2017
Human induced pluripotent stem cells for modelling neurodevelopmental disorders
Ardhanareeswaran K, Mariani J, Coppola G, Abyzov A, Vaccarino FM. Human induced pluripotent stem cells for modelling neurodevelopmental disorders. Nature Reviews Neurology 2017, 13: 265-278. PMID: 28418023, PMCID: PMC5782822, DOI: 10.1038/nrneurol.2017.45.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsEmbryonic stem cellsNeurodevelopmental disordersPluripotent stem cellsBrain developmentStem cellsAbnormal brain developmentBrain cell typesDopaminergic neuronsCortical neuronsUnique genetic signatureEarly developmentKey PointsHumanHiPSC modelsSomatic cellsDisordersGenetic signaturesGenetic studiesAltered trajectoryCell typesAdult cellsNeuronsUnknown facetsCellsDrug discoveryHiPSCs
2016
Altering the course of schizophrenia: progress and perspectives
Millan MJ, Andrieux A, Bartzokis G, Cadenhead K, Dazzan P, Fusar-Poli P, Gallinat J, Giedd J, Grayson DR, Heinrichs M, Kahn R, Krebs MO, Leboyer M, Lewis D, Marin O, Marin P, Meyer-Lindenberg A, McGorry P, McGuire P, Owen MJ, Patterson P, Sawa A, Spedding M, Uhlhaas P, Vaccarino F, Wahlestedt C, Weinberger D. Altering the course of schizophrenia: progress and perspectives. Nature Reviews Drug Discovery 2016, 15: 485-515. PMID: 26939910, DOI: 10.1038/nrd.2016.28.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsCourse of schizophreniaCognitive-behavioral interventionsSocial deficitsSchizophrenia-like phenotypeCognitive deficitsCausal pathophysiologyYoung adulthoodYoung adultsPrediction of transitionBrain imagingKey PointsSchizophreniaLevel of individualsHigh-risk individualsSchizophreniaVulnerable young adultsDeficitsPsychosisIndividualsAdult rodentsRisk individualsPharmacological treatmentDisordersAdolescenceUse of biomarkersDistress
2015
Creating Patient-Specific Neural Cells for the In Vitro Study of Brain Disorders
Brennand KJ, Marchetto MC, Benvenisty N, Brüstle O, Ebert A, Belmonte J, Kaykas A, Lancaster MA, Livesey FJ, McConnell MJ, McKay RD, Morrow EM, Muotri AR, Panchision DM, Rubin LL, Sawa A, Soldner F, Song H, Studer L, Temple S, Vaccarino FM, Wu J, Vanderhaeghen P, Gage FH, Jaenisch R. Creating Patient-Specific Neural Cells for the In Vitro Study of Brain Disorders. Stem Cell Reports 2015, 5: 933-945. PMID: 26610635, PMCID: PMC4881284, DOI: 10.1016/j.stemcr.2015.10.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHow Animal Models Inform Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Stevens HE, Vaccarino FM. How Animal Models Inform Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2015, 54: 352-359. PMID: 25901771, PMCID: PMC4407022, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2015.01.019.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsRisk factorsPsychiatric disordersAnimal modelsImportance of doseChildhood psychiatric disordersAdolescent psychiatryAnimal model systemsAnimal model workChild psychiatryPsychiatric pathophysiologyBrain developmentChildhood disordersChild psychiatristsBrain functioningBasis of recoveryDisordersBehavioral problemsChildrenClinical workPsychiatryField of childPathophysiologyFactorsDoseNeurochemistryChapter 107 Tourette Syndrome
Lennington J, Bloch M, Scahill L, Szuhay G, Lombroso P, Vaccarino F. Chapter 107 Tourette Syndrome. 2015, 1311-1320. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-410529-4.00107-8.ChaptersTourette syndromeThalamic-cortical circuitryChildhood-onset neuropsychiatric disorderBasal ganglia circuitryStriatal interneuronsAmeliorate symptomsBasal gangliaPharmacological strategiesVocal ticsAnimal modelsPostmortem tissueNeuropsychiatric disordersSyndromeContemporary treatmentHeterogeneous disorderLarge genome-wide association studiesRecent screeningDysfunctionPotential target sitesStereotypic behaviorDisordersGenome-wide association studiesAssociation studiesChemical disruptionDopaminergic
2011
Annual Research Review: The promise of stem cell research for neuropsychiatric disorders
Vaccarino FM, Urban AE, Stevens HE, Szekely A, Abyzov A, Grigorenko EL, Gerstein M, Weissman S. Annual Research Review: The promise of stem cell research for neuropsychiatric disorders. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2011, 52: 504-516. PMID: 21204834, PMCID: PMC3124336, DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2010.02348.x.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsNervous systemNeuropsychiatric disordersPsychiatric disordersAdult-onset neuropsychiatric disordersEarly onset neuropsychiatric disordersHuman neural cellsAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderStem cellsNeural stem cellsDeficit hyperactivity disorderHuman brain developmentObsessive-compulsive disorderPharmacological interventionsFunctional neuronsBrain developmentUse of iPSCsNeural cellsHyperactivity disorderTime pointsDisordersCompulsive disorderPatientsNeural differentiationDevelopmental time pointsNeurodevelopmental conditions
2010
Neural Stem Cell Regulation, Fibroblast Growth Factors, and the Developmental Origins of Neuropsychiatric Disorders
Stevens HE, Smith KM, Rash BG, Vaccarino FM. Neural Stem Cell Regulation, Fibroblast Growth Factors, and the Developmental Origins of Neuropsychiatric Disorders. Frontiers In Neuroscience 2010, 4: 59. PMID: 20877431, PMCID: PMC2944667, DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2010.00059.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsNeural stem cellsFibroblast growth factorGrowth factorPsychiatric disordersNeuropsychiatric disordersBrain-derived growth factorEmbryonic neural stem cellsNeural stem cell regulationStem cell regulationMajor depressionPsychiatric illnessAdult brainNeurodevelopmental underpinningsMental disordersNeuronal precursorsReceptor tyrosine kinasesCandidate susceptibility genesSchizophrenia 1DisordersHomeodomain genesMental retardationAbnormal specificationCell biologyDevelopmental originsMultipotent cells
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