2019
Prefrontal Cortical and Behavioral Adaptations to Surgical Delivery Mediated by Metabolic Principles
Taylor-Giorlando M, Scheinost D, Ment L, Rothman D, Horvath TL. Prefrontal Cortical and Behavioral Adaptations to Surgical Delivery Mediated by Metabolic Principles. Cerebral Cortex 2019, 29: 5061-5071. PMID: 30877804, PMCID: PMC6918927, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhz046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMode of deliverySurgical deliveryLayer 3 pyramidal neuronsAlters mitochondrial dynamicsValues of miceMurine findingsCerebral cortexPyramidal neuronsAdult behaviorHuman neonatesMaze testPrepulse inhibitionSpine synapsesPsychiatric illnessAdult miceNeuronal circuitryAnimal modelsClinical relevanceHuman clinical relevanceUCP-2Prefrontal cortexMitochondrial adaptationsImpaired performanceMitochondrial mechanismsBehavioral phenotypes
2013
Natural birth-induced UCP2 in brain development
Seli E, Horvath TL. Natural birth-induced UCP2 in brain development. Reviews In Endocrine And Metabolic Disorders 2013, 14: 347-350. PMID: 23979530, DOI: 10.1007/s11154-013-9262-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVaginal birthPost-operative surgical careLong-term outcomesEarly postnatal periodWild-type littermatesAdult brain structureUCP2 mRNA expressionTerm outcomesSurgical techniqueSurgical carePostnatal periodSurgical meansHippocampal formationMore deliveriesSynapse formationAxonal outgrowthC-sectionKnockout animalsMRNA expressionUCP2 expressionBrain developmentBrain structuresNeuronal differentiationBirthHippocampus