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Sex differences on the response to antidepressants and psychobiotics following early life stress in rats

Carlessi, A. S., Botelho, M. E. M., Manosso, L. M., Borba, L. A., Maciel, L. R., Andrade, N. M., Martinello, N. S., Padilha, A. P. Z., Generoso, C. M., Bencke, C. V., et al. (2022) · Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior · doi:10.1016/j.pbb.2022.173468 · Cited by 10 · see citing works

Gut microbiota in anxiety and depression: mechanisms, drug interactions, and therapeutic implications

Fatimi, H. E., El‐Mansoury, B., Tinakoua, A., Ndayambaje, M., Zaid, Y., Khalki, H., & Khalki, L. (2025) · Pharmacological Reports · doi:10.1007/s43440-025-00759-w · Cited by 9 · see citing works

The adolescent and young adult microbiome and its association with substance use: a scoping review

Browning, B. D., Kirkland, A. E., Green, R., Engevik, M. A., Alekseyenko, A. V., Leggio, L., Tomko, R. L., & Squeglia, L. M. (2023) · Alcohol and Alcoholism · doi:10.1093/alcalc/agad055 · Cited by 9 · see citing works

Sex-specific responses of the pubertal neuroimmune axis in CD-1 mice

Kolmogorova, D., Ah-Yen, E. G., Taylor, B. C., Vaggas, T., Liang, J., Davis, T., & Ismail, N. (2021) · Brain Behavior & Immunity - Health · doi:10.1016/j.bbih.2021.100229 · Cited by 9 · see citing works

Neonatal LPS exposure reduces ATP8A2 level in the prefrontal cortex in mice via increasing IFN-γ level

Deng, J., Song, L., Yang, Z., Zheng, S., Du, Z., Luo, L., Liu, J., Jin, X., & Yang, J. (2021) · Brain Research Bulletin · doi:10.1016/j.brainresbull.2021.03.015 · Cited by 8 · see citing works

An Updated Narrative Mini-Review on the Microbiota Changes in Antenatal and Post-Partum Depression

Doroftei, B., Ilie, O., Diaconu, R., Huțanu, D., Stoian, I. L., & Ilea, C. G. (2022) · Diagnostics · doi:10.3390/diagnostics12071576 · Cited by 8 · see citing works

Plant Extracts and Phytochemicals, a Promising Strategy Against Oral Lichen Planus: A Review on Clinical Trials

Gupta, S., Nath, L. R., & Mangalathillam, S. (2022) · Recent Patents on Biotechnology · doi:10.2174/1872208316666220718145421 · Cited by 8 · see citing works

Gut microbiome depletion modulates cocaine-induced behavioral and transcriptional responses in female mice

Dave, Y. A., Koperska, M., Lucerne, K. E., Shipman, A. L., Zeldin, S. M., Osman, A., Hofford, R. S., & Kiraly, D. D. (2025) · Journal of Neuroimmunology · doi:10.1016/j.jneuroim.2025.578609 · Cited by 7 · see citing works

Unique pathways downstream of TLR-4 and TLR-7 activation: sex-dependent behavioural, cytokine, and metabolic consequences

Dunstan, I. K., McLeod, R., Radford‐Smith, D. E., Xiong, W., Pate, T., Probert, F., & Anthony, D. C. (2024) · Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience · doi:10.3389/fncel.2024.1345441 · Cited by 7 · see citing works

A Narrative Review on the Interplay between Blood Pressure, Anxiety/Depression, and Probiotics: Unraveling the Underlying Mechanisms

Yousefalizadeh, S., Esmaili, H., & Jafarnejad, S. (2024) · Heart and Mind · doi:10.4103/hm.hm-d-23-00048 · Cited by 7 · see citing works

Anti-inflammatory effects of β-FNA are sex-dependent in a pre-clinical model of LPS-induced inflammation

Myers, S., McCracken, K., Buck, D. J., Curtis, J. T., & Davis, R. L. (2023) · Journal of Inflammation · doi:10.1186/s12950-023-00328-z · Cited by 7 · see citing works

Effects of Fzd6 on intestinal flora and neuroinflammation in lipopolysaccharide-induced depression-like mice

Chen, W., Yan, X., Song, X., Yang, Y., Wang, X., Xu, G., Wang, T., Liu, Y., Zhao, F., & Song, G. (2024) · Journal of Affective Disorders · doi:10.1016/j.jad.2024.12.011 · Cited by 6 · see citing works

The effects of antimicrobials and lipopolysaccharide on acute immune responsivity in pubertal male and female CD1 mice

Esposito, P., Kearns, M. M., Smith, K. B., Chandrasegaram, R., Kadamani, A. K., Gandelman, M., Liang, J., Nikpoor, N., Tompkins, T. A., & Ismail, N. (2022) · Comprehensive Psychoneuroendocrinology · doi:10.1016/j.cpnec.2022.100147 · Cited by 6 · see citing works

The acute effects of antimicrobials and lipopolysaccharide on the cellular mechanisms associated with neurodegeneration in pubertal male and female CD1 mice

Esposito, P., Gandelman, M., Rodriguez, C., Liang, J., & Ismail, N. (2022) · Brain Behavior & Immunity - Health · doi:10.1016/j.bbih.2022.100543 · Cited by 6 · see citing works

Pubertal probiotic blocks LPS-induced anxiety and the associated neurochemical and microbial outcomes, in a sex dependent manner

Murray, E., Smith, K. B., Stoby, K. S., Thomas, B. J., Swenson, M. J., Arber, L., Frenette, E., & Ismail, N. (2019) · Psychoneuroendocrinology · doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2019.104481 · Cited by 34 · see citing works

The Effects of Probiotic Treatment During Puberty on LPS-Induced Immune Response in Male and Female Mice

Pirwani, A. F., Murray, E., & Ismail, N. (2020) · SFU Undergraduate Journal of Psychology

Adolescent use of potential novel probiotic Rouxiella badensis subsp. acadiensis (Canan SV-53) mitigates pubertal LPS-Induced behavioral changes in adulthood in a sex-specific manner by modulating 5HT1A receptors expression in specific brain areas

Yahfoufi, N., Ah-Yen, E. G., Chandrasegaram, R., Aly, S., Murack, M., Kadamani, A. K., Matar, C., & Ismail, N. (2021) · Comprehensive Psychoneuroendocrinology · doi:10.1016/j.cpnec.2021.100063 · Cited by 19 · see citing works

Immune Challenge During Puberty: Role of the Gut Microbiota and Neurobehavioural Outcomes

Murray, E. (2020) · uO Research (University of Ottawa) · doi:10.20381/ruor-24700

The effects of antimicrobials and lipopolysaccharide on acute immune responsivity in pubertal male and female CD1 mice

Esposito, P., Kearns, M. M., Smith, K. B., Chandrasegaram, R., Kadamani, A. K., Gandelman, M., Liang, J., Nikpoor, N., Tompkins, T. A., & Ismail, N. (2022) · Comprehensive Psychoneuroendocrinology · doi:10.1016/j.cpnec.2022.100147 · Cited by 6 · see citing works