2024
Effects of gestational hypothyroidism on mouse brain development: Gabaergic systems and oxidative stress
da Cunha Menezes E, de Abreu F, Davis J, Maurer S, Roshko V, Richardson A, Dowell J, Cassella S, Stevens H. Effects of gestational hypothyroidism on mouse brain development: Gabaergic systems and oxidative stress. Developmental Biology 2024, 515: 112-120. PMID: 39048051, PMCID: PMC11330572, DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2024.07.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBrainCell MovementFemaleGABAergic NeuronsGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGlutamate DecarboxylaseGlutathione PeroxidaseGlutathione Peroxidase GPX1HypothyroidismMaleMethimazoleMiceNF-E2-Related Factor 2Oxidative StressPlacentaPregnancyPrenatal Exposure Delayed EffectsThyroid HormonesConceptsGestational hypothyroidismGABAergic system developmentMaternal thyroid hormone supplyThyroid hormone supplyCortical GABAergic interneuronsMaternal thyroid hormonesGene expressionCD-1 miceCentral nervous system developmentEmbryonic day 9Central nervous systemIntrauterine restrictionGABAergic interneuronsGABAergic systemGPx1 gene expressionBrain gene expressionMouse brain developmentCD-1HypothyroidismEmbryonic dayNervous system developmentThyroid hormonesRisk factorsNeural system developmentHormonal imbalance
2023
Use of a polymeric implant system to assess the neurotoxicity of subacute exposure to 2,2′,5,5′-tetrachlorobiphenyl-4-ol, a human metabolite of PCB 52, in male adolescent rats
Wang H, Bullert A, Li X, Stevens H, Klingelhutz A, Ankrum J, Adamcakova-Dodd A, Thorne P, Lehmler H. Use of a polymeric implant system to assess the neurotoxicity of subacute exposure to 2,2′,5,5′-tetrachlorobiphenyl-4-ol, a human metabolite of PCB 52, in male adolescent rats. Toxicology 2023, 500: 153677. PMID: 37995827, PMCID: PMC10757425, DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2023.153677.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPersistent organic pollutantsPolychlorinated biphenylsPolymeric implantsDrug delivery systemsPCB 52Tandem mass spectrometryOrganic pollutantsMass spectrometryGas chromatographySustained releaseDelivery systemHuman metabolitesHole-board testAdolescent Sprague DawleyMale adolescent ratsAnxiety-like behaviorOpen field testLoading concentrationStraightforward methodHydroxylated metabolitesSubacute neurotoxicitySubacute exposureImmune inhibitionNeurotoxic outcomesSprague-Dawley
2012
Prenatal stress delays inhibitory neuron progenitor migration in the developing neocortex
Stevens HE, Su T, Yanagawa Y, Vaccarino FM. Prenatal stress delays inhibitory neuron progenitor migration in the developing neocortex. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2012, 38: 509-521. PMID: 22910687, PMCID: PMC3532962, DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2012.07.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLearning and Memory Depend on Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 2 Functioning in Hippocampus
Stevens HE, Jiang GY, Schwartz ML, Vaccarino FM. Learning and Memory Depend on Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 2 Functioning in Hippocampus. Biological Psychiatry 2012, 71: 1090-1098. PMID: 22541947, PMCID: PMC3371339, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2012.03.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFGF receptor 2Fibroblast growth factorDentate gyrusReceptor 2Embryonic knockoutWater maze probe trialGrowth factor receptor 2Reference memoryFactor receptor 2Spatial reference memoryNeural stem cellsFibroblast growth factor receptor 2Immature neuronsCortical neuronsHippocampal volumeInducible knockout miceParvalbumin interneuronsShort-term learningGranule cellsKnockout miceSeparate cellular componentsHippocampusLong-term reference memoryAdult spatial memoryGrowth factor
2010
Fgfr2 Is Required for the Development of the Medial Prefrontal Cortex and Its Connections with Limbic Circuits
Stevens HE, Smith KM, Maragnoli ME, Fagel D, Borok E, Shanabrough M, Horvath TL, Vaccarino FM. Fgfr2 Is Required for the Development of the Medial Prefrontal Cortex and Its Connections with Limbic Circuits. Journal Of Neuroscience 2010, 30: 5590-5602. PMID: 20410112, PMCID: PMC2868832, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.5837-09.2010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedial prefrontal cortexCerebral cortexFibroblast growth factor receptorCKO miceExcitatory neuronsPrefrontal cortexCortical neuron developmentEntire cerebral cortexRadial glial cellsSpecific fibroblast growth factor receptorsGrowth factor receptorGABAergic neuronsLimbic circuitsCortical neuronsGlial cellsSubcortical stationsBed nucleusCortical developmentLimbic systemStria terminalisSynaptic terminalsSecondary decreaseNeuronal precursorsVentricular zoneNeuron development
2009
Risk and Resilience: Early Manipulation of Macaque Social Experience and Persistent Behavioral and Neurophysiological Outcomes
Stevens HE, Leckman JF, Coplan JD, Suomi SJ. Risk and Resilience: Early Manipulation of Macaque Social Experience and Persistent Behavioral and Neurophysiological Outcomes. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2009, 48: 114-127. PMID: 19127170, DOI: 10.1097/chi.0b013e318193064c.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdolescentAdolescent BehaviorAnimalsChildChild BehaviorChild DevelopmentChild RearingChild, PreschoolGenotypeHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMacacaMother-Child RelationsNeurophysiologyNeurotransmitter AgentsResilience, PsychologicalRiskRisk FactorsSocial BehaviorSocial EnvironmentStress, PsychologicalTemperament