2019
Perinatal dietary omega-3 fatty acid deficiency reduces maternal nurturing behavior in rats: dissociation from elevated pro-inflammatory signaling
Asch R, Schurdak J, McNamara R. Perinatal dietary omega-3 fatty acid deficiency reduces maternal nurturing behavior in rats: dissociation from elevated pro-inflammatory signaling. Nutritional Neuroscience 2019, 24: 735-746. PMID: 31599208, PMCID: PMC7145725, DOI: 10.1080/1028415x.2019.1674507.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPro-inflammatory signalingFatty acid deficiencyLicking/groomingAcid deficiencyCON damsDietary omega-3 fatty acid deficiencyOmega-3 fatty acid deficiencyLower RBCMaternal nurturing behaviorAlpha-linolenic acidNurturing behaviorInflammatory measuresDHA levelsPassive nursingBlinded ratersPotential associationControl dietAcid levelsRatsNursingFatty acid compositionPupsDeficiencyDietSignaling
2017
Omega-3 fatty acid deficiency impairs frontostriatal recruitment following repeated amphetamine treatment in rats: A 7 Tesla in vivo phMRI study
McNamara R, Schurdak J, Asch R, Lindquist D. Omega-3 fatty acid deficiency impairs frontostriatal recruitment following repeated amphetamine treatment in rats: A 7 Tesla in vivo phMRI study. Nutritional Neuroscience 2017, 22: 587-595. PMID: 29286866, PMCID: PMC6251752, DOI: 10.1080/1028415x.2017.1419550.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDEF ratsFO ratsAMPH challengeAmphetamine treatmentDocosahexaenoic acidBOLD activationDHA levelsBilateral caudate putamenBrain DHA levelsErythrocyte DHA levelsNeuroplastic brain changesPharmacological magnetic resonanceBlood oxygen level-dependent (BOLD) responseAlpha-linolenic acidAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderLevel-dependent responsesGreater locomotor activityDeficit hyperactivity disorderDEF animalsBrain activation patternsPhMRI studiesAMPH injectionFatty acidsAMPH exposureBasal forebrain