS and spectroscopy. RESULTS: Sixty-six studies were identified, of which 41 met the inclusion criteria. Thirty-three were functional (SPECT/PET/fMRI) and eight structural (volumetric/DTI) imaging studies. The high degree of heterogeneity across studies precluded a meta-analysis. The functional studies suggest that resting global and prefrontal blood flow are lower in cannabis users than in controls. The results from the activation studies using a cognitive task are inconsistent because of the heterogeneity of the methods used. Studies of acute administration of THC or marijuana report increased resting activity and activation of the frontal and anterior cingulate cortex during cognitive tasks. Only three of the structural imaging studies found differences between users and controls. CONCLUSIONS: Functional neuroimaging studies suggest a modulation of global and prefrontal metabolism both during the resting state and after the administration of THC/marijuana cigarettes. Minimal evidence of major effects of cannabis on brain structure has been reported.


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Encéfalo/irrigação sanguínea , Canabidiol/farmacologia , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética/métodos , Abuso de Maconha/diagnóstico , Córtex Pré-Frontal/metabolismo , Tomografia Computadorizada de Emissão/métodos , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X/métodos , Adulto , Encéfalo/diagnóstico por imagem , Mapeamento Encefálico/métodos , Circulação Cerebrovascular , Cognição/efeitos dos fármacos , Humanos , Testes Neuropsicológicos/estatística & dados numéricos , Córtex Pré-Frontal/efeitos dos fármacos , Adulto Jovem
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Acta Psychiatr Scand ; 121(3): 216-26, 2010 Mar.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19694635

RESUMO

OBJECTIVE: To assess the rate of comorbidities and the functional impairment associated with the social anxiety disorder (SAD), with an emphasis on the so-called subthreshold clinical signs and symptoms. METHOD: Psychiatric comorbidities and psychosocial functioning were evaluated in 355 volunteers (college students) who had been diagnosed as SAD (n = 141), Subthreshold SAD (n = 92) or Controls (n = 122). RESULTS: The rate of comorbidities was 71.6% in the SAD group and 50% in subjects with Subthreshold SAD, both significantly greater than Controls (28.7%). Concerning psychosocial functioning, the SAD group had higher impairment than the other two groups in all domains evaluated, and subjects with Subthreshold SAD presented intermediate values. CONCLUSION: The rates of psychiatric comorbidities and the impairment of psychosocial functioning increase progressively along the spectrum of social anxiety. The fact that Subthreshold SAD causes considerable disability and suffering in comparison with control subjects justifies a review of the validity of the diagnostic criteria.


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Transtornos Fóbicos/diagnóstico , Adolescente , Adulto , Ansiedade/diagnóstico , Ansiedade/psicologia , Comorbidade , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Transtornos Fóbicos/epidemiologia , Transtornos Fóbicos/psicologia , Índice de Gravidade de Doença , Comportamento Social , Adulto Jovem
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J Affect Disord ; 245: 716-723, 2019 02 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30447571

RESUMO

BACKGROUND: Genetic and epigenetic variations of the serotonin transporter gene (SLC6A4) have been related to the etiology of depression. The 5-HTTLPR polymorphism at the SLC6A4 promoter region has two variants, a short allele (S) and a long allele (L), in which the S allele results in lower gene transcription and has been associated with depression. The short S-allele of 5-HTTLPR polymorphism of this gene has been associated with depression. In addition to molecular mechanisms, exposure to early life risk factors such as maternal depression seems to affect the development of depression in postnatal life. The present study investigated the association of 5-HTTLPR polymorphism and CpG DNA methylation (5mC) levels of an AluJb repeat element at the SLC6A4 promoter region in mother-child pairs exposed to maternal depression. METHODS: We analyzed DNA samples from 60 subjects (30 mother-child pairs) split into three groups, with and without major depression disorder (DSM-IV) among children and mothers. The genotyping of 5-HTTLPR polymorphism and quantification of 5mC levels was performed by qualitative PCR and methylation-sensitive restriction enzyme digestion, and real-time quantitative PCR (MSRED-qPCR), respectively. RESULTS: The sample analyzed presented a higher frequency of S allele of 5-HTTLPR (67.5%). Despite the high frequency of this allele, we did not find statistically significant differences between individuals carrying at least one S allele between the depression and healthy control subjects, or among the mother-child pair groups with different patterns of occurrence of depression. In the group where the mother and child were both diagnosed with depression, we found a statistically significant decrease of the 5mC level at the SLC6A4 promoter region. LIMITATIONS: The limitations are the relatively small sample size and lack of gene expression data available for comparison with methylation data. CONCLUSION: In this study, we demonstrated a repeat element specific 5mC level reduction in mother-child pairs, concordant for the diagnosis of depression.


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Transtorno Depressivo Maior/genética , Epigênese Genética , Mães , Regiões Promotoras Genéticas , Proteínas da Membrana Plasmática de Transporte de Serotonina/genética , Adolescente , Adulto , Alelos , Estudos de Casos e Controles , Criança , Metilação de DNA , Feminino , Predisposição Genética para Doença/genética , Genótipo , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Polimorfismo Genético , Adulto Jovem
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Braz J Med Biol Res ; 51(5): e7132, 2018 Mar 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29561958

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Gastroschisis (GS) is an abdominal wall defect that results in histological and morphological changes leading to intestinal motility perturbation and impaired absorption of nutrients. Due to its anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and neuroprotective effects, cannabidiol (CBD) has been used as a therapeutic agent in many diseases. Our aim was to test the effect of maternal CBD in the intestine of an experimental model of GS. Pregnant rats were treated over 3 days with CBD (30 mg/kg) after the surgical induction of GS (day 18.5 of gestation) and compared to controls. Fetuses were divided into 4 groups: 1) control (C); 2) C+CBD (CCBD); 3) gastroschisis (G), and 4) G+CBD (GCBD). On day 21.5 of gestation, the fetuses were harvested and evaluated for: a) body weight (BW), intestinal weight (IW), and IW/BW ratio; b) histometric analysis of the intestinal wall; c) immunohistochemically analysis of inflammation (iNOS) and nitrite/nitrate level. BW: GCBD was lower than CCBD (P<0.005), IW and IW/BW ratio: GCBD was smaller than G (P<0.005), GCBD presented lower thickness in all parameters compared to G (P<0.005), iNOS and nitrite/nitrate were lower concentration in GCBD than to G (P<0.005). Maternal use of CBD had a beneficial effect on the intestinal loops of GS with decreased nitrite/nitrate and iNOS expression.


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Anti-Inflamatórios/uso terapêutico , Canabidiol/uso terapêutico , Enterite/prevenção & controle , Doenças Fetais/metabolismo , Gastrosquise/metabolismo , Intestinos/efeitos dos fármacos , Animais , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Feminino , Doenças Fetais/patologia , Gastrosquise/patologia , Imuno-Histoquímica , Nitratos/metabolismo , Óxido Nítrico Sintase Tipo II/análise , Nitritos/metabolismo , Gravidez , Ratos , Ratos Sprague-Dawley
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Braz J Med Biol Res ; 39(4): 421-9, 2006 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16612464

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A high dose of delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol, the main Cannabis sativa (cannabis) component, induces anxiety and psychotic-like symptoms in healthy volunteers. These effects of delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol are significantly reduced by cannabidiol (CBD), a cannabis constituent which is devoid of the typical effects of the plant. This observation led us to suspect that CBD could have anxiolytic and/or antipsychotic actions. Studies in animal models and in healthy volunteers clearly suggest an anxiolytic-like effect of CBD. The antipsychotic-like properties of CBD have been investigated in animal models using behavioral and neurochemical techniques which suggested that CBD has a pharmacological profile similar to that of atypical antipsychotic drugs. The results of two studies on healthy volunteers using perception of binocular depth inversion and ketamine-induced psychotic symptoms supported the proposal of the antipsychotic-like properties of CBD. In addition, open case reports of schizophrenic patients treated with CBD and a preliminary report of a controlled clinical trial comparing CBD with an atypical antipsychotic drug have confirmed that this cannabinoid can be a safe and well-tolerated alternative treatment for schizophrenia. Future studies of CBD in other psychotic conditions such as bipolar disorder and comparative studies of its antipsychotic effects with those produced by clozapine in schizophrenic patients are clearly indicated.


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Ansiolíticos/uso terapêutico , Antipsicóticos/uso terapêutico , Canabidiol/uso terapêutico , Cannabis/química , Esquizofrenia/tratamento farmacológico , Animais , Ensaios Clínicos como Assunto , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Humanos , Transtornos Mentais/induzido quimicamente , Transtornos Mentais/tratamento farmacológico , Camundongos , Ratos
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Braz J Med Biol Res ; 38(9): 1429-39, 2005 Sep.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16138228

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The reliability and validity of a Portuguese version of the Young Mania Rating Scale were evaluated. The original scale was translated into and adapted to Portuguese by the authors. Definitions of clinical manifestations, a semi-structured anchored interview and more explicit rating criteria were added to the scale. Fifty-five adult subjects, aged 18 to 60 years, with a diagnosis of Current Manic Episode according to DSM-III-R criteria were assessed using the Young Mania Rating Scale as well as the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale in two sessions held at intervals from 7 to 10 days. Good reliability ratings were obtained, with intra-class correlation coefficient of 0.97 for total scores, and levels of agreement above 0.80 (P < 0.001) for all individual items. Internal consistency analysis resulted in an alpha = 0.67 for the scale as a whole, and an alpha = 0.72 for each standardized item (P < 0.001). For the concurrent validity, a correlation of 0.78 was obtained by the Pearson coefficient between the total scores of the Young Mania Rating Scale and Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale. The results are similar to those reported for the English version, indicating that the Portuguese version of the scale constitutes a reliable and valid instrument for the assessment of manic patients.


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Transtorno Bipolar/diagnóstico , Inquéritos e Questionários , Adolescente , Adulto , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Escalas de Graduação Psiquiátrica , Reprodutibilidade dos Testes , Traduções
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Eur Psychiatry ; 30(1): 160-5, 2015 Jan.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25499444

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PURPOSE: To study qualitatively different subgroups of social anxiety disorder (SAD) based on harm avoidance (HA) and novelty seeking (NS) dimensions. METHOD: One hundred and forty-two university students with SAD (SCID-DSM-IV) were included in the study. The temperament dimensions HA and NS from the Cloninger's Temperament and Character Inventory were subjected to cluster analysis to identify meaningful subgroups. The identified subgroups were compared for sociodemographics, SAD severity, substance use, history of suicide and self-harm attempts, early life events, and two serotonin transporter gene polymorphisms (5-HTTLPR and STin2.VNTR). RESULTS: Two subgroups of SAD were identified by cluster analysis: a larger (61% of the sample) inhibited subgroup of subjects with "high-HA/low-NS", and a smaller (39%) atypical impulsive subgroup with high-moderate HA and NS. The two groups did not differ in social anxiety severity, but did differ in history of lifetime impulsive-related-problems. History of suicide attempts and self-harm were as twice as frequent in the impulsive subgroup. Significant differences were observed in the pattern of substance misuse. Whereas subjects in the inhibited subgroup showed a greater use of alcohol (P=0.002), subjects in the impulsive subgroup showed a greater use of substances with a high-sensation-seeking profile (P<0.001). The STin2.VNTR genotype frequency showed an inverse distribution between subgroups (P=0.005). CONCLUSIONS: Our study provides further evidence for the presence of qualitatively different SAD subgroups and the propensity of a subset of people with SAD to exhibit impulsive, high-risk behaviors.


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Personalidade , Transtornos Fóbicos/genética , Transtornos Fóbicos/psicologia , Polimorfismo Genético , Proteínas da Membrana Plasmática de Transporte de Serotonina/genética , Meio Social , Adolescente , Adulto , Comportamento Exploratório , Feminino , Genótipo , Humanos , Masculino , Transtornos da Personalidade/genética , Transtornos da Personalidade/psicologia
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Eur Neuropsychopharmacol ; 25(1): 26-37, 2015 Jan.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25532865

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Cannabis use can induce acute psychotic symptoms and increase the risk of schizophrenia. Impairments in inhibitory control and processing are known to occur both under the influence of cannabis and in schizophrenia. Whether cannabis-induced impairment in inhibitory processing is related to the acute induction of psychotic symptoms under its influence is unclear. We investigated the effects of acute oral administration of 10mg of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (delta-9-THC), the main psychoactive ingredient of cannabis, on inhibitory control and regional brain activation during inhibitory processing in humans and examined whether these effects are related to the induction of psychotic symptoms under its influence using a repeated-measures, placebo-controlled, double-blind, within-subject design. We studied thirty-six healthy, English-speaking, right-handed men with minimal previous exposure to cannabis and other illicit drugs twice using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) while they performed a response inhibition (Go/No-Go) task. Relative to placebo, delta-9-THC caused transient psychotic symptoms, anxiety, intoxication and sedation, inhibition errors and impaired inhibition efficiency. Severity of psychotic symptoms was directly correlated with inhibition error frequency and inversely with inhibition efficiency under the influence of delta-9-THC. Delta-9-THC attenuated left inferior frontal activation which was inversely correlated with the frequency of inhibition errors and severity of psychotic symptoms and positively with inhibition efficiency under its influence. These results provide experimental evidence that impairments in cognitive processes involved in the inhibitory control of thoughts and actions and inferior frontal function under the influence of cannabis may have a role in the emergence of transient psychotic symptoms under its influence.


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Encéfalo/efeitos dos fármacos , Dronabinol/efeitos adversos , Alucinógenos/efeitos adversos , Inibição Psicológica , Deficiências da Aprendizagem/induzido quimicamente , Área Sob a Curva , Encéfalo/irrigação sanguínea , Distribuição de Qui-Quadrado , Estudos Cross-Over , Tomada de Decisões/efeitos dos fármacos , Método Duplo-Cego , Feminino , Humanos , Processamento de Imagem Assistida por Computador , Masculino , Oxigênio/sangue , Escalas de Graduação Psiquiátrica , Estatística como Assunto , Fatores de Tempo , Escala Visual Analógica
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Braz J Med Biol Res ; 36(9): 1233-40, 2003 Sep.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12937791

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The aim of this study was to determine if the diagnostic profile of inpatients of a psychiatric unit in a general hospital influences the length of stay. The results of a retrospective survey comprising the first 16 years of operation of the Psychiatric Unit of the Ribeirão Preto General Hospital (PURP) showed that the progressive increase observed in the length of stay correlated with the increase in percentage of schizophrenia diagnosis, after the 8th year of hospital operation, and of affective disorders, after the 12th year. The length of hospitalization kept increasing until the 16th year, even though there was no change in the diagnostic profile of the patients admitted to the unit. In a prospective study encompassing the next six months, 61 inpatients were evaluated with the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III-R and the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS). The results showed that 82% of the inpatients fulfilled the diagnostic criteria for the schizophrenic or affective disorder spectrum at admission, with a discharge rate slower than for other diagnoses, although the length of hospitalization did not significantly differ among diagnostic categories. The results further demonstrated that in every diagnostic category more than 50% of the patients stayed in hospital for more than one week after reaching a BPRS score equal to 6, indicative of discharge. Overall, these data suggest that the increase in length of hospitalization may be due to a higher percentage of patients with a diagnosis of schizophrenia and affective disorder admitted to the PURP. In addition, patients with low symptomatic levels remained in hospital longer than they should have.


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Tempo de Internação/estatística & dados numéricos , Transtornos Mentais/diagnóstico , Unidade Hospitalar de Psiquiatria/estatística & dados numéricos , Adulto , Idoso , Análise de Variância , Feminino , Hospitais Gerais , Humanos , Entrevista Psicológica , Masculino , Transtornos Mentais/terapia , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Transtornos do Humor/diagnóstico , Transtornos do Humor/terapia , Alta do Paciente/estatística & dados numéricos , Escalas de Graduação Psiquiátrica , Estudos Retrospectivos , Esquizofrenia/diagnóstico , Esquizofrenia/terapia , Índice de Gravidade de Doença
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Braz J Med Biol Res ; 36(7): 925-9, 2003 Jul.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12845380

RESUMO

Reported neuroimaging studies have shown functional and morphological changes of temporal lobe structures in panic patients, but only one used a volumetric method. The aim of the present study was to determine the volume of temporal lobe structures in patients with panic disorder, measured by magnetic resonance imaging. Eleven panic patients and eleven controls matched for age, sex, handedness, socioeconomic status and years of education participated in the study. The mean volume of the left temporal lobe of panic patients was 9% smaller than that of controls (t21 = 2.37, P = 0.028). In addition, there was a trend (P values between 0.05 and 0.10) to smaller volumes of the right temporal lobe (7%, t21 = 1.99, P = 0.06), right amygdala (8%, t21 = 1.83, P = 0.08), left amygdala (5%, t21 = 1.78, P = 0.09) and left hippocampus (9%, t21 = 1.93, P = 0.07) in panic patients compared to controls. There was a positive correlation between left hippocampal volume and duration of panic disorder (r = 0.67, P = 0.025), with recent cases showing more reduction than older cases. The present results show that panic patients have a decreased volume of the left temporal lobe and indicate the presence of volumetric abnormalities of temporal lobe structures.


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Transtorno de Pânico/patologia , Lobo Temporal/patologia , Adulto , Tonsila do Cerebelo/patologia , Estudos de Casos e Controles , Feminino , Hipocampo/patologia , Humanos , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética , Masculino
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Braz J Med Biol Res ; 35(10): 1209-13, 2002 Oct.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12424494

RESUMO

The objective of the present study was to evaluate the factor structure of Bech's version of the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS), translated into Portuguese. The BPRS was administered to a heterogeneous group of psychiatric inpatients (N = 98) and outpatients (N = 62) in a University Hospital. Each patient was evaluated from one to eight times. The interval between consecutive interviews was one week for the inpatients and one month for the outpatients. The results were submitted to factorial analysis. The internal consistency of the total scale and of each factor was also estimated. Factorial analysis followed by normalized orthogonal rotation (Varimax) yielded four factors: Withdrawal-Retardation, Thinking Disorder, Anxious-Depression and Activation. Internal consistency measured by Cronbach's alpha coefficient ranged from 0.766 to 0.879. The data show that the factor structure of the present instrument is similar to that of the American version of the BPRS which contains 18 items, except for the absence of the fifth factor of the latter scale, Hostile-Suspiciousness.


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Escalas de Graduação Psiquiátrica Breve , Transtornos Mentais/diagnóstico , Brasil , Análise Fatorial , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Psicometria
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