Flavio Kapczinski, M.D., Ph.D. Dr. Kapczinki is investigating the role of brain-derived neurotrophic factors in bipolar disorder and whether changes in BDNF levels following treatment can predict the effectiveness of antidepressants and mood stabilizers for bipolar disorder patients.

Positions

• Professor of Psychiatry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
• Director of Bipolar Disorders Program and Molecular Psychiatry Unit, Hospital de Clinicas, Porto Alegre

Relevant Publications

• Kapczinski F, Vieta E, Andreazza AC, et al. Allostatic load in bipolar disorder: implications for pathophysiology and treatment. Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2008;32(4):675-692.
• Valvassori SS, Stertz L, Andreazza AC, et al. Lack of effect of antipsychotics on BNDF and NGF levels in hippocampus of Wistar rats. Metab Brain Dis. 2008;23(2):213-219.
• Valvassori SS, Petronilho FC, Reus GZ, et al. Effect of N-acetylcysteine and/or deferoxamine on oxidative stress and hyperactivity in an animal model of mania. 2008;32(4):1064-1068.
• Streck EL, Amboni G, Scaini G, et al. Brain creatine kinase activity in an animal model of mania. Life Sci. 2008;82(7-8):424-429.
• Aguiar AS, Tuon T, Pinho CA, et al. Intense exercise induces mitochondrial dysfunction in mice brain. Neurochem Res. 2008;33(1):51-58.

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