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Ana Cristina Andreazza

Ana Cristina Andreazza

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Neuroscience

D-Index
69
Citations
17794
World Ranking
2618
National Ranking
145

Overview

Ana Cristina Andreazza is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada. Their research spans multiple areas within medicine, biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and neuroscience. The scientist has a substantial publishing record, encompassing a variety of topics related to brain disorders, psychiatric conditions, mitochondrial function, metabolism, and organ transplantation outcomes.

Andreazza's recent papers cover a range of subjects and include:

  • Static lung storage at 10°C maintains mitochondrial health and preserves donor organ function (2021, Science Translational Medicine)
  • Altered central and blood glutathione in Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment: a meta-analysis (2022, Alzheimer's Research & Therapy)
  • Peripheral biomarkers of mitochondrial dysfunction in adolescents with bipolar disorder (2020, Journal of Psychiatric Research)
  • Patterns of pharmacotherapy for bipolar disorder: A GBC survey (2023, Bipolar Disorders)
  • Primitive macrophages enable long-term vascularization of human heart-on-a-chip platforms (2024, Cell Stem Cell)

The scientist frequently collaborates with several coauthors, including Krista L. Lanctôt, Damien Gallagher, Nathan Herrmann, Paul Oh, and Simon J. Graham.

Their work is often published in journals such as:

  • Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • Biological Psychiatry
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Affective Disorders
  • Bipolar Disorders

Andreazza's research fields are broad, with significant contributions in:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Neuroscience

Within these fields, they focus on subfields including:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Psychiatry and Mental Health
  • Neurology
  • Biological Psychiatry
  • Surgery

Main topics of Andreazza's research include:

  • Tryptophan and brain disorders
  • Bipolar disorder and treatment
  • Mitochondrial function and pathology
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Metabolism and genetic disorders
  • Organ transplantation techniques and outcomes
  • Neurological disease mechanisms and treatments

Best Publications

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

    Michael Berk;Flavio P Kapczinski;Ana Cristina Andreazza;Ana Cristina Andreazza;Olivia Dean;Olivia Dean

  • Decreased levels of glutathione, the major brain antioxidant, in post-mortem prefrontal cortex from patients with psychiatric disorders.

    Jeremy W. Gawryluk;Jun-Feng Wang;Ana C. Andreazza;Li Shao

  • Oxidative stress markers in bipolar disorder: a meta-analysis

    Ana C. Andreazza;Marcia Kauer-Sant'Anna;Benicio N. Frey;David J. Bond

  • Allostatic load in bipolar disorder: implications for pathophysiology and treatment.

    Flavio Kapczinski;Eduard Vieta;Eduard Vieta;Ana Cristina Andreazza;Benicio N. Frey

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

    Lêda S B Garcia;Clarissa M. Comim;Samira S. Valvassori;Gislaine Z. Réus

  • Brain-derived neurotrophic factor and inflammatory markers in patients with early- vs. late-stage bipolar disorder.

    Márcia Kauer-Sant'Anna;Márcia Kauer-Sant'Anna;Flávio Pereira Kapczinski;Ana Cristina Andreazza;Ana Cristina Andreazza;David J. Bond

  • Serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor is decreased in bipolar disorder during depressive and manic episodes.

    Angelo B.M. Cunha;Benicio N. Frey;Ana C. Andreazza;Júlia D. Goi

  • Mitochondrial complex I activity and oxidative damage to mitochondrial proteins in the prefrontal cortex of patients with bipolar disorder.

    Ana C. Andreazza;Li Shao;Jun-Feng Wang;L. Trevor Young

  • Serum S100B and antioxidant enzymes in bipolar patients

    Ana Cristina Andreazza;Carina Cassini;Adriane Ribeiro Rosa;Marina Concli Leite

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

    Rodrigo Machado-Vieira;Ana Cristina Andreazza;Carlos Ivan Viale;Vanessa Zanatto

  • An updated meta-analysis of oxidative stress markers in bipolar disorder

    Nicole C. Brown;Ana C. Andreazza;L. Trevor Young

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

    Maurício Kunz;Clarissa Severino Gama;Ana Cristina Andreazza;Mirian Salvador

  • Effects of mood stabilizers on hippocampus BDNF levels in an animal model of mania.

    Benício N. Frey;Ana C. Andreazza;Keila M.M. Ceresér;Márcio R. Martins

  • Biomarkers in bipolar disorder: A positional paper from the International Society for Bipolar Disorders Biomarkers Task Force

    Benicio N Frey;Ana C Andreazza;Josselin Houenou;Stéphane Jamain

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

    Ana Cristina Andreazza;Ana Cristina Andreazza;Flavio Kapczinski;Marcia Kauer-Sant’Anna;Marcia Kauer-Sant’Anna;Julio C. Walz

  • DNA damage in bipolar disorder.

    Ana Cristina Andreazza;Benicio Noronha Frey;Bernardo Erdtmann;Mirian Salvador

  • Serum levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor in patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

    Clarissa Severino Gama;Ana Cristina Andreazza;Maurício Kunz;Michael Berk;Michael Berk

  • Increased oxidative stress as a mechanism for decreased BDNF levels in acute manic episodes.

    Flávio Kapczinski;Benício N Frey;Ana C Andreazza;Márcia Kauer-Sant'Anna

  • Development and use of a biological rhythm interview.

    Larriany Maria Falsin Giglio;Pedro Vieira da Silva Magalhães;Ana Cristina Andreazza;Julio Cesar Walz

  • The role of hippocampus in the pathophysiology of bipolar disorder.

    Benicio N. Frey;Ana C. Andreazza;Fabiano G. Nery;Fabiano G. Nery;Fabiano G. Nery;Marcio R. Martins

  • Traumatic life events in bipolar disorder: impact on BDNF levels and psychopathology.

    Marcia Kauer-Sant'Anna;Juliana Tramontina;Ana Cristina Andreazza;Keila Cereser

Frequent Co-Authors

Sandra E. Black
Sandra E. Black University of Toronto
Gabriel R. Fries
Gabriel R. Fries The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Adriane R. Rosa
Adriane R. Rosa Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Eduard Vieta
Eduard Vieta University of Barcelona
Samira S. Valvassori
Samira S. Valvassori Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense
Tarek K. Rajji
Tarek K. Rajji Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Jun-Feng Wang
Jun-Feng Wang University of Manitoba
Gislaine Z. Réus
Gislaine Z. Réus Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense
Susan L. McElroy
Susan L. McElroy University of Cincinnati Medical Center
José Sánchez-Moreno
José Sánchez-Moreno University of Barcelona

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