Early brain activity: translations between bedside and laboratory

HJ Luhmann, PO Kanold, Z Molnár… - Progress in neurobiology, 2022 - Elsevier
Neural activity is both a driver of brain development and a readout of developmental
processes. Changes in neuronal activity are therefore both the cause and consequence of …

[HTML][HTML] Endocrine aspects of ACE2 regulation: RAAS, steroid hormones and SARS-CoV-2

MJ Young, CD Clyne… - Journal of …, 2020 - joe.bioscientifica.com
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is caused by a new strain of coronavirus, the severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 or SARS-CoV-2. At the time of writing, SARS-CoV-2 has …

Prenatal methadone exposure disrupts behavioral development and alters motor neuron intrinsic properties and local circuitry

GG Grecco, BE Mork, JY Huang, CE Metzger… - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
Despite the rising prevalence of methadone treatment in pregnant women with opioid use
disorder, the effects of methadone on neurobehavioral development remain unclear. We …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of prenatal opioid exposure on functional networks in infancy

SL Merhar, W Jiang, NA Parikh, W Yin, Z Zhou… - Developmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Prenatal opioid exposure has been linked to altered neurodevelopment and visual problems
such as strabismus and nystagmus. The neural substrate underlying these alterations is …

Perinatal fentanyl exposure leads to long-lasting impairments in somatosensory circuit function and behavior

JB Alipio, C Haga, ME Fox, K Arakawa… - Journal of …, 2021 - Soc Neuroscience
One consequence of the opioid epidemic are lasting neurodevelopmental sequelae
afflicting adolescents exposed to opioids in the womb. A translationally relevant and …

Prenatal morphine exposure increases cardiovascular disease risk and programs neurogenic hypertension in the adult offspring

N Ahmed, A Kassis, J Malone, J Yang, E Zamzami… - …, 2023 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: The opioid overdose and opioid use disorder epidemics are concomitant with
increased metabolic and CVD risk. Although opioid use disorder causes adverse pregnancy …

Environmental enrichment mitigates the long-lasting sequelae of perinatal fentanyl exposure in mice

JB Alipio, LM Riggs, M Plank, A Keller - Journal of Neuroscience, 2022 - Soc Neuroscience
The opioid epidemic is a rapidly evolving societal issue driven, in part, by a surge in
synthetic opioid use. A rise in fentanyl use among pregnant women has led to a 40-fold …

[HTML][HTML] Unique pharmacology, brain dysfunction, and therapeutic advancements for fentanyl misuse and abuse

Y Han, L Cao, K Yuan, J Shi, W Yan, L Lu - Neuroscience Bulletin, 2022 - Springer
Fentanyl is a fully synthetic opioid with analgesic and anesthetic properties. It has become a
primary driver of the deadliest opioid crisis in the United States and elsewhere …

Prenatal opioid exposure enhances responsiveness to future drug reward and alters sensitivity to pain: a review of preclinical models and contributing mechanisms

GG Grecco, BK Atwood - eneuro, 2020 - eneuro.org
The opioid crisis has resulted in an unprecedented number of neonates born with prenatal
opioid exposure (POE); however, the long-term effects of POE on offspring behavior and …

[HTML][HTML] In utero methadone exposure permanently alters anatomical and functional connectivity: A preclinical evaluation

EM Chin, Y Kitase, NK Madurai, S Robinson… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The opioid epidemic is an ongoing public health crisis, and children born following prenatal
opioid exposure (POE) have increased risk of long-term cognitive and behavioral sequelae …