2014
Neurobiology of premature brain injury
Salmaso N, Jablonska B, Scafidi J, Vaccarino FM, Gallo V. Neurobiology of premature brain injury. Nature Neuroscience 2014, 17: 341-346. PMID: 24569830, PMCID: PMC4106480, DOI: 10.1038/nn.3604.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements
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 developmentPrematurity
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
Cortical Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein-Positive Cells Generate Neurons after Perinatal Hypoxic Injury
Bi B, Salmaso N, Komitova M, Simonini MV, Silbereis J, Cheng E, Kim J, Luft S, Ment LR, Horvath TL, Schwartz ML, Vaccarino FM. Cortical Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein-Positive Cells Generate Neurons after Perinatal Hypoxic Injury. Journal Of Neuroscience 2011, 31: 9205-9221. PMID: 21697371, PMCID: PMC3142780, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0518-11.2011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlial fibrillary acidic protein-positive cellsCortical excitatory neuronsProtein-positive cellsPerinatal hypoxic injuryPostnatal hypoxiaGenetic fate mappingCortical astrogliaPremature childrenHypoxic injuryBrain injuryNew neuronsPreterm childrenNeurogenic nicheCognitive recoveryExcitatory neuronsGenerate neuronsNeuronal fateNeuronsHypoxiaCortical parenchymaInjuryParenchymaFate mappingCellsChildren
2009
Modeling premature brain injury and recovery
Scafidi J, Fagel DM, Ment LR, Vaccarino FM. Modeling premature brain injury and recovery. International Journal Of Developmental Neuroscience 2009, 27: 863-871. PMID: 19482072, PMCID: PMC2783901, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2009.05.009.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsBrain injuryAnimal modelsSignificant public health problemPremature brain injuryPublic health problemRelevant animal modelsNeurodevelopmental sequelaePreterm brainPreterm infantsPremature birthPreclinical modelsHealth problemsInjuryBrain structuresCellular mechanismsBrainInfantsSchool ageNeuroanatomical structuresVariable degreesRecent insightsEpigenetic mechanismsSequelaeTherapyRecovery