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Publications

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35. Anderson, M.E., Wind, E., Robison, L.S. 2024. Exploring the Neuroprotective Role of Physical Activity in Cerebral Small Vessel Disease. Brain Research, accepted / in press.

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34. Abi-Ghanem C, Salinero AE, Riccio D, Kelly RD, Rybka KA, Gannon OJ, Kordit D, Kyaw N-R, Mansour F, Belanger KM, Trasher CA, Wang MK, Groom E, Smith RM, Brooks HL, Robison LS, Zuloaga DG and Zuloaga KL. 2023. Effects of menopause and high fat diet on metabolic outcomes in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease. bioRxiv. DOI: 10.1101/2023.11.21.568069. Submitted to Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease on 11/22/2023.

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33. Robison LS, Gannon OJ, Salinero AE, Abi-Ghanem C, Kelly RD, Riccio DA, Mansour FM, Zuloaga KL. Sex differences in metabolic phenotype and hypothalamic inflammation in the 3xTg-AD mouse model of Alzheimer's disease. Biol Sex Differ. 2023 Aug 9;14(1):51. doi: 10.1186/s13293-023-00536-5.


32. Abi-Ghanem C, Salinero AE, Kordit D, Mansour FM, Kelly RD, Venkataganesh H, Kyaw NR, Gannon OJ, Riccio D, Fredman G, Poitelon Y, Belin S, Kopec AM, Robison LS, Zuloaga KL. 2023. Sex differences in the effects of high fat diet on underlying neuropathology in a mouse model of VCID. Biology of Sex Differences 14(1):31. doi: 10.1186/s13293-023-00513-y.


31. Freeman-Striegel L, Hamilton J, Kannappan R, Bell T, Robison L, Thanos PK. 2023. Chronic Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol treatment has dose-dependent effects on open field exploratory behavior and [3H] SR141716A receptor binding in the rat brain. Life Sciences 327:121825. doi: 10.1016/j.lfs.2023.121825. 

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30. Gannon, O.J.*, Robison, L.S.*, Salinero, A.E., Abi-Ghanem, C., Mansour, F.#, Tyagi, A.#, Brawley, R.#, Ogg, J.#, Zuloaga, K.L. High fat diet exacerbates cognitive decline in mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease and mixed dementia in a sex-dependent manner. Journal of Neuroinflammation, 19, 110. *equal contributions. PDF.

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29. Boa Sorte Silva, N.C., Bracko, O.*, Nelson, A.R.*, de Oliveira, FF.*, Robison, L.S.*, Shaaban, C.E.*, Snyder, H., Hainsworth, A., Price, B.R. Perspectives and priorities for future research on vascular contributions to cognitive impairment and dementia: An Early Career Researcher perspective. Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring, 14(1): e12310. *equal contributions. PDF.

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28. Connor, C.#, Hamilton, J., Robison, L., Hadjiargyrou, M., Thanos, P.K. 2021. Abstinence from chronic methylphenidate exposure modifies cannabinoid receptor 1 levels in the brain in a dose-dependent manner. Current Pharmaceutical Design (in press). DOI: 10.2174/1381612827666210127120411

 

27. Robison, L.S.*, Gannon, O.*, Thomas, M.#, Salinero, A.E., Abi-Ghanem, A.E., Poitelon, Y., Belin, S., Zuloaga, K.L. 2020. Role of sex and high fat diet in metabolic and hypothalamic disturbances in the 3xTg-AD mouse model of Alzheimer's disease.  Journal of Neuroinflammation 17(1):285.  PDF.

          Watch video of this work presented June 2020 at Alzheimer's Afternoons.

 

26. Salinero, A., Robison, L.S., Gannon, O.J., Riccio, D., Galloway, A.#, Zuloaga, K.L. 2020. Sex-specific effects of high fat diet on cognitive impairment in a mouse model of vascular dementia. FASEBJ 34(11):15108-15122. PDF.

 

25. Abi-Ghanem, C., Robison, L.S., Zuloaga, K.L. 2020. Androgens’ effects on cerebrovascular function in health and disease. Biology of Sex Differences 11(1):35. PDF.

 

24. Zhang, Y., Fung, I., Sankar, P., Chen, X., Robison, L.S., Ye, L., Salinero, A., Kuentzel, M.L., Chittur, S.V., Zuloaga, K.L., Yang, Q. 2020. Depletion of NK cells improves cognitive function in mice with Alzheimer’s disease pathology.  Journal of Immunology 205(2):502-510. PDF.

 

23. Robison, L.S., Xu, F., Popescu, D., Anderson, M.E., Beigelman, S.I.#, Amrein, S.A.#, Kuzmina, A.E.#, Lituma, D.A. #, Liu, W. #, Fitzgerald, S.M., Subzwari, S.#, Davis, J., Robinson, J.K., Van Nostrand, W.E. 2020. Environmental enrichment: Disentangling the influence of novelty, social and physical activity on cerebral amyloid angiopathy in a transgenic mouse model. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 21(3), 843. PDF.

 

22. Fung, I.T.H., Zhang, Y., Sankar, P.J., Robison, L.S., Zhao, X., D’Souza, S.S., Salinero, A., Wang, J.Y., Qian, J., Temple, S., Zuloaga, K., Yang, Q.  2020. Group 2 innate lymphoid cells accumulate in the aged brains and their activation alleviates aging-related cognitive decline. Journal of Experimental Medicine, 217 (4): e20190915. PDF.

          ***Featured in Newsweek & 11 other news outlets

 

21. Robison, L.S., Albert, N.#, Camargo, L., Anderson, B.M., Salinero, A.E., Riccio, D.A., Abi-Ghanem, C., Gannon, O.J., Zuloaga, K.L. 2019. High fat diet-induced obesity causes sex-specific deficits in adult hippocampal neurogenesis in mice. eNeuro, 7(1). PDF.

          ***Selected for Society for Neuroscience press promotion & featured article on eNeuro homepage

          ***Received F1000Prime recommendation

 

20. Francis, N., Robison, L.S., Popescu, D.L., Michaelos, M., Hatfield, J., Xu, F., Davis, J., Anderson, M.E., Anderson, M.E., Anderson, B.J., Van Nostrand, W.E., Robinson, J.K. 2019. Voluntary Wheel Running Reduces Amyloid-β42 and Rescues Behavior in Aged Tg2576 Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease. Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease (online).  PDF.

 

19. Robison, L.S., Popescu, D., Anderson, M.E., Francis, N., Hatfield, J., Sullivan, J., Beigelman, S.I.#, Xu, F., Anderson, B.J., Van Nostrand, W.E, Robinson, J.K. 2019. Long-term voluntary wheel running does not alter vascular amyloid burden but reduces neuroinflammation in the Tg-SwDI mouse model of cerebral amyloid angiopathy. Journal of Neuroinflammation, 16(1), 144. PDF.

 

18. Swenson, S., Hamilton, J., Robison, L., Thanos, P. K. 2019. Chronic aerobic exercise: Lack of effect on brain CB1 receptor levels in adult rats. Life Sciences, 230, 84-88. PDF.

 

17. Robison, L.S., Gannon, O.J., Salinero, A.E., Zuloaga, K.L. 2018. Contributions of sex to cerebrovascular function and pathology.  Brain Research, 1710, 43-60. PDF.

 

16. Gannon, O.J., Robison, L.S., Custozzo, A., Zuloaga, K.L. 2018. Sex differences in risk factors for vascular contributions to cognitive impairment & dementia. Neurochemistry International, 127, 38-55. PDF.

 

15. Robison, L.S., Alessi, L.A., Thanos, P.K.  2018.  Chronic forced exercise inhibits stress-induced reinstatement of cocaine conditioned place preference.  Behavioural Brain Research, 353, 176-184. PDF.

 

14. Robison, L.S., Swenson, S.#, Hamilton, J., Thanos, P.K. Exercise reduces dopamine D1R & increases D2R in rats: Implications for addiction. 2018. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 50(8):1596-1602. PDF.

          ***Featured research/interview in “Running (or Walking Briskly) Away from Addiction”.  U.S. News & World Report. June 20, 2018.

 

13. Robison, L.S., Popescu, D.L., Anderson, M.E., Beigelman, S.I.#, Fitzgerald, S.M., Kuzmina, A.E.#, Lituma, D.A.#, Subzwari, S.#, Michaelos, M., Anderson, B.J. and Van Nostrand, W.E.  2018. The effects of volume versus intensity of long-term voluntary exercise on physiology and behavior in C57/Bl6 mice. Physiology & Behavior, 194 (2018): 218-232. PDF.

 

12. Carias, E., Hamilton, J., Robison, L.S., Delis, F., Eiden, R., Quattrin, T., Hadjiargyrou, M., Komatsu, D., Thanos, P.K. 2018. Chronic oral methylphenidate treatment increases microglial activation in rats. Journal of Neural Transmission, 125 (12), 1867-1875. PDF.

 

11. Uddin, S.M.Z., Robison, L.S., Fricke, D., Chernoff, E., Hadjiargyrou, M., Thanos, P.K., Komatsu, D.E.  2018.  Methylphenidate regulation of osteoclasts in a dose- and sex- dependent manner adversely affects skeletal integrity.  Scientific Reports, 8 (1): 1515. PDF.

 

10. Robison, L.S., Michaelos, M., Gandhi, J., Miao, E.#, Lam, C.-Y.#, Mauceri, A.#, Vitale, M., Lee, J.#, Paeng, S.#, Komatsu, D.E., Hadjiargyrou, M., Thanos, P.K.  2017. Sex differences in developmental and behavioral effects of chronic oral methylphenidate in rats. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 11: 53. PDF.

 

9. Robison, L., Ananth, M., Komatsu, D.E., Hadjiargyrou, M., Thanos, P. K. 2017. Chronic oral methylphenidate treatment reversibly increases striatal dopamine transporter and dopamine type 1 receptor binding in rats.  Journal of Neural Transmission: 124 (5), 655-667. PDF.

 

8. Thanos, P.K., Zhuo, J.#, Robison, L., Kim, R., Ananth, M., Choai, I.#, Grunseich, A.#, Grissom, N.M., George, R., Delis, F., Reyes, T.M.  2016. Suboptimal maternal diets alter mu opioid receptor and dopamine type 1 receptor binding but exert no effect on dopamine transporters in the offspring brain.  International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience, 64: 21-28. PDF.

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7. Thanos, P.K., Robison, L.S., Steier, J., Hwang, Y.F., Cooper, T., Swanson, J.M., Hadjiargyrou, M., Komatsu, D., Volkow, N.D.  2015. A pharmacokinetic model of oral methylphenidate treatment in the rat and effects on behavior.  Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior, 131: 143-153. PDF.

 

6. Thanos, P.K., Robison, L.S., Nestler, E., Kim, R., Michaelides, M., Lobo, M.K., Volkow, N.D. 2013. Mapping brain metabolic connectivity in awake rats with microPET and optogenetic stimulation.  Journal of Neuroscience, 33(15): 6343-9. PDF.

 

5. Michaelides, M., Miller, M. L.#, Subrize, M.#, Kim, R., Robison, L., Hurd, Y. L., Wang, G.-J., Volkow, N.D., Thanos, P. K. 2013. Limbic activation to novel versus familiar food cues predicts food preference and alcohol intake. Brain Research, 1512: 37-44. PDF.

 

4. Thanos P.K., Robison L.S., Robinson J.K., Michaelides M., Wang G.J., Volkow N.D. 2013. Obese rats with deficient leptin signaling exhibit heightened sensitivity to olfactory food cues. Synapse, 67(4):171-8. PDF.

 

3. Thanos P.K., Stamos J., Robison L.S., Heyman G.#, Tucci A., Wang G.J., Robinson J.K., Anderson B.J., Volkow N.D. 2013. Daily treadmill exercise attenuates cocaine cue-induced reinstatement and cocaine induced locomotor response but increases cocaine-primed reinstatement. Behavioural Brain Research, 239(0): 8-14. PDF.

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2. Komatsu, D. E., Thanos, P. K., Mary, M. N., Janda, H. A., John, C. M., Robison, L., Ananth, M.#, Swanson, J. M., Volkow, N. D., Hadjiargyrou, M. 2012. Chronic exposure to methylphenidate impairs appendicular bone quality in young rats.  Bone, 50(6): 1214-1222. PDF.

 

1. Thanos, P. K., Tucci, A.#, Stamos, J.#, Robison, L., Wang, G. J., Anderson, B. J., Volkow, N. D. 2010.  Chronic forced exercise during adolescence decreases cocaine conditioned place preference in Lewis rats. Behavioral Brain Research, 215(1): 77-82. PDF.

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