2018
Fibroblast growth factor 2 is necessary for the antidepressant effects of fluoxetine
Simard S, Shail P, MacGregor J, Sayed M, Duman RS, Vaccarino FM, Salmaso N. Fibroblast growth factor 2 is necessary for the antidepressant effects of fluoxetine. PLOS ONE 2018, 13: e0204980. PMID: 30273396, PMCID: PMC6166983, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0204980.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic variable stressSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitorsPost-mortem brainsGlucocorticoid receptorTherapeutic effectMood disordersAnxiety behaviorFgf2 knockout miceAnti-depressant effectsSerotonin reuptake inhibitorsEffects of fluoxetineTreatment of depressionHippocampal glucocorticoid receptorsAnti-depressant medicationWild-type miceEffect of CVSAnti-depressive agentsNovel therapeutic targetFGF2 geneFibroblast growth factor-2HPA changesAstroglial functionAntidepressant effectsAntidepressant medicationAntidepressant treatment
2015
How Animal Models Inform Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Stevens HE, Vaccarino FM. How Animal Models Inform Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2015, 54: 352-359. PMID: 25901771, PMCID: PMC4407022, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2015.01.019.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdolescent PsychiatryAnimalsChildChild PsychiatryDisease Models, AnimalEthics, ResearchHumansMental DisordersRisk FactorsConceptsRisk factorsPsychiatric disordersAnimal modelsImportance of doseChildhood psychiatric disordersAdolescent psychiatryAnimal model systemsAnimal model workChild psychiatryPsychiatric pathophysiologyBrain developmentChildhood disordersChild psychiatristsBrain functioningBasis of recoveryDisordersBehavioral problemsChildrenClinical workPsychiatryField of childPathophysiologyFactorsDoseNeurochemistry
2013
Neurogenesis and Maturation in Neonatal Brain Injury
Salmaso N, Tomasi S, Vaccarino FM. Neurogenesis and Maturation in Neonatal Brain Injury. Clinics In Perinatology 2013, 41: 229-239. PMID: 24524457, PMCID: PMC3925307, DOI: 10.1016/j.clp.2013.10.007.ChaptersConceptsChronic perinatal hypoxiaConsequences of prematurityNeonatal brain injurySevere neurologic deficitsAttention deficit hyperactivityPerinatal hypoxiaNeurologic deficitsPreterm birthPremature birthBrain injuryAnimal modelsCognitive impairmentNeuropsychiatric conditionsMost childrenCognitive delayPartial recoveryIncidenceEnvironmental enrichmentAutism spectrum disorderBirthSpectrum disorderNormal developmentPrematurityHypoxia-Induced Developmental Delays of Inhibitory Interneurons Are Reversed by Environmental Enrichment in the Postnatal Mouse Forebrain
Komitova M, Xenos D, Salmaso N, Tran KM, Brand T, Schwartz ML, Ment L, Vaccarino FM. Hypoxia-Induced Developmental Delays of Inhibitory Interneurons Are Reversed by Environmental Enrichment in the Postnatal Mouse Forebrain. Journal Of Neuroscience 2013, 33: 13375-13387. PMID: 23946395, PMCID: PMC3742925, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.5286-12.2013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell Adhesion Molecules, NeuronalCerebral CortexChromatography, High Pressure LiquidDisease Models, AnimalExtracellular Matrix ProteinsGene Knock-In TechniquesHousing, AnimalHypoxiaImmunohistochemistryInterneuronsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicNerve Tissue ProteinsParvalbuminsProsencephalonReelin ProteinSerine EndopeptidasesSomatostatinConceptsCortical interneuronsNormoxic controlsMarker expressionPostnatal cortical developmentVasoactive intestinal peptidePostnatal day 3Central nervous systemTotal GABA contentImpact of hypoxicPostnatal mouse forebrainEnvironmental enrichmentIntestinal peptideGABAergic interneuronsFrontal neocortexInhibitory interneuronsCortical developmentMouse modelReelin expressionInterneuron numbersNervous systemDay 3Cognitive impairmentInterneuronsHousing miceRLN expression
2012
Environmental Enrichment Increases the GFAP+ Stem Cell Pool and Reverses Hypoxia-Induced Cognitive Deficits in Juvenile Mice
Salmaso N, Silbereis J, Komitova M, Mitchell P, Chapman K, Ment LR, Schwartz ML, Vaccarino FM. Environmental Enrichment Increases the GFAP+ Stem Cell Pool and Reverses Hypoxia-Induced Cognitive Deficits in Juvenile Mice. Journal Of Neuroscience 2012, 32: 8930-8939. PMID: 22745493, PMCID: PMC3399175, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1398-12.2012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsAnimals, NewbornBromodeoxyuridineCell CountCell DifferentiationCognition DisordersDeoxyuridineDisease Models, AnimalEnvironmentEstrogen AntagonistsFemaleGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGlial Fibrillary Acidic ProteinGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHumansHypoxiaIdoxuridineKi-67 AntigenMaleMaze LearningMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicNerve Tissue ProteinsNeurogenesisNeurogliaReceptors, EstrogenStem CellsTamoxifenConceptsHypoxic injuryBrain injuryAstroglial cellsChronic hypoxic injuryDevelopmental brain injuryLow birth weightCell poolEnvironmental enrichmentAdult brain injuryAbnormal lung developmentStem cell poolPerinatal hypoxic injuryFate-mapping modelsSocio-demographic factorsNeurobiological recoveryHippocampal neurogenesisVLBW cohortPremature childrenBirth weightCardiovascular abnormalitiesJuvenile miceAnimal modelsLung developmentInjuryCognitive deficits
2011
Annual Research Review: The promise of stem cell research for neuropsychiatric disorders
Vaccarino FM, Urban AE, Stevens HE, Szekely A, Abyzov A, Grigorenko EL, Gerstein M, Weissman S. Annual Research Review: The promise of stem cell research for neuropsychiatric disorders. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2011, 52: 504-516. PMID: 21204834, PMCID: PMC3124336, DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2010.02348.x.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsNervous systemNeuropsychiatric disordersPsychiatric disordersAdult-onset neuropsychiatric disordersEarly onset neuropsychiatric disordersHuman neural cellsAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderStem cellsNeural stem cellsDeficit hyperactivity disorderHuman brain developmentObsessive-compulsive disorderPharmacological interventionsFunctional neuronsBrain developmentUse of iPSCsNeural cellsHyperactivity disorderTime pointsDisordersCompulsive disorderPatientsNeural differentiationDevelopmental time pointsNeurodevelopmental conditions
2007
Deficiency in Inhibitory Cortical Interneurons Associates with Hyperactivity in Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 1 Mutant Mice
Smith K, Fagel DM, Stevens HE, Rabenstein RL, Maragnoli ME, Ohkubo Y, Picciotto MR, Schwartz ML, Vaccarino FM. Deficiency in Inhibitory Cortical Interneurons Associates with Hyperactivity in Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 1 Mutant Mice. Biological Psychiatry 2007, 63: 953-962. PMID: 17988653, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2007.09.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmphetamineAnimalsBehavior, AnimalBiogenic MonoaminesCell CountCentral Nervous System StimulantsCerebral CortexDisease Models, AnimalDopamine AgentsExploratory BehaviorFibroblast Growth Factor 1Glutamate DecarboxylaseHyperkinesisLocomotionMaleMethylphenidateMiceMice, KnockoutMotor ActivityNerve Tissue ProteinsNeural InhibitionNeuronsSignal TransductionConceptsInhibitory cortical circuitsCortical pyramidal neuronsD2 receptor antagonistGrowth factor receptor 1Spontaneous locomotor hyperactivityFibroblast growth factor receptor 1Factor receptor 1Inhibitory neuronal subtypesLocomotor hyperactivityDopamine agonistsCerebral cortexPyramidal neuronsBasal gangliaMotor hyperactivityReceptor antagonistInhibitory interneuronsTyrosine hydroxylaseCortical circuitsPsychiatric disordersLocomotor responseNeuronal subtypesReceptor 1Mutant miceDopamine transporterSpatial learning
2003
Modeling thought and feelings: the why, what and whereabouts of animals in psychiatry
Vaccarino FM. Modeling thought and feelings: the why, what and whereabouts of animals in psychiatry. Brazilian Journal Of Psychiatry 2003, 25: 3-4. PMID: 12975672, DOI: 10.1590/s1516-44462003000100002.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters