By Professor Margaret Morris

Journal articles

Mathew NE; McCaffrey D; Walker AK; Mallitt KA; Masi A; Morris MJ; Ooi CY, 2024, 'The search for gastrointestinal inflammation in autism: a systematic review and meta-analysis of non-invasive gastrointestinal markers', Molecular Autism, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13229-023-00575-0

Biswas B; Eapen V; Morris MJ; Jones NM, 2024, 'Combined Effect of Maternal Separation and Early-Life Immune Activation on Brain and Behaviour of Rat Offspring', Biomolecules, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biom14020197

Yu J; Youngson NA; Laybutt DR; Morris MJ; Leigh SJ, 2024, 'Complementary yet divergent effects of exercise and an exercise mimetic on microbiome in high-fat diet-induced obesity', Physiological Genomics, 56, pp. 136 - 144, http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/physiolgenomics.00066.2023

Kopecky C; Haug M; Reischl B; Deshpande N; Manandhar B; King TW; Lee V; Wilkins MR; Morris M; Polly P; Friedrich O; Rye KA; Cochran BJ, 2024, 'Effect of insulin insufficiency on ultrastructure and function in skeletal muscle', Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle, 15, pp. 112 - 123, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jcsm.13380

Assante G; Chandrasekaran S; Ng S; Tourna A; Chung CH; Isse KA; Banks JL; Soffientini U; Filippi C; Dhawan A; Liu M; Rozen SG; Hoare M; Campbell P; Ballard JWO; Turner N; Morris MJ; Chokshi S; Youngson NA, 2023, 'Correction: Acetyl-CoA metabolism drives epigenome change and contributes to carcinogenesis risk in fatty liver disease (Genome Medicine, (2022), 14, 1, (67), 10.1186/s13073-022-01071-5)', Genome Medicine, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13073-023-01190-7

Kendig MD; Leigh SJ; Hasebe K; Kaakoush NO; Westbrook RF; Morris MJ, 2023, 'Obesogenic Diet Cycling Produces Graded Effects on Cognition and Microbiota Composition in Rats', Molecular Nutrition and Food Research, 67, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mnfr.202200809

Panizzutti B; Skvarc D; Lin S; Croce S; Meehan A; Bortolasci CC; Marx W; Walker AJ; Hasebe K; Kavanagh BE; Morris MJ; Mohebbi M; Turner A; Gray L; Berk L; Walder K; Berk M; Dean OM, 2023, 'Minocycline as Treatment for Psychiatric and Neurological Conditions: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis', International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms24065250

Chen SY; Beretta M; Olzomer EM; Shah DP; Wong DYH; Alexopoulos SJ; Aleksovska I; Salamoun JM; Garcia CJ; Cochran BJ; Rye KA; Smith GC; Byrne FL; Morris MJ; Santos WL; Cantley J; Hoehn KL, 2023, 'Targeting negative energy balance with calorie restriction and mitochondrial uncoupling in db/db mice', Molecular Metabolism, 69, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.molmet.2023.101684

Kendig MD; Hasebe K; Tajaddini A; Kaakoush NO; Westbrook RF; Morris MJ, 2023, 'The Benefits of Switching to a Healthy Diet on Metabolic, Cognitive, and Gut Microbiome Parameters Are Preserved in Adult Rat Offspring of Mothers Fed a High-Fat, High-Sugar Diet', Molecular Nutrition and Food Research, 67, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mnfr.202200318

Assante G; Chandrasekaran S; Ng S; Tourna A; Chung CH; Isse KA; Banks JL; Soffientini U; Filippi C; Dhawan A; Liu M; Rozen SG; Hoare M; Campbell P; Ballard JWO; Turner N; Morris MJ; Chokshi S; Youngson NA, 2022, 'Acetyl-CoA metabolism drives epigenome change and contributes to carcinogenesis risk in fatty liver disease', Genome Medicine, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13073-022-01071-5

Hryciw DH; Stocker CJ; Morris MJ; Caprio M, 2022, 'Editorial: Leptin, obesity and diet at a glance', Frontiers in Endocrinology, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2022.1073850

Anwer H; O'Dea RE; Mason D; Zajitschek S; Klinke A; Reid M; Hesselson D; Noble DWA; Morris MJ; Lagisz M; Nakagawa S, 2022, 'The effects of an obesogenic diet on behavior and cognition in zebrafish (Danio rerio): Trait average, variability, repeatability, and behavioral syndromes', Ecology and Evolution, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9511

O'Donnell M; Teasdale S; Chua X-Y; Hardman J; Wu N; Curtis J; Samaras K; Bolton P; Morris M; Shannon-Weickert C; Purves-Tyson T; El-Assaad F; Jiang X; Hold G; El-Omar E; Wu N, 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

Billah MM; Khatiwada S; Lecomte V; Morris MJ; Maloney CA, 2022, 'Ameliorating high-fat diet-induced sperm and testicular oxidative damage by micronutrient-based antioxidant intervention in rats', European Journal of Nutrition, 61, pp. 3741 - 3753, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00394-022-02917-9

Yu J; Laybutt DR; Youngson NA; Morris MJ, 2022, 'Concurrent betaine administration enhances exercise-induced improvements to glucose handling in obese mice', Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases, 32, pp. 2439 - 2449, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.numecd.2022.08.012

Mathew NE; Mallitt KA; Masi A; Katz T; Walker AK; Morris MJ; Ooi CY, 2022, 'Dietary intake in children on the autism spectrum is altered and linked to differences in autistic traits and sensory processing styles', Autism Research, 15, pp. 1824 - 1839, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aur.2798

Anwer H; Mason D; Zajitschek S; Hesselson D; Noble DWA; Morris MJ; Lagisz M; Nakagawa S, 2022, 'Intergenerational effects of overfeeding on aversive learning in zebrafish (Danio rerio)', Ecology and Evolution, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9423

Klugmann M; Kalotay E; Delerue F; Ittner LM; Bongers A; Yu J; Morris MJ; Housley GD; Fröhlich D, 2022, 'Correction to: Developmental delay and late onset HBSL pathology in hypomorphic Dars1 ^M256L mice (Neurochemical Research, (2022), 47, 7, (1972-1984), 10.1007/s11064-022-03582-4)', Neurochemical Research, 47, pp. 1985 - 1990, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11064-022-03602-3

Klugmann M; Kalotay E; Delerue F; Ittner LM; Bongers A; Yu J; Morris MJ; Housley GD; Fröhlich D, 2022, 'Developmental delay and late onset HBSL pathology in hypomorphic Dars1 ^M256L mice', Neurochemical Research, 47, pp. 1972 - 1984, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11064-022-03582-4

Huang Y; Wei J; Cooper A; Morris MJ, 2022, 'Parkinson's disease: From genetics to molecular dysfunction and targeted therapeutic approaches', Genes and Diseases, 10, pp. 786 - 798, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gendis.2021.12.015

Hasebe K; Kendig MD; Kaakoush NO; Tajaddini A; Westbrook RF; Morris MJ, 2022, 'The influence of maternal unhealthy diet on maturation of offspring gut microbiota in rat', Animal Microbiome, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s42523-022-00185-w

Kendig MD; Hasebe K; McCague R; Lee F; Leigh SJ; Arnold R; Morris MJ, 2022, 'Adolescent exposure to a solid high-fat, high-sugar ‘cafeteria’ diet leads to more pronounced changes in metabolic measures and gut microbiome composition than liquid sugar in female rats', Appetite, 172, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2022.105973

Billah MM; Khatiwada S; Morris MJ; Maloney CA, 2022, 'Effects of paternal overnutrition and interventions on future generations', International Journal of Obesity, 46, pp. 901 - 917, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41366-021-01042-7

Hossain MJ; Kendig MD; Letton ME; Morris MJ; Arnold R, 2022, 'Peripheral Neuropathy Phenotyping in Rat Models of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Evaluating Uptake of the Neurodiab Guidelines and Identifying Future Directions', Diabetes and Metabolism Journal, 46, pp. 198 - 221, http://dx.doi.org/10.4093/dmj.2021.0347

Tajaddini A; Kendig MD; Prates KV; Frederick Westbrook R; Morris MJ, 2022, 'Male Rat Offspring Are More Impacted by Maternal Obesity Induced by Cafeteria Diet Than Females—Additive Effect of Postweaning Diet', International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms23031442

Towarnicki SG; Youngson NA; Corley SM; St. John JC; Melvin RG; Turner N; Morris MJ; Ballard JWO, 2022, 'Ancestral dietary change alters the development of Drosophila larvae through MAPK signalling', Fly, 16, pp. 299 - 311, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19336934.2022.2088032

Fam J; Clemens KJ; Westbrook RF; Morris MJ; Kendig MD, 2022, 'Chronic exposure to cafeteria-style diet in rats alters sweet taste preference and reduces motivation for, but not ‘liking’ of sucrose', Appetite, 168, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2021.105742

Anwer H; Morris MJ; Noble DWA; Nakagawa S; Lagisz M, 2022, 'Transgenerational effects of obesogenic diets in rodents: A meta-analysis', Obesity Reviews, 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/obr.13342

Foldi CJ; Morris MJ; Oldfield BJ, 2021, 'Executive function in obesity and anorexia nervosa: Opposite ends of a spectrum of disordered feeding behaviour?', Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry, 111, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pnpbp.2021.110395

Finney CA; Shvetcov A; Westbrook RF; Morris MJ; Jones NM, 2021, 'Tamoxifen offers long-term neuroprotection after hippocampal silent infarct in male rats', Hormones and Behavior, 136, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.yhbeh.2021.105085

Kendig MD; Leigh SJ; Morris MJ, 2021, 'Unravelling the impacts of western-style diets on brain, gut microbiota and cognition', Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 128, pp. 233 - 243, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2021.05.031

Finney CA; Shvetcov A; Westbrook RF; Morris MJ; Jones NM, 2021, 'The selective estrogen receptor modulator tamoxifen protects against subtle cognitive decline and early markers of injury 24 h after hippocampal silent infarct in male Sprague-Dawley rats', Hormones and Behavior, 134, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.yhbeh.2021.105016

Khatiwada S; Lecomte V; Fenech MF; Morris MJ; Maloney CA, 2021, 'Effects of micronutrient supplementation on glucose and hepatic lipid metabolism in a rat model of diet induced obesity', Cells, 10, pp. 1751, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cells10071751

Yu J; Laybutt DR; Kim LJ; Quek LE; Wu LE; Morris MJ; Youngson NA, 2021, 'Exercise-induced benefits on glucose handling in a model of diet-induced obesity are reduced by concurrent nicotinamide mononucleotide', American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism, 321, pp. E176 - E189, http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/AJPENDO.00446.2020

Anwer H; Mason D; Zajitschek S; Noble DWA; Hesselson D; Morris MJ; Lagisz M; Nakagawa S, 2021, 'An efficient new assay for measuring zebrafish anxiety: Tall tanks that better characterize between-individual differences', Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 356, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jneumeth.2021.109138

Grant R; Pawlak R; Vos P; Bilgin AA; Berg J; Pearce R; Morris M, 2021, 'Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors Profile Among Australian Vegetarian and Nonvegetarian Teenagers', American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, 15, pp. 313 - 321, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1559827619829000

Oldham Green N; Maniam J; Riese J; Morris MJ; Voineagu I, 2021, 'Transcriptomic signature of early life stress in male rat prefrontal cortex', Neurobiology of Stress, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ynstr.2021.100316

Chen SY; Beretta M; Alexopoulos SJ; Shah DP; Olzomer EM; Hargett SR; Childress ES; Salamoun JM; Aleksovska I; Roseblade A; Cranfield C; Rawling T; Quinlan KGR; Morris MJ; Tucker SP; Santos WL; Hoehn KL, 2021, 'Mitochondrial uncoupler SHC517 reverses obesity in mice without affecting food intake', Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental, 117, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.metabol.2021.154724

Finney CA; Morris MJ; Westbrook RF; Jones NM, 2021, 'Hippocampal silent infarct leads to subtle cognitive decline that is associated with inflammation and gliosis at twenty-four hours after injury in a rat model', Behavioural Brain Research, 401, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbr.2020.113089

Finney CA; Jones NM; Morris MJ, 2021, 'A scalable, fully automated approach for regional quantification of immunohistochemical staining of astrocytes in the rat brain', Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 348, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jneumeth.2020.108994

Kendig MD; Morris MJ; Samaras K, 2021, 'Mendacity: The Tendency to Lie or Deceive. A Cautionary Tale in Obesity Research, Stigma, and Headlining', Frontiers in Endocrinology, 11, pp. 598713, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2020.598713

Hui N; Morris MJ; Allison MA; Tsai MY; Rye KA; Tabet F; Ong KL, 2021, 'Lipoprotein (a) and the risk of elevated depressive symptoms: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis', Journal of Psychiatric Research, 133, pp. 119 - 124, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2020.12.022

Hasebe K; Kendig MD; Morris MJ, 2021, 'Mechanisms underlying the cognitive and behavioural effects of maternal obesity', Nutrients, 13, pp. 1 - 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu13010240

Kong WL; Huang Y; Qian E; Morris MJ, 2020, 'Constipation and sleep behaviour disorder associate with processing speed and attention in males with Parkinson’s disease over five years follow-up', Scientific Reports, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-75800-4

Leigh SJ; Kaakoush NO; Bertoldo MJ; Westbrook RF; Morris MJ, 2020, 'Intermittent cafeteria diet identifies fecal microbiome changes as a predictor of spatial recognition memory impairment in female rats', Translational Psychiatry, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41398-020-0734-9

Leigh SJ; Kaakoush NO; Westbrook RF; Morris MJ, 2020, 'Minocycline-induced microbiome alterations predict cafeteria diet-induced spatial recognition memory impairments in rats', Translational Psychiatry, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41398-020-0774-1

Hossain MJ; Kendig MD; Wild BM; Issar T; Krishnan AV; Morris MJ; Arnold R, 2020, 'Evidence of altered peripheral nerve function in a rodent model of diet-induced prediabetes', Biomedicines, 8, pp. 313, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines8090313

Leigh SJ; Kaakoush NO; Escorihuela RM; Westbrook RF; Morris MJ, 2020, 'Treadmill exercise has minimal impact on obesogenic diet-related gut microbiome changes but alters adipose and hypothalamic gene expression in rats', Nutrition and Metabolism, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12986-020-00492-6

Leigh SJ; Morris MJ, 2020, 'Diet, inflammation and the gut microbiome: Mechanisms for obesity-associated cognitive impairment', Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular Basis of Disease, 1866, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbadis.2020.165767

Uddin GM; Youngson NA; Chowdhury SS; Hagan C; Sinclair DA; Morris MJ, 2020, 'Administration of nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN) reduces metabolic impairment in male mouse offspring from obese mothers', Cells, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cells9040791

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