Francesca Mandino
Associate Research Scientist in Radiology and Biomedical ImagingDownloadHi-Res Photo
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Associate Research Scientist in Radiology and Biomedical Imaging
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Evelyn Lake, PhD
Xilin Shen, PhD
Xenophon Papademetris, PhD
Corey Horien
D. S. Fahmeed Hyder, PhD
John Onofrey, PhD
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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 ResearchAltmetricConceptsFunctional 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 ResearchConceptsChronic 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 ResearchAltmetricConceptsPost-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 numberBiphasic training for awake imaging using a dual-imaging system reveals neurovascular uncoupling and anesthesia effects in healthy mice
Mandino F, Shen X, Desrosiers-Gregoire G, O'Connor D, Mukherjee B, Ha Y, Qu A, Onofrey J, Papademetris X, Chakravarty M, Strittmatter S, Lake E. Biphasic training for awake imaging using a dual-imaging system reveals neurovascular uncoupling and anesthesia effects in healthy mice. Proceedings Of The International Society For Magnetic Resonance In Medicine ... Scientific Meeting And Exhibition. 2024 DOI: 10.58530/2024/0531.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConcepts184 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 ResearchConceptsWhole-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 ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsMultimodal 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 ResearchCitationsAltmetric
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 ResearchCitationsAltmetricWhere 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 ResearchCitationsAltmetricLongitudinal simultaneous fMRI and mesoscale calcium imaging in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease
Mandino F, Shen X, Desrosiers-Gregoire G, O'Connor D, Mukherjee B, DeLuca K, Hamodi A, Owens A, Ha Y, Qu A, Onofrey J, Papademetris X, Chakravarty M, Crair M, Strittmatter S, Lake E. Longitudinal simultaneous fMRI and mesoscale calcium imaging in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease. Proceedings Of The International Society For Magnetic Resonance In Medicine ... Scientific Meeting And Exhibition. 2023 DOI: 10.58530/2023/3914.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMouse model of Alzheimer's diseaseModel of Alzheimer's diseaseMesoscale calcium imagingAlzheimer's diseaseBehavioral deficitsExcitatory neural activityMultimodal neuroimagingBOLD signalSimultaneous fMRINeuroimaging changesNeural activityBOLD fMRIPreliminary evidenceCalcium imagingClinically accessible biomarkersMesoscopic calcium imagingSpontaneous activityFMRINeuroimagingBOLDDeficitsComplex relationship