2018
A Brain–Heart Biomarker for Epileptogenesis
Bahari F, Ssentongo P, Schiff S, Gluckman B. A Brain–Heart Biomarker for Epileptogenesis. Journal Of Neuroscience 2018, 38: 8473-8483. PMID: 30150365, PMCID: PMC6158692, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1130-18.2018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain-heart interactionsBiomarkers of epileptogenesisDevelopment of epilepsyAutonomic cardiac activityIdentification of patientsPostinjury epilepsyPreventable sequelaeFirst seizureBrain insultsCortical dischargesMale miceEpileptogenesisMurine modelMouse modelCardiac rhythmReliable biomarkersEpilepsyChronic measurementTreatment developmentBiomarkersSuch treatmentCardiac activityTherapeutic purposesBrain activityPatients
1995
Quinolinic acid in tumors, hemorrhage and bacterial infections of the central nervous system in children
Heyes M, Saito K, Milstien S, Schiff S. Quinolinic acid in tumors, hemorrhage and bacterial infections of the central nervous system in children. Journal Of The Neurological Sciences 1995, 133: 112-118. PMID: 8583213, DOI: 10.1016/0022-510x(95)00164-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultBacterial InfectionsBiomarkersBiopterinCentral Nervous System DiseasesCentral Nervous System NeoplasmsCerebral HemorrhageChildChild, PreschoolFemaleGuanosine TriphosphateHumansHydrocephalusInfantInfant, NewbornInterleukin-6KynurenineMaleNeopterinQuinolinic AcidTryptophan OxygenaseTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsCentral nervous systemQuinolinic acidImmune activationKynurenine pathwayNervous systemBacterial infectionsLevels of QUINCentral nervous system infectionCSF QUIN levelsNervous system infectionCytokine tumor necrosisCNS inflammationNeurological deficitsSystem infectionNeurologic dysfunctionCSF levelsQUIN levelsQUIN concentrationsInterleukin-6Tumor necrosisCerebrospinal fluidNeurotoxic metabolitesSensitive markerMacrophage activationPatients