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Ana Cristina Andreazza

University of Toronto, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Verified email at utoronto.ca
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[HTML][HTML] Avaliação de compostos com atividade antioxidante em células da levedura Saccharomyces cerevisiae

DG Soares, AC Andreazza, M Salvador - Revista Brasileira de …, 2005 - SciELO Brasil
Antioxidantes são compostos que atuam inibindo e/ou diminuindo os efeitos desencadeados
pelos radicais livres e compostos oxidantes. Diferentes métodos têm sido desenvolvidos …

[HTML][HTML] Estresse e adaptação psicossocial em mães de crianças com transtorno de déficit de atenção/hiperatividade

AH Bellé, AC Andreazza, J Ruschel… - Psicologia: Reflexão e …, 2009 - SciELO Brasil
O presente estudo investigou o estresse parental em mães de crianças com Transtorno de
Déficit de Atenção/Hiperatividade (TDAH) (n=30), de crianças com TDAH e comorbidade …

Pathways underlying neuroprogression in bipolar disorder: focus on inflammation, oxidative stress and neurotrophic factors

M Berk, F Kapczinski, AC Andreazza, OM Dean… - … & biobehavioral reviews, 2011 - Elsevier
There is now strong evidence of progressive neuropathological processes in bipolar disorder
(BD). On this basis, the current understanding of the neurobiology of BD has shifted from …

Acute administration of ketamine induces antidepressant-like effects in the forced swimming test and increases BDNF levels in the rat hippocampus

…, GZ Réus, LM Barbosa, AC Andreazza… - Progress in neuro …, 2008 - Elsevier
Ketamine is a non-competitive antagonist to the phencyclidine site of N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA)
receptor. Clinical findings point to a rapid onset of action for ketamine on the …

Allostatic load in bipolar disorder: implications for pathophysiology and treatment

F Kapczinski, E Vieta, AC Andreazza, BN Frey… - Neuroscience & …, 2008 - Elsevier
Current literature on the effects of chronic stress in general health converges to the concept
of allostatic load (AL). AL is the bodily ‘wear and tear’ that emerges with sustained allostatic …

Serum S100B and antioxidant enzymes in bipolar patients

AC Andreazza, C Cassini, AR Rosa, MC Leite… - Journal of psychiatric …, 2007 - Elsevier
Bipolar disorder (BD) is a chronic, severe, and highly disabling psychiatric disorder; peripheral
markers have been used to assess biochemical alterations associated with BD and/or …

Oxidative stress parameters in unmedicated and treated bipolar subjects during initial manic episode: a possible role for lithium antioxidant effects

R Machado-Vieira, AC Andreazza, CI Viale… - Neuroscience …, 2007 - Elsevier
Studies have proposed the involvement of oxidative stress and neuronal energy dysfunctions
in the pathophysiology of bipolar disorder (BD). This study evaluates plasma levels of the …

Elevated serum superoxide dismutase and thiobarbituric acid reactive substances in different phases of bipolar disorder and in schizophrenia

M Kunz, CS Gama, AC Andreazza, M Salvador… - Progress in Neuro …, 2008 - Elsevier
There is an increasing body of evidence suggesting that oxidative stress may play a role in
the pathophysiology of both schizophrenia (SZ) and bipolar disorder (BD). METHODS: We …

3-Nitrotyrosine and glutathione antioxidant system in patients in the early and late stages of bipolar disorder

AC Andreazza, F Kapczinski, M Kauer-Sant'Anna… - Journal of Psychiatry and …, 2009 - jpn.ca
Background: There has been an increasing interest in the role of oxidative stress in the
pathophysiology of bipolar disorder. To explore this further, we evaluated the activity of …

DNA damage in bipolar disorder

AC Andreazza, BN Frey, B Erdtmann, M Salvador… - Psychiatry …, 2007 - Elsevier
Bipolar disorder (BD) is a prevalent, chronic, severe, and highly disabling psychiatric disorder
that is associated with increased morbidity and mortality due to general medical conditions…