Evelyn Lake, PhD
Associate Professor of Radiology and Biomedical ImagingCards
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2024
Aging-dependent loss of functional connectivity in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease and reversal by mGluR5 modulator
Mandino F, Shen X, Desrosiers-Grégoire G, O’Connor D, Mukherjee B, Owens A, Qu A, Onofrey J, Papademetris X, Chakravarty M, Strittmatter S, Lake E. Aging-dependent loss of functional connectivity in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease and reversal by mGluR5 modulator. Molecular Psychiatry 2024, 1-16. PMID: 39424929, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-024-02779-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFunctional connectivity deficitsConnectivity deficitsFunctional connectivityBrain connectivityAllosteric modulators of mGluR5Alzheimer's diseaseDefault-mode networkModulation of mGluR5Loss of functional connectivityResting-state fMRIApplication of fMRIWild-type controlsAged AD miceMouse model of Alzheimer's diseaseAD-related changesAD miceModel of Alzheimer's diseaseAssociated with synaptic damageMGluR5 modulationMonths of ageFMRI measurementsAmyloid accumulationDecreased connectivityBrain networksSilent allosteric modulatorsRepetitive Mild Closed-Head Injury Induced Synapse Loss and Increased Local BOLD-fMRI Signal Homogeneity
Markicevic M, Mandino F, Toyonaga T, Cai Z, Fesharaki-Zadeh A, Shen X, Strittmatter S, Lake E. Repetitive Mild Closed-Head Injury Induced Synapse Loss and Increased Local BOLD-fMRI Signal Homogeneity. Journal Of Neurotrauma 2024 PMID: 39096127, DOI: 10.1089/neu.2024.0095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic variable stressRegional homogeneityFunctional brain abnormalitiesSynapse densityMild closed-head injuryClosed-head injuryTraumatic brain injuryTreat traumatic brain injuryNeurobiological alterationsMild head injuryVariable stressBrain abnormalitiesPositron emission tomographyMultimodal studiesSynaptic densityMagnetic resonance imagingBrain imagingBrain injuryInduce synapse lossFMRIInjured miceMouse modelEmission tomographyResonance imagingCompensatory mechanismsVentricular-subventricular zone stem cell niche adaptations in a mouse model of post-infectious hydrocephalus
Herman J, Rittenhouse N, Mandino F, Majid M, Wang Y, Mezger A, Kump A, Kadian S, Lake E, Verardi P, Conover J. Ventricular-subventricular zone stem cell niche adaptations in a mouse model of post-infectious hydrocephalus. Frontiers In Neuroscience 2024, 18: 1429829. PMID: 39145299, PMCID: PMC11322059, DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2024.1429829.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPost-infectious hydrocephalusVentricular-subventricular zoneInfluenza virusMouse modelMouse-adapted influenza virusIntact ependymaStem cellsPostnatal day 4Stem cell numbersStem cell nicheCell-to-cell transmissionOlfactory bulbMultiorgan hemorrhageLateral ventricleIntracerebroventricular injectionVentriculomegalyEmbryonic dayVentricular systemDay 4Cell nicheNo significant reductionHydrocephalusSignificant reductionVentricleCell numberPathogenic variants in autism gene KATNAL2 cause hydrocephalus and disrupt neuronal connectivity by impairing ciliary microtubule dynamics
DeSpenza T, Singh A, Allington G, Zhao S, Lee J, Kiziltug E, Prina M, Desmet N, Dang H, Fields J, Nelson-Williams C, Zhang J, Mekbib K, Dennis E, Mehta N, Duy P, Shimelis H, Walsh L, Marlier A, Deniz E, Lake E, Constable R, Hoffman E, Lifton R, Gulledge A, Fiering S, Moreno-De-Luca A, Haider S, Alper S, Jin S, Kahle K, Luikart B. Pathogenic variants in autism gene KATNAL2 cause hydrocephalus and disrupt neuronal connectivity by impairing ciliary microtubule dynamics. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2024, 121: e2314702121. PMID: 38916997, PMCID: PMC11228466, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2314702121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongenital hydrocephalusCerebral ventriculomegalyPathogenic variantsPrefrontal pyramidal neuronsGenetic subsets of patientsDevelopment of ventriculomegalyRadial gliaSubsets of patientsHigh-frequency firingNeuronal connectivityHeterozygous germline variantsAutism spectrum disorderVentricular-subventricular zoneMicrotubule dynamicsImpaired spermatogenesisCSF shuntingExcitatory driveMicrotubule-severing ATPasePyramidal neuronsDisrupt neuronal connectivityGermline variantsVentriculomegalyCSF homeostasisDisrupt microtubule dynamicsPlanar cell polarity184 PTEN Mutations Portend Cerebral Ventriculomegaly With Autism-Like Deficits in Cortical Circuitry
DeSpenza T, Kizlitug E, Allington G, Barson D, O'Connor D, Robert S, Mekbib K, Singh A, Phan D, Nanda P, Mandino F, Constable T, Lake E, Carter B, Gunel M, Lifton R, Luikart B, Kahle K. 184 PTEN Mutations Portend Cerebral Ventriculomegaly With Autism-Like Deficits in Cortical Circuitry. Neurosurgery 2024, 70: 46-46. DOI: 10.1227/neu.0000000000002809_184.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWhole-exome sequencingFetal ventriculomegalyCongenital hydrocephalusExome sequencingChoroid plexus hyperplasiaMutated genesCa2+ imagingMutant mouse modelsPTEN mutantsHuman fetal brainPten mutant miceSporadic CHCerebral ventriculomegalyCSF diversionObstructive hydrocephalusCH patientsCSF secretionPharmacological mTORC1 inhibitionNeurodevelopmental assessmentRadiographic biomarkersFetal brainPTEN mutationsAqueductal stenosisPTEN deletionVentriculomegalyWhat N Is N-ough for MRI-Based Animal Neuroimaging?
Grandjean J, Lake E, Pagani M, Mandino F. What N Is N-ough for MRI-Based Animal Neuroimaging? ENeuro 2024, 11: eneuro.0531-23.2024. PMID: 38499355, PMCID: PMC10950324, DOI: 10.1523/eneuro.0531-23.2024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMultimodal measures of spontaneous brain activity reveal both common and divergent patterns of cortical functional organization
Vafaii H, Mandino F, Desrosiers-Grégoire G, O’Connor D, Markicevic M, Shen X, Ge X, Herman P, Hyder F, Papademetris X, Chakravarty M, Crair M, Constable R, Lake E, Pessoa L. Multimodal measures of spontaneous brain activity reveal both common and divergent patterns of cortical functional organization. Nature Communications 2024, 15: 229. PMID: 38172111, PMCID: PMC10764905, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-44363-z.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
SMC5 Plays Independent Roles in Congenital Heart Disease and Neurodevelopmental Disability
O'Brien M, Pryzhkova M, Lake E, Mandino F, Shen X, Karnik R, Atkins A, Xu M, Ji W, Konstantino M, Brueckner M, Ment L, Khokha M, Jordan P. SMC5 Plays Independent Roles in Congenital Heart Disease and Neurodevelopmental Disability. International Journal Of Molecular Sciences 2023, 25: 430. PMID: 38203602, PMCID: PMC10779392, DOI: 10.3390/ijms25010430.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWhere do we stand on fMRI in awake mice?
Mandino F, Vujic S, Grandjean J, Lake E. Where do we stand on fMRI in awake mice? Cerebral Cortex 2023, 34: bhad478. PMID: 38100331, PMCID: PMC10793583, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhad478.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAutism spectrum disorder-specific changes in white matter connectome edge density based on functionally defined nodes
Weber C, Lake E, Haider S, Mozayan A, Bobba P, Mukherjee P, Scheinost D, Constable R, Ment L, Payabvash S. Autism spectrum disorder-specific changes in white matter connectome edge density based on functionally defined nodes. Frontiers In Neuroscience 2023, 17: 1285396. PMID: 38075286, PMCID: PMC10702224, DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2023.1285396.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWhite matterPositive symptom correlationAutism spectrum disorderSymptom severity scoresBetween-group differencesAbnormal connectivity patternsCortical nodesVoxel-wise analysisDiffusion tensor imagingSeverity scoreWM fiber tractsSymptom correlationClinical dataConnectome disruptionConnectome changesEarly changesCortical regionsInfantsED reductionWM disruptionDisorder-specific changesTensor imagingFunctional imagingFiber tractsProbabilistic tractography