Submissions from 2013
Characterization of the anxiolytic activity of Nunavik Rhodiola rosea, Christian Cayer, Fida Ahmed, Vicky Filion, Ammar Saleem, Alain Cuerrier, Marc Allard, Guy Rochefort, Zul Merali, and John T. Arnason
Adult neurogenesis in eight Megachiropteran species, Richard Chawana, Nina Patzke, Consolate Kaswera, Emmanuel Gilissen, Amadi O. Ihunwo, and Paul R. Manger
Inhibition of IL-6 signaling: a novel therapeutic approach to treating spinal cord injury pain, Jutatip Guptarak; Sheshali Wanchoo; Julieann Durham-Lee; Yewen Wu; Dragoslava Zivadinovic; Adriana Paulucci-Holthauzen; and Olivera Nesic Taylor,
Soothing the Threatened Brain: Leveraging Contact Comfort with Emotionally Focused Therapy, Susan M. Johnson, Melissa Burgess Moser, Lane Beckes, Andra Smith, Rebecca Halchuk, Karen Hasselmo, Paul S. Greenman, Zul Merali, and James A. Coan
Stress and eating: a dual role for bombesin-like peptides, Zul Merali, S. Graitson, J. C. MacKay, and P. Kent
Activation of gastrin-releasing peptide receptors at the infralimbic cortex elicits gastrin-releasing peptide release at the basolateral amygdala: implications for conditioned fear, Zul Merali, C. Mountney, P. Kent, and H. Anisman
Adult neurogenesis in a giant otter shrew (Potamogale velox), Nina Patzke, Consolate Kaswera, Emmanuel Gilissen, Amadi O. Ihunwo, and Paul R. Manger
Organization and chemical neuroanatomy of the African elephant (Loxodonta africana) hippocampus, Nina Patzke, Olatunbosun Olaleye, Mark Haagensen, Patrick R. Hof, Amadi O. Ihunwo, and Paul R. Manger
In contrast to many other mammals, cetaceans have relatively small hippocampi that appear to lack adult neurogenesis, Nina Patzke, M. A. Spocter, Karl Æ. Karlsson, Mads F. Bertelsen, Mark Haagensen, Richard Chawana, Sonja Streicher, Consolate Kaswera, Emmanuel Gilissen, Abdulaziz N. Alagaili, Osama B. Mohammed, Roger L. Reep, Nigel C. Bennett, Jerry M. Siegel, Amadi O. Ihunwo, and Paul R. Manger
Histology and ultrastructure of transitional changes in skin morphology in the juvenile and adult four-striped mouse (Rhabdomys pumilio), Eranée Stewart, Moyosore Salihu Ajao, and Amadi O. Ihunwo
Development of NMDAR antagonists with reduced neurotoxic side effects: a study on GK11, Delphine Vandame; Lauriane Ulmann; Marisa Teigell; Monica Prieto-Cappellini; Jacques Vignon; Alain Privat; Regino Perez-Polo; Olivera Nesic Taylor,; and Helene Hirbec
Submissions from 2012
Induction of angiopoietin-2 after spinal cord injury, JC Durham-Lee; Y Wu; VUL Mokkapati; AA Paulucci-Holthauzen; and Olivera Nesic Taylor,
A study of brain and serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor protein in Wistar and Wistar-Kyoto rat strains after electroconvulsive stimulus, C. Kyeremanteng, J. James, J. Mackay, and Zul Merali
A refined blood collection method for quantifying corticosterone, Marc R. Milot, Jonathan S. James, Zul Merali, and Hélène Plamondon
Bombesin receptor regulation of emotional memory, Rafael Roesler, Pamela Kent, Nadja Schroder, Gilberta Schwartsmann, and Zul Merali
Delirium, Tayyeb Tahir
Delirium, Tayyeb Tahir
Molecular pathway reconstruction and analysis of disturbed gene expression in depressed individuals who died by suicide, Vladimir Zhurov, John D. H. Stead, Zul Merali, Miklos Palkovits, Gabor Faludi, Caroline Schild-Poulter, Hymie Anisman, and Michael O. Poulter
Submissions from 2011
Amiloride improves locomotor recovery after spinal cord injury, Julieann C. Durham-Lee; Venkata Usha L Mokkapati; Kathia M. Johnson; and Olivera Nesic Taylor,
Effects of intracerebral ventricular administration of gastrin-releasing peptide and its receptor antagonist RC-3095 on learned fear responses in the rat, Zul Merali, Christine Mountney, Pam Kent, and Hymie Anisman
In vivo levels of corticotropin-releasing hormone and gastrin-releasing peptide at the basolateral amygdala and medial prefrontal cortex in response to conditioned fear in the rat, Christine Mountney, Hymie Anisman, and Zul Merali
Anxiolytic activity of a supercritical carbon dioxide extract of Souroubea sympetala (Marcgraviaceae), Martha Mullally, Kari Kramp, Chris Cayer, Ammar Saleem, Fida Ahmed, Calum McRae, John Baker, Andrew Goulah, Marco Otorola, and Zul Merali
Organisation and chemical neuroanatomy of the African elephant (Loxodonta africana) olfactory bulb, Ayanda Ngwenya, Nina Patzke, Amadi O. Ihunwo, and Paul R. Manger
Effect of melatonin on neuronal nitric oxide synthase expressing cells in the brain following global cerebral ischemia, Engela Smith Petri, Moyosore Salihu Ajao, Olatunbosun Olaleye, and Amadi O. Ihunwo
Effect of melatonin on neuronal nitric oxide synthase expressing cells in the brain following global cerebral ischemia, Engela Smith Petri, Moyosore Salihu Ajao, Olatunbosun Olaleye, and Amadi O. Ihunwo
Submissions from 2010
Perspectives on neonatal hypoxia/ischemia-induced edema formation, Diana Carolina Ferrari; Olivera Nesic Taylor,; and Jose Regino Perez-Polo
Cell proliferation and total granule cell number in dentate gyrus of transgenic Tg2576 mouse, Amadi O. Ihunwo and Reinhard Schliebs
Altered Organization of GABA(A) Receptor mRNA Expression in the Depressed Suicide Brain, Michael O. Poulter, Lisheng Du, Vladimir Zhurov, Miklós Palkovits, Gábor Faludi, Zul Merali, and Hymie Anisman
A randomized controlled trial of quetiapine versus placebo in the treatment of delirium, Tayyeb Tahir, Eamonn Eeles, Venugopal Karapareddy, Prem Muthuvelu, Sian Chapple, Bethan Phillips, Toyin Adyemo, Daniel Farewell, and Jonathan I. Bisson
Aquaporins in spinal cord injury: the janus face of aquaporin 4, Olivera Nesic Taylor,; J. D. Guest; D. Zivadinovic; P. A. Narayana; J .J. Herrera; R. J. Grill; V. U.L Mokkapati; B. B. Gelman; and J. Lee
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor and Spinal Cord Injury Pain, Olivera Nesic Taylor,; Laura M. Sundberg; Juan J. Herrera; Venkata U.L . Mokkapati; Julieann Lee; and Ponnada A. Narayana
Vascular endothelial growth factor and spinal cord injury pain, Olivera Nesic Taylor,; Laura M. Sundberg; Juan J. Herrera; Venkata UL Mokkapati; Julieann Lee; and Ponnada A. Narayana
Submissions from 2009
Ethnopharmacology of Q’eqchi’ Maya antiepileptic and anxiolytic plants: Effects on the GABAergic system, Rosalie Awad, Fida Ahmed, Natalie Bourbonnais-Spear, Martha Mullally, Chieu Anh Ta, Andrew Tang, Zul Merali, Pedro Maquin, Francisco Caal, and Victor Cal
Behavioural Patterns and Corticosterone Levels Induced by Chronic Psychosocial Stress in the Four-Striped Mice (Rhabdomys pumilio), Thirosha Chetty, Moyosore Salihu Ajao, Paul R. Manger, and Amadi O. Ihunwo
Behavioural Patterns and Corticosterone Levels Induced by Chronic Psychosocial Stress in the Four-Striped Mice (Rhabdomys pumilio), Thirosha Chetty, Moyosore Salihu Ajao, Paul R. Manger, and Amadi O. Ihunwo
Comparison of clinical assessment and actigraphy in the characterization of delirium, Eamonn M P Eeles, Tayyeb Tahir, Antony Johansen, Jonathon I Bisson Jonathon I Bisson, and Ruth E. Hubbard
Impact of repeated stressor exposure on the release of corticotropin-releasing hormone, arginine-vasopressin and bombesin-like peptides at the anterior pituitary, Zul Merali, S. Hayley, P. Kent, J. McIntosh, T. Bédard, and H. Anisman
Submissions from 2008
Serotonin receptor subtype and p11 mRNA expression in stress-relevant brain regions of suicide and control subjects, Hymie Anisman, Lisheng Du, Mikos Palkovits, Gabor Faludi, Gabor G. Kovacs, Peter Szontagh-Kishazi, Zul Merali, and Michael O. Poulter
Neurotransmitter, peptide and cytokine processes in relation to depressive disorder: comorbidity between depression and neurodegenerative disorders, Hymie Anisman, Zul Merali, and Shawn Hayley
Experiential and genetic contributions to depressive- and anxiety-like disorders: clinical and experimental studies, Hymie Anisman, Zul Merali, and John D. H. Stead
Drug treatment of delirium: past, present and future, Richard S. Bourne, Tayyeb Tahir, Mark Borthwick, and Elizabeth L. Sampson
Distribution and morphology of putative catecholaminergic and serotonergic neurons in the brain of the greater canerat, Thryonomys swinderianus, Sarika Dwarika, Busisiwe c. Maseko, Amadi O. Ihunwo, Kjell Fuxe, and Paul R. Manger
Functional interactions between dopamine, serotonin and norepinephrine neurons: an in-vivo electrophysiological study in rats with monoaminergic lesions, Bruno P. Guiard, Mostafa E.l. Mansari, Zul Merali, and Pierre Blier
Anatomy: Spotlight on Africa, Beverley Kramer, Nalini Pather, and Amadi O. Ihunwo
Effects of corticosterone on corticotrophin-releasing hormone and gastrin-releasing peptide release in response to an aversive stimulus in two regions of the forebrain (central nucleus of the amygdala and prefrontal cortex), Zul Merali, Hymie Anisman, Jonathan S. James, Pam Kent, and Jay Schulkin
Nesfatin-1 increases anxiety- and fear-related behaviors in the rat, Zul Merali, C. Cayer, P. Kent, and H. Anisman
Effects of gastrin-releasing peptide agonist and antagonist administered to the basolateral nucleus of the amygdala on conditioned fear in the rat, Christine Mountney, Hymie Anisman, and Zul Merali
GABAA receptor promoter hypermethylation in suicide brain: implications for the involvement of epigenetic processes, Michael O. Poulter, Lisheng Du, Ian C.G. Weaver, Miklós Palkovits, Gábor Faludi, Zul Merali, Moshe Szyf, and Hymie Anisman
Nuclear factor-κB decoy amelioration of spinal cord injury-induced inflammation and behavior outcomes, Danny Salah Rafati; Katja Geissle; Kathia Johnson; Geda Unabia; Claire Hulsebosch; Olivera Nesic Taylor,; and J. Regino Perez-Polo
Nuclear organization and morphology of serotonergic neurons in the brain of the Nile crocodile, Crocodylus niloticus, Stacey-Le Rodrigues, Busisiwe c. Maseko, Amadi O. Ihunwo, Kjell Fuxe, and Paul R. Manger
Submissions from 2007
Interferon-α effects are exaggerated when administered on a psychosocial stressor backdrop: Cytokine, corticosterone and brain monoamine variations, Hymie Anisman, Michael O. Poulter, Reno Gandhi, Zul Premji, and Shawn Hayleya
Corticotropin releasing hormone receptor alterations elicited by acute and chronic unpredictable stressor challenges in stressor-susceptible and resilient strains of mice, Hymie Anisman, Priya Prakash, Zul Merali, and Michael O. Poulter
Effects of traditionally used anxiolytic botanicals on enzymes of the gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) system, R. Awad, D. Levac, P. Cybulska, V. L. Trudeau, Zul Merali, and J. T. Arnason
Role of gastrin-releasing peptide and neuromedin B in anxiety and fear-related behavior, Tania Bédard, Christine Mountney, Pam Kent, Hymie Anisman, and Zul Merali
Ethnopharmacological investigation of plants used to treat susto, a folk illness, Natalie Bourbonnais-Spear, Rosalie Awad, Zul Merali, Pedro Maquin, Victor Cal, and John Thor Arnason
Phosphorylation of Bcl-xL after spinal cord injury, Diana M. Cittelly; Olivera Nesic Taylor,; and Jose Regino Perez-Polo
Influence of poly I:C on sickness behaviors, plasma cytokines, corticosterone and central monoamine activity: moderation by social stressors, Reno Gandhi, Shawn Hayley, Julie Gibb, Hymie Anisman, and Zul Merali
Psychosocial Stress Evoked by a Virtual Audience: Relation to Neuroendocrine Activity, Owen Kelly, Kimberly Matheson, Alejandra Martinez, Zul Merali, and Hymie Anisman
Ruminative coping among patients with dysthymia before and after pharmacotherapy, Owen Kelly, Kim Matheson, Arun Ravindran, Zul Merali, and Hymie Anisman
Hypoxia alters the expression of inhibitor of apoptosis proteins after brain trauma in the mouse, Angelo Mikrogianakis, Rachel E. Shaye, Phillip Griffin, Sarah Kawesa, Julia Lockwood, Nathalie H. Gendron, Isabelle Gaboury, Zul Merali, Alex E. Mackenzie, and James S. Hutchison
Distribution and morphology of catecholaminergic and serotonergic neurons in the brain of the highveld gerbil, Tatera brantsii, Don-Joon Moon, Busisiwe C. Maseko, Amadi O. Ihunwo, Kjell Fuxe, and Paul R. Manger
Anxiety responses, plasma corticosterone and central monoamine variations elicited by stressors in reactive and nonreactive mice and their reciprocal F1 hybrids, V. Roy, Zul Merali, M. O. Poulter, and H. Anisman
Acute and Chronic Changes in Aquaporin 4 Expression After Spinal Cord Injury, Olivera Nesic Taylor,; Julieann Lee; Zaiming Ye; Geda C. Unabia; Danny Rafati; Claire E. Hulsebosch; and J. Regino Perez-Polo
Submissions from 2006
Therapeutic and protective effect of environmental enrichment against psychogenic and neurogenic stress, Cosette Fox, Zul Merali, and Catherine Harrison
The frequency and anatomical features of torus mandibularis in a Black South African population, Amadi O. Ihunwo and P Phukubye
Bombesin receptors as a novel anti-anxiety therapeutic target: BB1 receptor actions on anxiety through alterations of serotonin activity, Zul Merali, Tania Bédard, Nick Andrews, Ben Davis, Alexander T. McKnight, M. Isabel Gonzalez, Martyn Pritchard, Pam Kent, and Hymie Anisman
Corticotropin-releasing hormone, arginine vasopressin, gastrin-releasing peptide, and neuromedin B alterations in stress-relevant brain regions of suicides and control subjects, Zul Merali, Pamela Kent, Lisheng Du, Pavel Hrdina, Miklos Palkovits, Gabor Faludi, Michael O. Poulter, Tania Bédard, and Hymie Anisman
Effects of acute or chronic omega-3 and omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid treatment on behavioral, neuroendocrine and cytokine changes elicited by exogenous interleukin-1beta challenge, Maïa Miguelez, Hymie Anisman, Jean-Michel Weber, and Zul Merali
The role of gastrin-releasing peptide on conditioned fear: differential cortical and amygdaloid responses in the rat, Christine Mountney, Victoria Sillberg, Pam Kent, Hymie Anisman, and Zul Merali
Maternal factors and monoamine changes in stress-resilient and susceptible mice: cross-fostering effects, Priya Prakash, Zul Merali, Miroslava Kolajova, Beth M. Tannenbaum, and Hymie Anisman
Evaluation of anxiolytic properties of Gotukola--(Centella asiatica) extracts and asiaticoside in rat behavioral models, P. Wijeweera, J. T. Arnason, D. Koszycki, and Zul Merali
Submissions from 2005
Cytokines as a precipitant of depressive illness: animal and human studies, Hymie Anisman, Zul Merali, Michael O. Poulter, and Shawn Hayley
The pathogenesis of clinical depression: stressor- and cytokine-induced alterations of neuroplasticity, S. Hayley, M. O. Poulter, Zul Merali, and H. Anisman
Activation of nuclear factor-κB signaling pathway by interleukin-1 after hypoxia/ischemia in neonatal rat hippocampus and cortex, Xiaoming Hu; Olivera Nesic Taylor,; Jingxin Qiu; Harriett C. Rea; Roderick Fabian; David K. Rassin; and J Regino Perez-Polo
Effects of Omega-3 Fatty Acids on Mental Health: Summary, H. M. Schachter, K. Kourad, Zul Merali, A. Lumb, K. Tran, and M. Miguelez
Exogenous Bcl-XLFusion Protein SparesNeurons After Spinal Cord Injury, Olivera Nesic Taylor,; D. Cittelly; Z. Ye; G. Y. Xu; G. Unabia; N. M. Svrakic; X. H. Liu; R. J. Youle; T. G. Wood; and D. McAdoo
Submissions from 2004
Use and perception of the psychostimulant, khat (catha edulis) among three occupational groups in south western Uganda, Amadi O. Ihunwo, F IB Kayanja, and U B. Amadi-Ihunwo
Does amygdaloid corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) mediate anxiety-like behaviors? Dissociation of anxiogenic effects and CRH release, Zul Merali, S. Khan, D. S. Michaud, S. A. Shippy, and H. Anisman
Anticipatory Cues Differentially Provoke In Vivo Peptidergic and Monoaminergic Release at the Medial Prefrontal Cortex, Zul Merali, Judy McIntosh, and Hymie Anisman
Bombesin-like peptides and associated receptors within the brain: distribution and behavioral implications, Terry W. Moody and Zul Merali
Amygdala amino acid and monoamine levels in genetically Fast and Slow kindling rat strains during massed amygdala kindling: a microdialysis study, Rick S. Shin, Hymie Anisman, Zul Merali, and Dan C. McIntyre
Submissions from 2003
Cytokines, stress and depressive illness: brain-immune interactions, Hymie Anisman and Zul Merali
Sensitization associated with stressors and cytokine treatments, Hymie Anisman, Zul Merali, and Shawn Hayley
Neurochemical sensitization associated with systemic administration of tumor necrosis factor-alpha: adjuvant action in combination with bovine serum albumin, Hymie Anisman, Nicolas P. Turrin, Zul Merali, and Shawn Hayley
Phytochemical and biological analysis of skullcap (Scutellaria lateriflora L.): a medicinal plant with anxiolytic properties, R. Awad, J. T. Arnason, V. Trudeau, C. Bergeron, J. W. Budzinski, B. C. Foster, and Zul Merali
Inhibition of calpains prevents neuronal and behavioral deficits in an MPTP mouse model of Parkinson's diseas, Stephen J. Crocker, Patrice D. Smith, Vernice Jackson-Lewis, Wiplore R. Lamba, Shawn P. Hayley, Erich Grimm, Steve M. Callaghan, Ruth S. Slack, Edon Melloni, and Zul Merali
Stress and Cytokine-elicited Neuroendocrine and Neurotransmitter Sensitization: Implications for Depressive Illness, Shawn Hayley, Zul Merali, and Hymie Anisman
Anxiety in rats selectively bred for Fast and Slow kindling rates: situation-specific outcomes, Owen P. Kelly, Judy McIntosh, Dan C. McIntyre, Zul Merali, and Hymie Anisman
Evaluation of the effects of chronic mild stressors on hedonic and physiological responses: sex and strain compared, Anne T. M. Konkle, Stephanie L. Baker, Amanda C. Kentner, Lisa Santa-Maria Barbagallo, Zul Merali, and Catherine Bielajew
Degeneration of β-amyloid-associated cholinergic structures in transgenic APPSW mice, Hans-Joachim Lüth, Jenny Apelt, Amadi O. Ihunwo, Thomas Arendt, and Reinhard Schliebs
Dissociating anorexia and anhedonia elicited by interleukin-1beta: antidepressant and gender effects on responding for "free chow" and "earned" sucrose intake, Zul Merali, Kelly Brennan, Patricia Brau, and Hymie Anisman
Validation of a simple, ethologically relevant paradigm for assessing anxiety in mice, Zul Merali, Carla Levac, and Hymie Anisman
Differential involvement of amygdaloid CRH system(s) in the salience and valence of the stimuli, Zul Merali, David Michaud, Judy McIntosh, Pamela Kent, and Hymie Anisman
Differential impact of audiogenic stressors on Lewis and Fischer rats: behavioral, neurochemical, and endocrine variations, David S. Michaud, J. McLean, Stephen E. Keith, Catherine Ferrarotto, Shawn Hayley, Samir A. Khan, Hymie Anisman, and Zul Merali
Submissions from 2002
Cytokines as a stressor: implications for depressive illness, Hymie Anisman, Shawn Hayley, Nicolas Turrin, and Zul Merali
Further evidence for the depressive effects of cytokines: anhedonia and neurochemical changes, Hymie Anisman, Larry Kokkinidis, and Zul Merali
Cytokines, stress, and depressive illnes, Hymie Anisman and Zul Merali
The effects of chronic mild stress on male Sprague-Dawley and Long Evans rats: I. Biochemical and physiological analyses, C. Bielajew, A.T.M Konkle, and Zul Merali
Effects of short-term administration of valproate on serotonin-1A and dopamine receptor function in healthy human subjects, Nicholas J. Delva, Deborah L. Brooks, Michael Franklin, Khalid Al-Said, Emily R. Hawken, Zul Merali, J. Stuart Lawson, and Arun V. Ravindran
The acute and sensitization effects of tumor necrosis factor-α: implications for immunotherapy as well as psychiatric and neurological conditions, Shawn Hayley, Zul Merali, and Hymie Anisman