Antipsychotic-induced alterations in lipid turnover

S Pereira, E Au, SM Agarwal, DC Wright… - Endocrinology, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Schizophrenia is a debilitating psychiatric disorder that is treated with antipsychotics.
However, despite their efficacy, antipsychotics increase the risk of metabolic disorders in a …

Chemical inhibition of sterol biosynthesis

ES Peeples, K Mirnics, Z Korade - Biomolecules, 2024 - mdpi.com
Cholesterol is an essential molecule of life, and its synthesis can be inhibited by both
genetic and nongenetic mechanisms. Hundreds of chemicals that we are exposed to in our …

Enhancing 7-dehydrocholesterol suppresses brain ferroptosis and tissue injury after neonatal hypoxia–ischemia

TC Genaro-Mattos, Z Korade, N Sahar, JPF Angeli… - Scientific reports, 2024 - nature.com
Neonatal hypoxic-ischemic brain injury (HIBI) results in part from excess reactive oxygen
species and iron-dependent lipid peroxidation (ie ferroptosis). The vitamin D precursor 7 …

Chronic Aripiprazole and Trazodone Polypharmacy Effects on Systemic and Brain Cholesterol Biosynthesis

Z Korade, A Anderson, M Balog, KA Tallman, NA Porter… - Biomolecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
The concurrent use of several medications is a common practice in the treatment of complex
psychiatric conditions. One such commonly used combination is aripiprazole (ARI), an …

Effects of psychotropic medication on somatic sterol biosynthesis of adult mice

M Balog, AC Anderson, M Heffer, Z Korade, K Mirnics - Biomolecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Polypharmacy is commonly used to treat psychiatric disorders. These combinations often
include drugs with sterol biosynthesis inhibiting side effects, including the antipsychotic …

Metoprolol inhibits developmental brain sterol biosynthesis in mice

LB Allen, K Mirnics - Biomolecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
De novo sterol synthesis is a critical homeostatic mechanism in the brain that begins during
early embryonic development and continues throughout life. Multiple medications have …

Lipid Rafts: The Maestros of Normal Brain Development

B Viljetić, S Blažetić, I Labak, V Ivić, M Zjalić, M Heffer… - Biomolecules, 2024 - mdpi.com
Lipid rafts, specialised microdomains within cell membranes, play a central role in
orchestrating various aspects of neurodevelopment, ranging from neural differentiation to …

Pharmacokinetics of Trazodone in Hispaniolan Parrots (Amazona ventralis)

HM Straub, TN Tully Jr, L Dirikolu, AF Lehner… - Journal of Avian …, 2024 - BioOne
The objective of this study was to establish the pharmacokinetics of a single oral dose of
trazodone in the Hispaniolan Amazon parrot (Amazona ventralis). Trazodone is a selective …