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Tipo: Artigo de Periódico
Título: α-Lipoic acid as adjunctive treatment for schizophrenia : an open-label trial
Autor(es): Sanders, Lia Lira Olivier
Menezes, Carlos Eduardo de Souza
Chaves Filho, Adriano José Maia
Viana, Glautemberg de Almeida
Fechine, Francisco Vagnaldo
Queiroz, Maria Goretti Rodrigues de
Fonseca, Said Gonçalvez da Cruz
Vasconcelos, Silvânia Maria Mendes
Moraes, Maria Elisabete Amaral de
Gama, Clarissa S.
Seybolt, Sheila
Campos, Eugênio de Moura
Macêdo, Danielle
Lucena, David Freitas de
Palavras-chave: Esquizofrenia;Schizophrenia;Antioxidants;Antioxidantes
Data do documento: Dez-2017
Instituição/Editor/Publicador: Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology
Citação: SANDERS, L. L. O et al. α-Lipoic acid as adjunctive treatment for schizophrenia: an open-label trial. Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology, Baltimore, v. 37, n. 6, p. 697–701, dec. 2017.
Abstract: Purpose/Background: Accumulating evidence suggests an involvement of oxidative stress in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia. This offers a hypothesis-derived therapeutic approach to hinder oxidative damage and its clinical sequelae. α-Lipoic acid (ALA) is a powerful natural antioxidant indicated to treat diabetic neuropathy. Methods/Procedures: In this pilot investigation, we administered ALA (100 mg/d) for 4 months, as an adjunct to antipsychotic medication, to 10 patients with schizophrenia. Findings/Results: We found robust improvement in measures of psychopathology (63.9% reduction in Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale scores), neurocognitive parameters, extrapyramidal symptoms, and decreased lipid peroxidation. Implications/Conclusions: If larger, double-blind, placebo-controlled studies confirm these preliminary findings, ALA could prove useful as adjunctive therapy for schizophrenia.
URI: http://www.repositorio.ufc.br/handle/riufc/35291
ISSN: 0271-0749
1533-712X (Online)
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