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Book Chapters
2018, 'Considerations for optimal use of postmortem human brains for molecular psychiatry: lessons from schizophrenia', in Handbook of Clinical Neurology, pp. 221 - 235, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-444-63639-3.00016-5
,Journal articles
2024, 'Molecular evidence of altered stress responsivity related to neuroinflammation in the schizophrenia midbrain', Journal of Psychiatric Research, 177, pp. 118 - 128, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.07.004
,2024, 'Maternal immune activation and estrogen receptor modulation induce sex-specific dopamine-related behavioural and molecular alterations in adult rat offspring', Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 118, pp. 236 - 251, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2024.02.034
,2023, 'GRIN2B gene expression is increased in the anterior cingulate cortex in major depression', Journal of Psychiatric Research, 160, pp. 204 - 209, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2023.02.017
,2022, 'Increased levels of a pro-inflammatory IgG receptor in the midbrain of people with schizophrenia', Journal of Neuroinflammation, 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12974-022-02541-8
,2022, 'The role of the microbiome in the metabolic health of people with schizophrenia and related psychoses: cross-sectional and pre-post lifestyle intervention analyses', Pathogens, 11, pp. 1279, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pathogens11111279
,2022, 'Inflammation-related transcripts define “high” and “low” subgroups of individuals with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder in the midbrain', Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 105, pp. 149 - 159, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2022.06.012
,2022, 'Maternal immune activation with high molecular weight poly(I:C) in Wistar rats leads to elevated immune cell chemoattractants', Journal of Neuroimmunology, 364, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jneuroim.2022.577813
,2022, 'Alterations in the kynurenine pathway and excitatory amino acid transporter-2 in depression with and without psychosis: Evidence of a potential astrocyte pathology', Journal of Psychiatric Research, 147, pp. 203 - 211, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.12.039
,2022, 'N-Methyl-D-Aspartate receptor and inflammation in dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in schizophrenia', Schizophrenia Research, 240, pp. 61 - 70, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.schres.2021.11.045
,2021, 'Reductions in midbrain GABAergic and dopamine neuron markers are linked in schizophrenia', Molecular Brain, 14, pp. 96, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13041-021-00805-7
,2021, 'Increased levels of midbrain immune-related transcripts in schizophrenia and in murine offspring after maternal immune activation', Molecular Psychiatry, 26, pp. 849 - 863, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41380-019-0434-0
,2021, 'Cortisol-dehydroepiandrosterone ratios are inversely associated with hippocampal and prefrontal brain volume in schizophrenia', Psychoneuroendocrinology, 123, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2020.104916
,2020, 'Effect of Immune Activation during Early Gestation or Late Gestation on Inhibitory Markers in Adult Male Rats', Scientific Reports, 10, pp. 1982, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-58449-x
,2020, 'Increased Macrophages and C1qA, C3, C4 Transcripts in the Midbrain of People With Schizophrenia', Frontiers in Immunology, 11, pp. 2002, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2020.02002
,2020, 'O11.2. ELEVATION OF MACROPHAGE-RELATED TRANSCRIPTS IN THE MIDBRAIN IN SCHIZOPHRENIA', Schizophrenia Bulletin, 46, pp. S27 - S28, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/schbul/sbaa028.062
,2019, 'Evidence for enhanced androgen action in the prefrontal cortex of people with bipolar disorder but not schizophrenia or major depressive disorder', Psychiatry Research, 280, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2019.112503
,2019, 'Sex-Specific Associations of Androgen Receptor CAG Trinucleotide Repeat Length and of Raloxifene Treatment with Testosterone Levels and Perceived Stress in Schizophrenia.', Mol Neuropsychiatry, 5, pp. 28 - 41, http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000495062
,2018, '40. NEW INSIGHTS ON THE ROLE OF NEUROINFLAMMATION IN SCHIZOPHRENIA PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FROM POST MORTEM AND ANIMAL STUDIES', Schizophrenia Bulletin, 44, pp. S64 - S64, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/schbul/sby014.163
,2018, '40.1 INFLAMMATORY CYTOKINES ARE ELEVATED IN THE MIDBRAIN IN SCHIZOPHRENIA', Schizophrenia Bulletin, 44, pp. S64 - S64, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/schbul/sby014.164
,2018, 'Considering the role of adolescent sex steroids in schizophrenia', Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 30, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jne.12538
,2017, 'Effects of immune activation during early or late gestation on N-Methyl-D-Aspartate receptor measures in adult rat offspring', Frontiers in Psychiatry, 8, pp. 77, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2017.00077
,2017, 'Estrogen receptors: Mechanism of action and relevance to schizophrenia', Current Psychiatry Reviews, 13, pp. 55 - 64, http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1573400513666170414102145
,2017, 'Putative presynaptic dopamine dysregulation in schizophrenia is supported by molecular evidence from post-mortem human midbrain', Translational Psychiatry, 7, pp. e1003 - e1003, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/tp.2016.257
,2015, 'Adolescent testosterone influences BDNF and TrkB mRNA and neurotrophin-interneuron marker relationships in mammalian frontal cortex', Schizophrenia Research, 168, pp. 661 - 670, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.schres.2015.05.040
,2015, 'Reproductive hormones and schizophrenia', Schizophrenia Research, 168, pp. 601 - 602, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.schres.2015.07.034
,2015, 'Testosterone and reward prediction-errors in healthy men and men with schizophrenia', Schizophrenia Research, 168, pp. 649 - 660, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.schres.2015.06.030
,2015, 'Testosterone attenuates and the selective estrogen receptor modulator, raloxifene, potentiates amphetamine-induced locomotion in male rats', Hormones and Behavior, 70, pp. 73 - 84, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.yhbeh.2015.02.005
,2015, 'The effect of adolescent testosterone on hippocampal BDNF and TrkB mRNA expression: Relationship with cell proliferation', BMC Neuroscience, 16, pp. 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12868-015-0142-x
,2014, 'Testosterone induces molecular changes in dopamine signaling pathway molecules in the adolescent male rat nigrostriatal pathway', PLoS ONE, 9, pp. e91151, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0091151
,2014, 'Effect of maternal immune activation on the kynurenine pathway in preadolescent rat offspring and on MK801-induced hyperlocomotion in adulthood: Amelioration by COX-2 inhibition', Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 41, pp. 173 - 181, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2014.05.011
,2014, 'Impacts of stress and sex hormones on dopamine neurotransmission in the adolescent brain', Psychopharmacology, 231, pp. 1581 - 1599, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00213-013-3415-z
,2012, 'Testosterone regulation of sex steroid-related mRNAs and dopamine-related mRNAs in adolescent male rat substantia nigra', BMC Neuroscience, 13, pp. 95, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2202-13-95
,2009, 'P5.6 Neuritin message is increased by testosterone in cultured rat pelvic autonomic neurons but is unchanged in pelvic ganglia in experimental diabetes', Autonomic Neuroscience, 149, pp. 104 - 105, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.autneu.2009.05.196
,2007, 'Androgen and estrogen receptor-mediated mechanisms of testosterone action in male rat pelvic autonomic ganglia', Neuroscience, 148, pp. 92 - 104
,2005, 'Activation of nuclear factor-κB via endogenous tumor necrosis factor α regulates survival of axotomized adult sensory neurons', Journal of Neuroscience, 25, pp. 1682 - 1690, http://dx.doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3127-04.2005
,2004, 'Rapid actions of estradiol on cyclic amp response-element binding protein phosphorylation in dorsal root ganglion neurons', Neuroscience, 129, pp. 629 - 637, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6T0F-4DGW2WD-4/2/e7073c58cb765b52366a170f7a5c2a93
,2003, 'Activation of JNK in Sensory Neurons Protects against Sensory Neuron Cell Death in Diabetes and on Exposure to Glucose/Oxidative Stress in Vitro', Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1010, pp. 95 - 99, http://dx.doi.org/10.1196/annals.1299.015
,2002, 'Diabetic neuropathies', BRITISH JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY, 136, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000176044800075&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2002, 'Neurofilament phosphorylation in sensory neurons in the streptozotocin (STZ)-Diabetic rat; Effect of neurotrophin-3 therapy', DIABETES, 51, pp. A195 - A195, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000175934600788&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2002, 'Are mitogen-activated protein kinases glucose transducers for diabetic neuropathies?', International Review of Neurobiology, 50, pp. 83 - 114, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0074-7742(02)50074-x
,2002, 'Diminished transcription factor survival signals in dorsal root ganglia in rats with streptozotocin-induced diabetes', Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 973, pp. 472 - 476, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-6632.2002.tb04686.x
,2001, 'A role for mitogen-activated protein kinases in the etiology of diabetic neuropathy', FASEB Journal, 15, pp. 2508 - 2514, http://dx.doi.org/10.1096/fj.01-0253hyp
,2000, 'Activation of mitogen activated protein kinases (MAPKs) in response to cellular stress in adult primary sensory neurones.', EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE, 12, pp. 302 - 302, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000088236601735&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,1997, 'Composition and antimalarial activity in vitro of the essential oil of Tetrodenia riparia', Planta Medica, 63, pp. 270 - 272, http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-2006-957672
,Conference Papers
2020, 'Alterations in the Kynurenine Pathway in Depression With and Without Psychosis', in BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY, ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, NY, New York, pp. S248 - S248, presented at 75th Annual Scientific Convention and Meeting of the Society-of-Biological-Psychiatry (SOBP), NY, New York, 30 April 2020 - 02 May 2020, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000535308200603&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2020, 'ELEVATION OF MACROPHAGE-RELATED TRANSCRIPTS IN THE MIDBRAIN IN SCHIZOPHRENIA', in SCHIZOPHRENIA BULLETIN, OXFORD UNIV PRESS, ITALY, Florence, pp. S27 - S28, presented at Congress of the Schizophrenia-International-Research-Society (SRIS), ITALY, Florence, 04 April 2020 - 08 April 2020, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000537751800059&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,Conference Abstracts
2022, 'THE ROLE OF THE MICROBIOME AND METABOLIC SYNDROME IN SCHIZOPHRENIA AND EARLY PSYCHOSIS', in AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY, SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD, Vol. 56, pp. 189 - 189, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000792769900448&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
,2019, 'Testosterone Modulation of Sex Steroid and Dopamine-Related mRNAs During Adolescence in the Mesolimbic Pathway', in BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY, ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, IL, Chicago, Vol. 85, pp. S280 - S281, presented at 74th Annual Meeting of the Society-of-Biological-Psychiatry (SOBP), IL, Chicago, 16 May 2019 - 18 May 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2019.03.711
,2018, 'INFLAMMATORY CYTOKINES ARE ELEVATED IN THE MIDBRAIN IN SCHIZOPHRENIA', in SCHIZOPHRENIA BULLETIN, OXFORD UNIV PRESS, ITALY, Florence, Vol. 44, pp. S64 - S64, presented at 6th Biennial Conference of the Schizophrenia-International-Research-Society (SIRS), ITALY, Florence, 04 April 2018 - 08 April 2018, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000429541800166&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
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