2022
Cellular and Molecular Pathology in Tourette Syndrome
Fasching L, Brady M, Vaccarino F. Cellular and Molecular Pathology in Tourette Syndrome. 2022, 171-183. DOI: 10.1093/med/9780197543214.003.0012.ChaptersTourette syndromeBasal gangliaAminobutyric acid-ergic interneuronsActive cholinergic interneuronsPathophysiology of TSCholinergic interneuronsPathological findingsMicroglial cellsTic disordersCaudate nucleusCortical hemispherePathogenic mechanismsInterneuronsSyndromeMolecular pathologyGangliaProminent increaseAvailable literatureInflammationPathophysiologyPutamenFindingsPathology
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
Cellular and Molecular Pathology in Tourette Syndrome
Vaccarino F, Kataoka-Sasaki Y, Lennington J. Cellular and Molecular Pathology in Tourette Syndrome. 2013, 205-220. DOI: 10.1093/med/9780199796267.003.0010.Chapters
2008
Regulation of Cerebral Cortical Size and Neuron Number by Fibroblast Growth Factors: Implications for Autism
Vaccarino FM, Grigorenko EL, Smith KM, Stevens HE. Regulation of Cerebral Cortical Size and Neuron Number by Fibroblast Growth Factors: Implications for Autism. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 2008, 39: 511-520. PMID: 18850329, PMCID: PMC2847619, DOI: 10.1007/s10803-008-0653-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFibroblast growth factorCortical sizeNeuron numberExcitatory/inhibitory balanceGrowth factorCortical excitatory neuronsCortical neuron numberCerebral cortical sizeAutism spectrum disorderNetwork excitabilityInhibitory balanceRisk factorsCortical volumePathogenetic pathwaysExcitatory neuronsSpectrum disorderAnimal modelsBrain volumeDevelopmental alterationsPathologyDisordersSocial deficitsBrain sizeFGF genesSeizures