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Gabriel R. Fries is affiliated with The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston in the United States. Their research spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a significant focus on Psychiatry and Mental Health, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Biological Psychiatry, and Speech and Hearing as subfields of study.

Their scientific work predominantly explores topics related to Bipolar Disorder and Treatment, Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, Tryptophan and brain disorders, Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare, Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Birth, Development, and Health, and Genetic Associations and Epidemiology.

Gabriel R. Fries has authored several recent papers, including:

  • Molecular pathways of major depressive disorder converge on the synapse (2022), published in Molecular Psychiatry
  • Accelerated aging in bipolar disorder: A comprehensive review of molecular findings and their clinical implications (2020), published in Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews

They have coauthored work with several frequent collaborators, including Consuelo Walss-Bass, João Quevedo, Jair C. Soares, Laura Stertz, and Camila Nayane de Carvalho Lima.

Gabriel R. Fries contributes regularly to a number of publication venues. The top venues for their work are:

  • Biological Psychiatry
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Bipolar Disorders
  • European Neuropsychopharmacology
  • Neuropsychopharmacology

Their research focuses primarily on the molecular and genetic mechanisms underlying psychiatric disorders, with special attention to the synaptic and biochemical pathways involved in mood disorders such as major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder. The integration of molecular biology techniques with clinical insights characterizes their approach to understanding complex neuropsychiatric conditions.

Best Publications

  • The role of inflammation and microglial activation in the pathophysiology of psychiatric disorders

    G.Z. Réus;G.Z. Réus;G.R. Fries;L. Stertz;M. Badawy

  • 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

  • Molecular pathways of major depressive disorder converge on the synapse

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  • Brain-derived neurotrophic factor as a state-marker of mood episodes in bipolar disorders: A systematic review and meta-regression analysis

    Brisa Simões Fernandes;Clarissa Severino Gama;Keila Maria Ceresér;Lakshmi N. Yatham

  • Peripheral biomarkers and illness activity in bipolar disorder.

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

  • 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

  • The Role of BDNF as a Mediator of Neuroplasticity in Bipolar Disorder

    Iria Grande;Gabriel Rodrigo Fries;Mauricio Kunz;Flavio Kapczinski

  • The FKBP51 Glucocorticoid Receptor Co-Chaperone: Regulation, Function, and Implications in Health and Disease.

    Gabriel R. Fries;Nils C. Gassen;Theo Rein

  • Accelerated epigenetic aging and mitochondrial DNA copy number in bipolar disorder.

    Gabriel R. Fries;Isabelle E. Bauer;Giselli Scaini;Mon Ju Wu

  • Similarities in serum oxidative stress markers and inflammatory cytokines in patients with overt schizophrenia at early and late stages of chronicity.

    Mariana Pedrini;Raffael Massuda;Gabriel R. Fries;Matheus A. de Bittencourt Pasquali

  • Therapeutic use of omega-3 fatty acids in bipolar disorder.

    Vicent Balanzá-Martínez;Gabriel R Fries;Gabriela D Colpo;Patricia P Silveira

  • Decreased brain-derived neurotrophic factor in medicated and drug-free bipolar patients.

    Gislaine S. de Oliveira;Keila Maria Ceresér;Brisa Simões Fernandes;Marcia Kauer-Sant’Anna

  • Chronic administration of ketamine elicits antidepressant-like effects in rats without affecting hippocampal brain-derived neurotrophic factor protein levels.

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

  • Effects of β-carboline harmine on behavioral and physiological parameters observed in the chronic mild stress model: Further evidence of antidepressant properties

    Jucélia J. Fortunato;Gislaine Z. Réus;Tamires R. Kirsch;Roberto B. Stringari

  • Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis dysfunction and illness progression in bipolar disorder.

    Gabriel Rodrigo Fries;Mirela Paiva Vasconcelos-Moreno;Carolina Gubert;Barbara Tietbohl Martins Quadros dos Santos

  • Staging and Neuroprogression in Bipolar Disorder

    Gabriel Rodrigo Fries;Bianca Pfaffenseller;Laura Stertz;André Vinicius Contri Paz

  • Revisiting inflammation in bipolar disorder.

    Gabriel R. Fries;Consuelo Walss-Bass;Moises E. Bauer;Antonio L. Teixeira

  • Chronic administration of harmine elicits antidepressant-like effects and increases BDNF levels in rat hippocampus.

    Jucélia J. Fortunato;Gislaine Z. Réus;Tamires R. Kirsch;Roberto B. Stringari

  • Childhood trauma, family history, and their association with mood disorders in early adulthood

    K. Jansen;K. Jansen;T. A. Cardoso;T. A. Cardoso;G. R. Fries;G. R. Fries;J. C. Branco

  • Neurochemical and behavioural effects of acute and chronic memantine administration in rats: Further support for NMDA as a new pharmacological target for the treatment of depression?

    Gislaine Z. Réus;Roberto B. Stringari;Tamires R. Kirsch;Gabriel R. Fries

  • Biomarkers for bipolar disorder: current status and challenges ahead.

    Antonio L. Teixeira;Gabriela D. Colpo;Gabriel R. Fries;Isabelle E. Bauer

  • Effects of mood stabilizers on hippocampus and amygdala BDNF levels in an animal model of mania induced by ouabain.

    Luciano K. Jornada;Morgana Moretti;Samira S. Valvassori;Camila L. Ferreira

Frequent Co-Authors

Jair C. Soares
Jair C. Soares The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Samira S. Valvassori
Samira S. Valvassori Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense
Ana Cristina Andreazza
Ana Cristina Andreazza University of Toronto
Adriane R. Rosa
Adriane R. Rosa Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Zhongming Zhao
Zhongming Zhao The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Gislaine Z. Réus
Gislaine Z. Réus Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense
Antônio Lúcio Teixeira
Antônio Lúcio Teixeira The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Joy M. Schmitz
Joy M. Schmitz The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Tatiana Barichello
Tatiana Barichello The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Rodrigo Grassi-Oliveira
Rodrigo Grassi-Oliveira Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul

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