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Samira S. Valvassori is affiliated with the Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense in Brazil. Their research spans several interconnected fields, primarily focusing on Medicine, Psychology, and Neuroscience. Specifically, their work delves into subfields such as Clinical Psychology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Biological Psychiatry, Social Psychology, and Neurology.

The main topics addressed in their research include:

  • Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
  • Tryptophan and brain disorders
  • Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Electrolyte and hormonal disorders

Valvassori has co-authored numerous papers with several frequent collaborators. Those with whom they have published extensively include:

  • João Quevedo
  • Taise Possamai-Della
  • Jefté Peper-Nascimento
  • Jorge M. Aguiar-Geraldo
  • Roger B. Varela

Their research findings have appeared in several journals, with multiple publications in these venues:

  • Journal of Affective Disorders
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
  • Metabolic Brain Disease
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Neurobiology of bipolar disorders: a review of genetic components, signaling pathways, biochemical changes, and neuroimaging findings," 2020, Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
  • "Physical and mental health impact of COVID-19 on children, adolescents, and their families: The Collaborative Outcomes study on Health and Functioning during Infection Times - Children and Adolescents (COH-FIT-C&A)," 2021, Journal of Affective Disorders
  • "The collaborative outcomes study on health and functioning during infection times in adults (COH-FIT-Adults): Design and methods of an international online survey targeting physical and mental health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic," 2021, Journal of Affective Disorders
  • "The GLP-1 receptor agonist liraglutide reverses mania-like alterations and memory deficits induced by D-amphetamine and augments lithium effects in mice: Relevance for bipolar disorder," 2020, Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry
  • "Environmental enrichment improves lifelong persistent behavioral and epigenetic changes induced by early-life stress," 2021, Journal of Psychiatric Research

Best Publications

  • 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

  • Effects of chronic mild stress on the oxidative parameters in the rat brain.

    Giancarlo Lucca;Clarissa M. Comim;Samira S. Valvassori;Gislaine Z. Réus

  • Effects of lithium and valproate on amphetamine-induced oxidative stress generation in an animal model of mania

    Benicio N. Frey;Samira S. Valvassori;Gislaine Z. Réus;Márcio R. Martins

  • 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

  • Ketamine treatment reverses behavioral and physiological alterations induced by chronic mild stress in rats

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

  • Increased oxidative stress in submitochondrial particles into the brain of rats submitted to the chronic mild stress paradigm.

    Giancarlo Lucca;Clarissa M. Comim;Samira S. Valvassori;Gislaine Z. Réus

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

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

  • Role of oxidative stress in the pathophysiology of bipolar disorder.

    Amanda V. Steckert;Samira S. Valvassori;Morgana Moretti;Felipe Dal-Pizzol

  • Physical training exerts neuroprotective effects in the regulation of neurochemical factors in an animal model of Parkinson’s disease

    T. Tuon;S.S. Valvassori;J. Lopes-Borges;T. Luciano

  • Antioxidant treatment prevented late memory impairment in an animal model of sepsis.

    Tatiana Barichello;Roberta Albino Machado;Larissa Constantino;Samira S. Valvassori

  • 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 mood stabilizers on mitochondrial respiratory chain activity in brain of rats treated with d-amphetamine

    Samira S. Valvassori;Gislaine T. Rezin;Camila L. Ferreira;Morgana Moretti

  • Sodium Butyrate Prevents Memory Impairment by Re-establishing BDNF and GDNF Expression in Experimental Pneumococcal Meningitis.

    Tatiana Barichello;Tatiana Barichello;Jaqueline S. Generoso;Lutiana R. Simões;Cristiano Julio Faller

  • Physical training prevents depressive symptoms and a decrease in brain-derived neurotrophic factor in Parkinson's disease

    T. Tuon;S.S. Valvassori;G.C. Dal Pont;C.S. Paganini

  • The aqueous extracts of Passiflora alata and Passiflora edulis reduce anxiety-related behaviors without affecting memory process in rats.

    Paulo R. Barbosa;Samira S. Valvassori;Celso L. Bordignon;Virginia D. Kappel

  • Changes in Antioxidant Defense Enzymes after d- amphetamine Exposure: Implications as an Animal Model of Mania

    Benício N. Frey;Benício N. Frey;Samira S. Valvassori;Gislaine Z. Réus;Márcio R. Martins

  • Folic acid prevents depressive-like behavior and hippocampal antioxidant imbalance induced by restraint stress in mice

    Josiane Budni;Andréa Dias Zomkowski;Daiane Engel;Danúbia Bonfanti Santos

  • Effects of mood stabilizers on DNA damage in an animal model of mania

    Ana Cristina Andreazza;Marcia Kauer-Sant'Anna;Benicio N. Frey;Laura Stertz

  • Sodium butyrate and mood stabilizers block ouabain-induced hyperlocomotion and increase BDNF, NGF and GDNF levels in brain of Wistar rats.

    Roger B. Varela;Samira S. Valvassori;Jéssica Lopes-Borges;Edemilson Mariot

  • 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

  • Increased oxidative stress in submitochondrial particles after chronic amphetamine exposure.

    Benício N. Frey;Samira S. Valvassori;Karin M. Gomes;Márcio R. Martins

Frequent Co-Authors

Gislaine Z. Réus
Gislaine Z. Réus Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense
Gabriel R. Fries
Gabriel R. Fries The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Josiane Budni
Josiane Budni Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense
Tatiana Barichello
Tatiana Barichello The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Ana Cristina Andreazza
Ana Cristina Andreazza University of Toronto
Jair C. Soares
Jair C. Soares The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Rafael Roesler
Rafael Roesler Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Fabricia Petronilho
Fabricia Petronilho Sewanee: The University of the South
Antônio Lúcio Teixeira
Antônio Lúcio Teixeira The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Sidarta Ribeiro
Sidarta Ribeiro Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte

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