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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Oxidative stress in psychiatric disorders: evidence base and therapeutic implications |
Author: | Ng, F. Berk, M. Dean, O. Bush, A. |
Citation: | International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology, 2008; 11(6):851-876 |
Publisher: | Cambridge Univ Press |
Issue Date: | 2008 |
ISSN: | 1461-1457 1469-5111 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Felicity Ng, Michael Berk, Olivia Dean and Ashley I. Bush |
Abstract: | 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 brain has comparatively greater vulnerability to oxidative damage. This review aims to examine the current evidence for the role of oxidative stress in psychiatric disorders, and its academic and clinical implications. A literature search was conducted using the Medline, Pubmed, PsycINFO, CINAHL PLUS, BIOSIS Previews, and Cochrane databases, with a time-frame extending to September 2007. The broadest data for oxidative stress mechanisms have been derived from studies conducted in schizophrenia, where evidence is available from different areas of oxidative research, including oxidative marker assays, psychopharmacology studies, and clinical trials of antioxidants. For bipolar disorder and depression, a solid foundation for oxidative stress hypotheses has been provided by biochemical, genetic, pharmacological, preclinical therapeutic studies and one clinical trial. Oxidative pathophysiology in anxiety disorders is strongly supported by animal models, and also by human biochemical data. Pilot studies have suggested efficacy of N-acetylcysteine in cocaine dependence, while early evidence is accumulating for oxidative mechanisms in autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. In conclusion, multi-dimensional data support the role of oxidative stress in diverse psychiatric disorders. These data not only suggest that oxidative mechanisms may form unifying common pathogenic pathways in psychiatric disorders, but also introduce new targets for the development of therapeutic interventions. |
Keywords: | Antioxidant mechanisms oxidative stress pathophysiology psychiatric disorders |
Rights: | Copyright © 2008 CINP |
DOI: | 10.1017/S1461145707008401 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1461145707008401 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 5 Psychiatry publications |
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