2002
Disrupted synaptic development in the hypoxic newborn brain
Curristin SM, Cao A, Stewart WB, Zhang H, Madri JA, Morrow JS, Ment LR. Disrupted synaptic development in the hypoxic newborn brain. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2002, 99: 15729-15734. PMID: 12438650, PMCID: PMC137784, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.232568799.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornApoptosisAtmosphere Exposure ChambersBrain Damage, ChronicCell DifferentiationCytoskeletonDisease Models, AnimalDNA, ComplementaryEndothelial Growth FactorsGene Expression ProfilingHypoxiaHypoxia, BrainHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsLymphokinesMembrane ProteinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMicrotubulesNerve Tissue ProteinsOligodendrogliaOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisStress, PhysiologicalSynapsesSynaptic TransmissionTranscription FactorsTranscription, GeneticVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVascular Endothelial Growth FactorsConceptsPostnatal hypoxiaCerebral maturationGlial maturationNewborn brainSynaptic maturationPresynaptic functionPostsynaptic functionSublethal hypoxiaSynaptic developmentHealth crisisHypoxiaCognitive disabilitiesBrainMaturation programMaturationDysynchronyNeuropathologyInfantsNeurotransmissionCohortProtein assaysMiceHypoxic
2001
Antibodies against neural, nuclear, cytoskeletal, and streptococcal epitopes in children and adults with Tourette’s syndrome, Sydenham’s chorea, and autoimmune disorders
Morshed S, Parveen S, Leckman J, Mercadante M, Kiss M, Miguel E, Arman A, Yazgan Y, Fujii T, Paul S, Peterson B, Zhang H, King R, Scahill L, Lombroso P. Antibodies against neural, nuclear, cytoskeletal, and streptococcal epitopes in children and adults with Tourette’s syndrome, Sydenham’s chorea, and autoimmune disorders. Biological Psychiatry 2001, 50: 566-577. PMID: 11690591, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3223(01)01096-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal antinuclear antibodiesAntinuclear antibodiesAutoimmune disordersTourette syndromeAnticytoskeletal antibodiesAntineural antibodiesStreptococcal infectionT patientsTS patientsBeta-hemolytic streptococcal infectionPrior streptococcal infectionHemolytic streptococcal infectionAntistreptolysin O titerIndirect immunofluorescent assayLevels of immunoreactivityWestern blot techniqueMean rankClinical characteristicsSydenham's choreaO titerPatient groupSC patientsIgG antibodiesIgG classNormal controls