Free radicals, antioxidant defense systems, and schizophrenia

JQ Wu, TR Kosten, XY Zhang - Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology …, 2013 - Elsevier
The etiopathogenic mechanisms of schizophrenia are to date unknown, although several
hypotheses have been suggested. Accumulating evidence suggests that excessive free …

Does vitamin C influence neurodegenerative diseases and psychiatric disorders?

J Kocot, D Luchowska-Kocot, M Kiełczykowska, I Musik… - Nutrients, 2017 - mdpi.com
Vitamin C (Vit C) is considered to be a vital antioxidant molecule in the brain. Intracellular Vit
C helps maintain integrity and function of several processes in the central nervous system …

Meta-analysis of oxidative stress in schizophrenia

J Flatow, P Buckley, BJ Miller - Biological psychiatry, 2013 - Elsevier
Background Schizophrenia is associated with impaired antioxidant defense, including
abnormal serum, plasma, and red blood cell (RBC) oxidative stress parameters. We …

Oxidative stress in psychiatric disorders: evidence base and therapeutic implications

F Ng, M Berk, O Dean, AI Bush - International Journal of …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Oxidative stress has been implicated in the pathogenesis of diverse disease states, and may
be a common pathogenic mechanism underlying many major psychiatric disorders, as the …

Oxidative stress as an etiological factor and a potential treatment target of psychiatric disorders. Part 2. Depression, anxiety, schizophrenia and autism

I Smaga, E Niedzielska, M Gawlik, A Moniczewski… - Pharmacological …, 2015 - Elsevier
The pathophysiology of psychiatric diseases, including depression, anxiety, schizophrenia
and autism, is far from being fully elucidated. In recent years, a potential role of the oxidative …

Oxidative stress in schizophrenia

M Boskovic, T Vovk, B Kores Plesnicar… - Current …, 2011 - ingentaconnect.com
Increasing evidence indicates that oxidative damage exists in schizophrenia. Available
literature about possible mechanisms of oxidative stress induction was reviewed …

Dysregulated relationship of inflammation and oxidative stress in major depression

BJ Rawdin, SH Mellon, FS Dhabhar, ES Epel… - Brain, Behavior, and …, 2013 - Elsevier
Chronic inflammation and oxidative stress have been implicated in the pathophysiology of
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), as well as in a number of chronic medical conditions …

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

G Lucca, CM Comim, SS Valvassori, GZ Réus… - Neurochemistry …, 2009 - Elsevier
Major depression is characterized for symptoms at the psychological, behavioral and
physiological levels. The chronic mild stress model has been used as an animal model of …

Implications for reactive oxygen species in schizophrenia pathogenesis

M Koga, AV Serritella, A Sawa, TW Sedlak - Schizophrenia research, 2016 - Elsevier
Oxidative stress is a well-recognized participant in the pathophysiology of multiple brain
disorders, particularly neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's …

MMP9/RAGE pathway overactivation mediates redox dysregulation and neuroinflammation, leading to inhibitory/excitatory imbalance: a reverse translation study in …

D Dwir, B Giangreco, L Xin, L Tenenbaum… - Molecular …, 2020 - nature.com
Various mechanisms involved in schizophrenia pathophysiology, such as dopamine
dysregulation, glutamate/NMDA receptor dysfunction, neuroinflammation or redox …