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Overview

Antônio Lúcio Teixeira is affiliated with The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston in the United States. Their research spans the fields of Medicine, with 429 publications, and Neuroscience, with 201 publications. Within these broad fields, their work is concentrated in subfields such as Neurology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Molecular Biology, Biological Psychiatry, and Physiology.

The scientist's primary research topics cover a variety of areas related to brain function and disorders. These topics include:

  • Tryptophan and brain disorders
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19

Antônio Lúcio Teixeira has contributed to multiple research papers published in notable scientific venues. Recent examples include:

  • Pro-inflammatory interleukin-6 signaling links cognitive impairments and peripheral metabolic alterations in Alzheimer's disease, 2021, published in Translational Psychiatry
  • Effect of immune activation on the kynurenine pathway and depression symptoms - A systematic review and meta-analysis, 2020, published in Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
  • Dementia in Latin America: Paving the way toward a regional action plan, 2020, published in Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • Neuroinflammation in Mood Disorders: Role of Regulatory Immune Cells, 2021, published in NeuroImmunoModulation
  • NLRP3 and NLRP1 inflammasomes are up-regulated in patients with mesial temporal lobe epilepsy and may contribute to overexpression of caspase-1 and IL-β in sclerotic hippocampi, 2020, published in Brain Research

The research output extends also to book publications, with a contribution to "Perinatal Inflammation and Adult Psychopathology," published in 2020 under the series Progress in Inflammation Research.

Frequent collaborators of Antônio Lúcio Teixeira include:

  • Aline Silva de Miranda
  • Natália Pessoa Rocha
  • Leonardo Cruz de Souza
  • Érica Leandro Marciano Vieira
  • Paulo Caramelli

The scientist's work appears most frequently in journals such as:

  • Journal of Affective Disorders
  • Journal of Neuroimmunology
  • PLoS ONE
  • Dementia & Neuropsychologia
  • Alzheimer's & Dementia

Best Publications

  • Clinical features and prognostic factors of listeriosis: the MONALISA national prospective cohort study.

    Caroline Charlier;Élodie Perrodeau;Alexandre Leclercq;Alexandre Leclercq;Benoît Cazenave

  • Berry Phenolics of Grapevine under Challenging Environments

    António Teixeira;José Eiras-Dias;Simone D. Castellarin;Hernâni Gerós

  • Inflammation in psychiatric disorders: what comes first?

    Moisés Evandro Bauer;Moisés Evandro Bauer;Antonio L. Teixeira

  • Acute respiratory failure in the elderly: etiology, emergency diagnosis and prognosis.

    Patrick Ray;Sophie Birolleau;Yannick Lefort;Marie-Hélène Becquemin

  • Effects of cannabidiol in the treatment of patients with Parkinson’s disease: An exploratory double-blind trial:

    Marcos Hortes N Chagas;Marcos Hortes N Chagas;Marcos Hortes N Chagas;Antonio W Zuardi;Vitor Tumas;Márcio Alexandre Pena-Pereira

  • The Anti-Inflammatory Potential of ACE2/Angiotensin-(1-7)/Mas Receptor Axis: Evidence from Basic and Clinical Research

    Thiago Ruiz Rodrigues Prestes;Natalia Pessoa Rocha;Aline Silva Miranda;Antônio Lúcio Teixeira

  • Serum levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor correlate with motor impairment in Parkinson's disease.

    Paula Scalzo;Arthur Kümmer;Thales Lage Bretas;Francisco Cardoso

  • Pro-inflammatory interleukin-6 signaling links cognitive impairments and peripheral metabolic alterations in Alzheimer's disease.

    Natalia M. Lyra e Silva;Natalia M. Lyra e Silva;Rafaella A. Gonçalves;Rafaella A. Gonçalves;Rafaella A. Gonçalves;Tharick A. Pascoal;Ricardo A. S. Lima-Filho

  • Results and long-term followup of intravenous immunoglobulin infusions in chronic, refractory polymyositis: an open study with thirty-five adult patients.

    Patrick Cherin;S Pelletier;A Teixeira;P Laforet

  • Peripheral biomarkers and illness activity in bipolar disorder.

    Flávio Kapczinski;Felipe Dal-Pizzol;Antonio Lucio Teixeira;Pedro V.S. Magalhaes

  • Terahertz Technologies to Deliver Optical Network Quality of Experience in Wireless Systems Beyond 5G

    Alexandros-Apostolos A. Boulogeorgos;Angeliki Alexiou;Thomas Merkle;Colja Schubert

  • Serum levels of IL-6, IL-10 and TNF-α in patients with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia: differences in pro- and anti-inflammatory balance

    Maurício Kunz;Keila Maria Mendes Ceresér;Pedro Domingues Goi;Gabriel Rodrigo Fries

  • Increased Serum IL-1β Level in Alzheimer’s Disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment

    Orestes Vicente Forlenza;Breno Satler Diniz;Leda Leme Talib;Vanessa Amaral Mendonça

  • Brain-derived neurotrophic factor and Alzheimer's disease: physiopathology and beyond.

    Breno Satler Diniz;Antonio Lucio Teixeira

  • Insights into Neuroinflammation in Parkinson’s Disease: From Biomarkers to Anti-Inflammatory Based Therapies

    Natália Pessoa Rocha;Aline Silva de Miranda;Antônio Lúcio Teixeira

  • Circulating levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor: correlation with mood, cognition and motor function.

    Antonio Lucio Teixeira;Izabela Guimarães Barbosa;Breno Satler Diniz;Arthur Kummer

  • Serum levels of interleukin-6 are elevated in patients with Parkinson's disease and correlate with physical performance

    Paula Scalzo;Arthur Kümmer;Francisco Cardoso;Antônio Lúcio Teixeira

  • Reduced breathing variability as a predictor of unsuccessful patient separation from mechanical ventilation

    Marc Wysocki;Christophe Cracco;Antonio Teixeira;Alain Mercat

  • Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder And Inflammation: What Does Current Knowledge Tell Us? A Systematic Review.

    Deepa Anand;Gabriela D. Colpo;Gregory Zeni;Cristian P. Zeni

  • History of Bipolar Disorder and the Risk of Dementia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Breno S. Diniz;Antonio L. Teixeira;Fei Cao;Ariel Gildengers

  • The chemokine receptors CXCR1/CXCR2 modulate antigen-induced arthritis by regulating adhesion of neutrophils to the synovial microvasculature

    Fernanda M. Coelho;Vanessa Pinho;Flávio A. Amaral;Daniela Sachs

  • Maternal stress, nutrition and physical activity: Impact on immune function, CNS development and psychopathology

    Andrea Horvath Marques;Anne-Lise Bjørke-Monsen;Antônio L. Teixeira;Marni N. Silverman

Frequent Co-Authors

Mauro M. Teixeira
Mauro M. Teixeira Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Paulo Caramelli
Paulo Caramelli Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Moisés Evandro Bauer
Moisés Evandro Bauer Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul
Tatiana Barichello
Tatiana Barichello The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Wagner F. Gattaz
Wagner F. Gattaz Universidade de São Paulo
João Quevedo
João Quevedo The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Rodrigo Machado-Vieira
Rodrigo Machado-Vieira The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Rodrigo Grassi-Oliveira
Rodrigo Grassi-Oliveira Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul
Orestes Vicente Forlenza
Orestes Vicente Forlenza Universidade de São Paulo
Lirlândia P. Sousa
Lirlândia P. Sousa Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

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