Francois P Viljoen
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Strydom J, Brand L, Viljoen F, Wolmarans D
J Neuroimmunol
. 2024 Nov;
398:578490.
PMID: 39608238
Increasing evidence points to brain-immune mechanisms underlying conditions characterized by neurocognitive rigidity. However, causal evidence remains elusive. Thus, the present work first aimed to investigate the naturalistic associations between rigid...
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Strydom J, Brand L, Viljoen F, Wolmarans D
BMC Pharmacol Toxicol
. 2024 Aug;
25(1):52.
PMID: 39160640
Background: An increasing body of research implicates inflammatory processes, including alterations in the neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), in the pathophysiology of psychiatric illness. The deer mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus bairdii) is commonly...
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Steyn S, Rheeders M, Viljoen F, Brand L
BMC Pharmacol Toxicol
. 2024 Aug;
25(1):51.
PMID: 39152503
Background: Fluoxetine is present in breast milk, yet it is unclear to what extent it, or its active metabolite, norfluoxetine, reaches the brain of the infant and what the effects...
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Swanepoel A, Truter C, Viljoen F, Myburgh J, Harvey B
Animals (Basel)
. 2024 Aug;
14(15).
PMID: 39123762
Commercial crocodilian farms face significant economic and livestock losses attributed to stress, which may be linked to their adopted husbandry practices. The development of appropriate and modernized husbandry guidelines, particularly...
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Metzinger A, Meyer L, Buss P, Hooijberg E, Huber N, Viljoen F, et al.
J Wildl Dis
. 2024 Feb;
60(2):490-495.
PMID: 38314875
Translocation and dehorning are common and important practices for rhinoceros management and conservation. It is not known if dehorning causes a stress response or negatively affects rhinoceroses during transport. Twenty-three...
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Lubbe C, Harvey B, Viljoen F, Meyer L, Wolmarans D
Vet Res Commun
. 2021 Sep;
45(4):459-465.
PMID: 34570329
Capture myopathy (CM) is a metabolic disease associated with mortality in mass boma captured (MBC) wildlife. The condition is induced by the forced pursuit, capturing, and restraint of wild animals,...
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Harvey B, Uys M, Viljoen F, Shahid M, Sonntag Q, Meyer L
Res Vet Sci
. 2021 Feb;
135:175-183.
PMID: 33529845
Non-selective α-adrenoreceptor (AR) stimulation delivers favourable sedative, analgesic, muscle relaxant and anxiolytic actions in companion animals, but is associated with cardiovascular and respiratory side effects. Anxiety conditions underscore monoamine disturbances...
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Jansen Van Vuren E, Steyn S, Brink C, Moller M, Viljoen F, Harvey B
Biomed Pharmacother
. 2021 Jan;
135:111200.
PMID: 33421734
The recent outbreak of the corona virus disease (COVID-19) has had major global impact. The relationship between severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) infection and psychiatric diseases is of great...
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Pohlin F, Hooijberg E, Buss P, Huber N, Viljoen F, Blackhurst D, et al.
Front Vet Sci
. 2020 Nov;
7:569576.
PMID: 33195552
Capture and transport are essential procedures for the management and conservation of southern white rhinoceroses (), but are associated with stress-induced morbidity and mortality. To improve conservation efforts, it is...
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Moller M, du Preez J, Viljoen F, Berk M, Harvey B
Metab Brain Dis
. 2013 Sep;
28(4):687-96.
PMID: 24000072
Schizophrenia is causally associated with early-life environmental stress, implicating oxidative stress in its pathophysiology. N-acetyl cysteine (NAC), a glutathione precursor and antioxidant, is emerging as a useful agent in the...