• Lithium increases mitochondrial respiration in iPSC-derived neural precursor cells from lithium responders 

      Osete, Jordi Requena; Akkouh, Ibrahim; Reis de Assis, Denis; Szabo, Attila; Frei, Evgeniia; Hughes, Timothy; Smeland, Olav Bjerkehagen; Steen, Nils Eiel; Andreassen, Ole Andreas; Djurovic, Srdjan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Lithium (Li), valproate (VPA) and lamotrigine (LTG) are commonly used to treat bipolar disorder (BD). While their clinical efficacy is well established, the mechanisms of action at the molecular level are still incompletely ...
    • Using iPSC Models to Understand the Role of Estrogen in Neuron–Glia Interactions in Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder 

      de Assis, Denis; Szabo, Attila; Osete, Jordi Requena; Puppo, Francesca; O'Connell, Kevin S.; Akkouh, Ibrahim; Hughes, Timothy; Frei, Evgeniia; Andreassen, Ole Andreas; Djurovic, Srdjan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Schizophrenia (SCZ) and bipolar disorder (BIP) are severe mental disorders with a considerable disease burden worldwide due to early age of onset, chronicity, and lack of efficient treatments or prevention strategies. ...