Timing matters: Sex differences in inflammatory and behavioral outcomes following repetitive blast mild traumatic brain injury

BM Baskin, AF Logsdon, SJ Lee, BD Foresi… - Brain, behavior, and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Repetitive blast-related mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) caused by exposure
to high explosives is increasingly common among warfighters as well as civilians. While …

Repetitive blast mild traumatic brain injury increases ethanol sensitivity in male mice and risky drinking behavior in male combat veterans

AG Schindler, B Baskin, B Juarez… - Alcoholism: clinical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) is common in civilians and highly prevalent
among military service members. mTBI can increase health risk behaviors (eg, sensation …

Progressive transcriptional changes in the amygdala implicate neuroinflammation in the effects of repetitive low-level blast exposure in male rats

RD Gasperi, MA Gama Sosa… - Journal of …, 2023 - liebertpub.com
Chronic mental health problems are common among military veterans who sustained blast-
related traumatic brain injuries. The reasons for this association remain unexplained. Male …

Limbic responses following shock wave exposure in male and female mice

EH McNamara, LB Tucker, J Liu, AH Fu… - Frontiers in Behavioral …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Blast traumatic brain injury (bTBI) presents a serious threat to military personnel and often
results in psychiatric conditions related to limbic system dysfunction. In this study, the …

The dynorphin/kappa opioid receptor mediates adverse immunological and behavioral outcomes induced by repetitive blast trauma

SJ Lee, AF Logsdon, M Yagi, BM Baskin… - Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Background Adverse pathophysiological and behavioral outcomes related to mild traumatic
brain injury (mTBI), posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and chronic pain are common …

Anxiety-like Characteristics, Forepaw Thermal Sensitivity Changes and Glial Alterations 1 Month After Repetitive Blast Traumatic Brain Injury in Male Rats

S Kallakuri, N Sadik, CJ Davidson… - Annals of …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Many military service members are victims of repetitive blast traumatic brain
injuries (rbTBI) and endure diverse altered psychological and behavioural conditions during …

Long-term effects of low-intensity blast non-inertial brain injury on anxiety-like behaviors in mice: home-cage monitoring assessments

HR Siedhoff, S Chen, A Balderrama, GY Sun… - Neurotrauma …, 2022 - liebertpub.com
Mild traumatic brain injury induced by low-intensity blast (LIB) exposure poses concerns in
military personnel. Using an open-field, non-inertial blast model and assessments by …

Repetitive blast exposure increases appetitive motivation and behavioral inflexibility in male mice

B Baskin, SJ Lee, E Skillen, K Wong, H Rau… - Frontiers in behavioral …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Blast exposure (via detonation of high explosives) represents a major potential trauma
source for Servicemembers and Veterans, often resulting in mild traumatic brain injury …

Effects of repetitive mild traumatic brain injury on weight gain and chronic behavioral outcomes in male rats

MA Graham, PT Juzang, TE White - PloS one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
To assess the long-term behavioral effects of repetitive mild traumatic brain injury (rmTBI),
we employed a preclinical model of rmTBI and performed a battery of behavioral tests …

[SÁCH][B] Central and Peripheral Nervous System Sequelae Following Blast Exposures: A Multi-Organ System Analysis of a Complex Full-Body Injury

BM Baskin - 2023 - search.proquest.com
Many injuries have the capacity to impact the entire body, even if the inciting incident was
something seemingly localized to one body part, like a concussion. Injuries sustained …