2019
Perinatal dietary omega-3 fatty acid deficiency reduces maternal nurturing behavior in rats: dissociation from elevated pro-inflammatory signaling
Asch R, Schurdak J, McNamara R. Perinatal dietary omega-3 fatty acid deficiency reduces maternal nurturing behavior in rats: dissociation from elevated pro-inflammatory signaling. Nutritional Neuroscience 2019, 24: 735-746. PMID: 31599208, PMCID: PMC7145725, DOI: 10.1080/1028415x.2019.1674507.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPro-inflammatory signalingFatty acid deficiencyLicking/groomingAcid deficiencyCON damsDietary omega-3 fatty acid deficiencyOmega-3 fatty acid deficiencyLower RBCMaternal nurturing behaviorAlpha-linolenic acidNurturing behaviorInflammatory measuresDHA levelsPassive nursingBlinded ratersPotential associationControl dietAcid levelsRatsNursingFatty acid compositionPupsDeficiencyDietSignaling
2017
Omega-3 fatty acid deficiency impairs frontostriatal recruitment following repeated amphetamine treatment in rats: A 7 Tesla in vivo phMRI study
McNamara R, Schurdak J, Asch R, Lindquist D. Omega-3 fatty acid deficiency impairs frontostriatal recruitment following repeated amphetamine treatment in rats: A 7 Tesla in vivo phMRI study. Nutritional Neuroscience 2017, 22: 587-595. PMID: 29286866, PMCID: PMC6251752, DOI: 10.1080/1028415x.2017.1419550.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDEF ratsFO ratsAMPH challengeAmphetamine treatmentDocosahexaenoic acidBOLD activationDHA levelsBilateral caudate putamenBrain DHA levelsErythrocyte DHA levelsNeuroplastic brain changesPharmacological magnetic resonanceBlood oxygen level-dependent (BOLD) responseAlpha-linolenic acidAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderLevel-dependent responsesGreater locomotor activityDeficit hyperactivity disorderDEF animalsBrain activation patternsPhMRI studiesAMPH injectionFatty acidsAMPH exposureBasal forebrainGlutamate homeostasis in the adult rat prefrontal cortex is altered by cortical docosahexaenoic acid accrual during adolescence: An in vivo 1H MRS study
McNamara R, Asch R, Schurdak J, Lindquist D. Glutamate homeostasis in the adult rat prefrontal cortex is altered by cortical docosahexaenoic acid accrual during adolescence: An in vivo 1H MRS study. Psychiatry Research Neuroimaging 2017, 270: 39-45. PMID: 29049903, PMCID: PMC5671887, DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2017.10.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDEF ratsGlutamate homeostasisPrefrontal cortexFO ratsDHA levelsAdult rat prefrontal cortexVivo 1H MRS studyMarkers of excitotoxicityFatty acid-deficient dietAstrocyte glutamate transportersH-MRS scansAdult rat brainRat prefrontal cortexAdult prefrontal cortexGlutamine/glutamate ratioDietary-induced alterationsMajor psychiatric disordersBrain DHAGlutamate levelsDiet groupGLAST expressionGlutamine synthetase expressionMRS scansAdolescent ratsRat brainEffects of dietary-induced alterations in rat brain docosahexaenoic acid accrual on phospholipid metabolism and mitochondrial bioenergetics: An in vivo 31P MRS study
Lindquist D, Asch R, Schurdak J, McNamara R. Effects of dietary-induced alterations in rat brain docosahexaenoic acid accrual on phospholipid metabolism and mitochondrial bioenergetics: An in vivo 31P MRS study. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2017, 95: 143-146. PMID: 28846858, PMCID: PMC5653412, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2017.08.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMembrane phospholipid metabolismBrain DHA levelsDietary-induced alterationsDocosahexaenoic acidPhospholipid metabolismRat brainDHA levelsBrain docosahexaenoic acidMagnetic resonance spectroscopy studyAdult rat brainPeri-adolescent periodMitochondrial bioenergeticsDifferent psychiatric disordersAlpha-linolenic acidP MRS dataP-MRSDef dietFatty acidsSignificant group differencesMale ratsPhosphocreatine levelsAdult ratsPsychiatric disordersMRS studiesFO diet