2022
Are there sex differences in risk for exertional heat stroke? A translational approach
Giersch GEW, Garcia CK, Stachenfeld N, Charkoudian N. Are there sex differences in risk for exertional heat stroke? A translational approach. Quarterly Journal Of Experimental Physiology And Cognate Medical Sciences 2022, 107: 1136-1143. PMID: 35598159, DOI: 10.1113/ep090402.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExertional heat strokeHeat strokeRisk factorsTranslational approachCentral nervous system dysfunctionNervous system dysfunctionFemale sex hormonesSex differencesHuman researchOrgan damageFatal conditionSystem dysfunctionSex hormonesPhysical activityStrokeTranslational modelOccupational workersRiskMilitary personnelAnimalsTreatmentHuman modelReviewFuture investigationsPhysiological differences
2017
A translational approach for NMDA receptor profiling as a vulnerability biomarker for depression and schizophrenia
Gunduz‐Bruce H, Kenney J, Changlani S, Peixoto A, Gueorguieva R, Leone C, Stachenfeld N. A translational approach for NMDA receptor profiling as a vulnerability biomarker for depression and schizophrenia. Quarterly Journal Of Experimental Physiology And Cognate Medical Sciences 2017, 102: 587-597. PMID: 28294453, DOI: 10.1113/ep086212.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubgroup of patientsHealthy control subjectsNMDA receptorsControl subjectsDepressed patientsAVP releaseAnimal studiesSchizophrenic subjectsTranslational approachVivo evidenceRecent clinical trialsNMDA receptor functionPlasma arginine vasopressin concentrationNMDA receptor activityHypertonic saline infusionNMDA antagonist ketamineArginine vasopressin concentrationHypertonic salineInverse associationClinical trialsHealthy controlsSaline infusionGlutamate signalingSchizophrenic patientsVasopressin concentration