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Osman H, Ashwood P. Evidence supporting the relationship between maternal asthma and risk for autism spectrum disorders. Neural Regen Res. 2025 Apr 1;20(4):1101-1102. doi: 10.4103/NRR.NRR-D-24-00252. Epub 2024 Jun 3. PubMed PMID: 38989950; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11438343.
Moreno RJ, Rose DR, Tancredi DJ, Schmidt RJ, Ozonoff SJ, Ashwood P. Cord blood cytokine profiles in children later diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder: Results from the prospective MARBLES study. Brain Behav Immun. 2024 Nov;122:339-344. doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2024.08.036. Epub 2024 Aug 18. PubMed PMID: 39163910.
Kim J, Sullivan O, Lee K, Jao J, Tamayo J, Madany AM, Wong B, Ashwood P, Ciernia AV. Repeated LPS induces training and tolerance of microglial responses across brain regions. J Neuroinflammation. 2024 Sep 20;21(1):233. doi: 10.1186/s12974-024-03198-1. PubMed PMID: 39304952; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11414187.
McLellan J, Croen L, Iosif AM, Yoshida C, Ashwood P, Yolken RH, Van de Water J. Altered cytokine and chemokine profile linked to autoantibody and pathogen reactivity in mothers of autistic children. Front Psychiatry. 2024;15:1348092. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1348092. eCollection 2024. PubMed PMID: 38840945; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11150845.
Osman HC, Moreno R, Rose D, Rowland ME, Ciernia AV, Ashwood P. Impact of maternal immune activation and sex on placental and fetal brain cytokine and gene expression profiles in a preclinical model of neurodevelopmental disorders. J Neuroinflammation. 2024 May 7;21(1):118. doi: 10.1186/s12974-024-03106-7. PubMed PMID: 38715090; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11077729.
McLellan J, Croen LA, Iosif AM, Ashwood P, Yoshida C, Berger K, Van de Water J. Differences in mid-gestational and early postnatal neonatal cytokines and chemokines are associated with patterns of maternal autoantibodies in the context of autism. Cereb Cortex. 2024 May 2;34(13):50-62. doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhae082. PubMed PMID: 38696596; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11065110.
Hughes HK, Moreno RJ, Ashwood P. Innate Immune Dysfunction and Neuroinflammation in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Focus (Am Psychiatr Publ). 2024 Apr;22(2):229-241. doi: 10.1176/appi.focus.24022004. Epub 2024 Apr 10. PubMed PMID: 38680981; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11046725.
Ashwood P. Though shall not pass: Blocking lymphocytes from recirculating to the gut as a potential therapeutic approach for autism. Brain Behav Immun. 2024 Feb;116:402-403. doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2023.12.032. Epub 2023 Dec 28. PubMed PMID: 38157947.
Murphy WJ, Collins CP, Ashwood P. Potential role of anti-Idiotype responses on the neurological effects of post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC). Brain Behav Immun. 2024 Feb;116:317-320. doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2023.12.017. Epub 2023 Dec 18. Review. PubMed PMID: 38123027.
Tamayo JM, Osman HC, Schwartzer JJ, Ashwood P. The influence of asthma on neuroinflammation and neurodevelopment: From epidemiology to basic models. Brain Behav Immun. 2024 Feb;116:218-228. doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2023.12.003. Epub 2023 Dec 8. Review. PubMed PMID: 38070621.
Croen LA, Ames JL, Qian Y, Alexeeff S, Ashwood P, Gunderson EP, Wu YW, Boghossian AS, Yolken R, Van de Water J, Weiss LA. Inflammatory Conditions During Pregnancy and Risk of Autism and Other Neurodevelopmental Disorders. Biol Psychiatry Glob Open Sci. 2024 Jan;4(1):39-50. doi: 10.1016/j.bpsgos.2023.09.008. eCollection 2024 Jan. PubMed PMID: 38045769; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10689278.
Berger K, Bradshaw PT, Poon V, Kharrazi M, Eyles D, Ashwood P, Lyall K, Volk HE, Ames J, Croen LA, Windham GC, Pearl M. Mixture of air pollution, brominated flame retardants, polychlorinated biphenyls, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, and organochlorine pesticides in relation to vitamin D concentrations in pregnancy. Environ Pollut. 2024 Jan 1;340(Pt 2):122808. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.122808. Epub 2023 Nov 3. PubMed PMID: 37923052; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10841600.
Akintunde ME, Lin YP, Krakowiak P, Pessah IN, Hertz-Picciotto I, Puschner B, Ashwood P, Van de Water J. Ex vivo exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) selectively affects the immune response in autistic children. Brain Behav Immun Health. 2023 Dec;34:100697. doi: 10.1016/j.bbih.2023.100697. eCollection 2023 Dec. PubMed PMID: 38020477; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10654005.
Eng SJ, Nonnecke EB, de Lorimier AJ, Ali MR, Tsolis RM, Bevins CL, Ashwood P. FOXO inhibition rescues α-defensin expression in human intestinal organoids. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2023 Nov 21;120(47):e2312453120. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2312453120. Epub 2023 Nov 13. PubMed PMID: 37956278; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10666032.
Tamayo JM, Osman HC, Schwartzer JJ, Pinkerton KE, Ashwood P. Characterizing the neuroimmune environment of offspring in a novel model of maternal allergic asthma and particulate matter exposure. J Neuroinflammation. 2023 Nov 2;20(1):252. doi: 10.1186/s12974-023-02930-7. PubMed PMID: 37919762; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10621097.
Tamayo JM, Osman HC, Schwartzer JJ, Pinkerton K, Ashwood P. Characterizing the Neuroimmune Environment of Offspring in a Novel Model of Maternal Allergic Asthma and Particulate Matter Exposure. Res Sq. 2023 Jul 10;. doi: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3140415/v1. PubMed PMID: 37503062; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10371118.
Kim DHJ, Iosif AM, Ramirez-Celis A, Ashwood P, Ames JL, Lyall K, Berger K, Croen LA, Van de Water J. Neonatal immune signatures differ by sex regardless of neurodevelopmental disorder status: Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) alone reveals a sex by diagnosis interaction effect. Brain Behav Immun. 2023 Jul;111:328-333. doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2023.05.002. Epub 2023 May 8. PubMed PMID: 37164311; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10796272.
Ashwood P. Preliminary Findings of Elevated Inflammatory Plasma Cytokines in Children with Autism Who Have Co-Morbid Gastrointestinal Symptoms. Biomedicines. 2023 Feb 2;11(2). doi: 10.3390/biomedicines11020436. PubMed PMID: 36830973; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9952966.
Hughes HK, R J Moreno, Ashwood P. Innate immune dysfunction and neuroinflammation in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Brain Behav Immun. 2023 Feb;108:245-254. doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2022.12.001. Epub 2022 Dec 6. Review. PubMed PMID: 36494048.
Hughes HK, Yang H, Lesh TA, Carter CS, Ashwood P. Evidence of innate immune dysfunction in first-episode psychosis patients with accompanying mood disorder. J Neuroinflammation. 2022 Dec 3;19(1):287. doi: 10.1186/s12974-022-02648-y. PubMed PMID: 36463221; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9719666.
Boktor JC, Adame MD, Rose DR, Schumann CM, Murray KD, Bauman MD, Careaga M, Mazmanian SK, Ashwood P, Needham BD. Global metabolic profiles in a non-human primate model of maternal immune activation: implications for neurodevelopmental disorders. Mol Psychiatry. 2022 Dec;27(12):4959-4973. doi: 10.1038/s41380-022-01752-y. Epub 2022 Aug 26. PubMed PMID: 36028571; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9772216.
Madany AM, Hughes HK, Ashwood P. Prenatal Maternal Antibiotics Treatment Alters the Gut Microbiota and Immune Function of Post-Weaned Prepubescent Offspring. Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Oct 25;23(21). doi: 10.3390/ijms232112879. PubMed PMID: 36361666; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9655507.
Ramirez-Celis A, Croen LA, Yoshida CK, Alexeeff SE, Schauer J, Yolken RH, Ashwood P, Van de Water J. Maternal autoantibody profiles as biomarkers for ASD and ASD with co-occurring intellectual disability. Mol Psychiatry. 2022 Sep;27(9):3760-3767. doi: 10.1038/s41380-022-01633-4. Epub 2022 May 26. PubMed PMID: 35618885; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9708563.
Tamayo JM, Rose D, Church JS, Schwartzer JJ, Ashwood P. Maternal Allergic Asthma Induces Prenatal Neuroinflammation. Brain Sci. 2022 Aug 5;12(8). doi: 10.3390/brainsci12081041. PubMed PMID: 36009104; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9405898.
Madany AM, Hughes HK, Ashwood P. Antibiotic Treatment during Pregnancy Alters Offspring Gut Microbiota in a Sex-Dependent Manner. Biomedicines. 2022 Apr 30;10(5). doi: 10.3390/biomedicines10051042. PubMed PMID: 35625778; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9138679.
Hughes HK, Onore CE, Careaga M, Rogers SJ, Ashwood P. Increased Monocyte Production of IL-6 after Toll-like Receptor Activation in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Is Associated with Repetitive and Restricted Behaviors. Brain Sci. 2022 Feb 5;12(2). doi: 10.3390/brainsci12020220. PubMed PMID: 35203983; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8870658.
Hughes HK, Rowland ME, Onore CE, Rogers S, Ciernia AV, Ashwood P. Dysregulated gene expression associated with inflammatory and translation pathways in activated monocytes from children with autism spectrum disorder. Transl Psychiatry. 2022 Jan 26;12(1):39. doi: 10.1038/s41398-021-01766-0. PubMed PMID: 35082275; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8791942.
Nordahl CW, Andrews DS, Dwyer P, Waizbard-Bartov E, Restrepo B, Lee JK, Heath B, Saron C, Rivera SM, Solomon M, Ashwood P, Amaral DG. The Autism Phenome Project: Toward Identifying Clinically Meaningful Subgroups of Autism. Front Neurosci. 2021;15:786220. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2021.786220. eCollection 2021. Review. PubMed PMID: 35110990; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8801875.
Moreno RJ, Ashwood P. The Issue of Monocyte Activation in ASD: Troubles with Translation. J Cell Immunol. 2022;4(5):167-170. doi: 10.33696/immunology.4.146. PubMed PMID: 36688057; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9853954.
Ashwood P. Preliminary Evidence of Differentially Induced Immune Responses by Microparticle-adsorbed LPS in Patients with Crohn's Disease. J Cell Immunol. 2022;4(6):211-218. doi: 10.33696/immunology.4.152. PubMed PMID: 36865593; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9977324.
Neier K, Grant TE, Palmer RL, Chappell D, Hakam SM, Yasui KM, Rolston M, Settles ML, Hunter SS, Madany A, Ashwood P, Durbin-Johnson B, LaSalle JM, Yasui DH. Sex disparate gut microbiome and metabolome perturbations precede disease progression in a mouse model of Rett syndrome. Commun Biol. 2021 Dec 16;4(1):1408. doi: 10.1038/s42003-021-02915-3. PubMed PMID: 34916612; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8677842.
Lyall K, Ames JL, Pearl M, Traglia M, Weiss LA, Windham GC, Kharrazi M, Yoshida CK, Yolken R, Volk HE, Ashwood P, Van de Water J, Croen LA. A profile and review of findings from the Early Markers for Autism study: unique contributions from a population-based case-control study in California. Mol Autism. 2021 Mar 18;12(1):24. doi: 10.1186/s13229-021-00429-7. Review. PubMed PMID: 33736683; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7977191.
Needham BD, Adame MD, Serena G, Rose DR, Preston GM, Conrad MC, Campbell AS, Donabedian DH, Fasano A, Ashwood P, Mazmanian SK. Plasma and Fecal Metabolite Profiles in Autism Spectrum Disorder. Biol Psychiatry. 2021 Mar 1;89(5):451-462. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2020.09.025. Epub 2020 Oct 10. PubMed PMID: 33342544; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7867605.
Church JS, Tamayo JM, Ashwood P, Schwartzer JJ. Repeated allergic asthma in early versus late pregnancy differentially impacts offspring brain and behavior development. Brain Behav Immun. 2021 Mar;93:66-79. doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2020.12.014. Epub 2020 Dec 21. PubMed PMID: 33358979; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7979463.
Hughes HK, Mills-Ko E, Yang H, Lesh TA, Carter CS, Ashwood P. Differential Macrophage Responses in Affective Versus Non-Affective First-Episode Psychosis Patients. Front Cell Neurosci. 2021;15:583351. doi: 10.3389/fncel.2021.583351. eCollection 2021. PubMed PMID: 33716670; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7943877.
Volk HE, Park B, Hollingue C, Jones KL, Ashwood P, Windham GC, Lurman F, Alexeeff SE, Kharrazi M, Pearl M, Van de Water J, Croen LA. Maternal immune response and air pollution exposure during pregnancy: insights from the Early Markers for Autism (EMA) study. J Neurodev Disord. 2020 Dec 16;12(1):42. doi: 10.1186/s11689-020-09343-0. PubMed PMID: 33327930; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7745402.
Ciernia AV, Link VM, Careaga M, LaSalle JM, Ashwood P. Genetic variants drive altered epigenetic regulation of endotoxin response in BTBR macrophages. Brain Behav Immun. 2020 Oct;89:20-31. doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2020.05.058. Epub 2020 May 23. PubMed PMID: 32454135; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7572655.
Restrepo B, Angkustsiri K, Taylor SL, Rogers SJ, Cabral J, Heath B, Hechtman A, Solomon M, Ashwood P, Amaral DG, Nordahl CW. Developmental-behavioral profiles in children with autism spectrum disorder and co-occurring gastrointestinal symptoms. Autism Res. 2020 Oct;13(10):1778-1789. doi: 10.1002/aur.2354. Epub 2020 Aug 6. PubMed PMID: 32767543; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7689713.
Patel S, Dale RC, Rose D, Heath B, Nordahl CW, Rogers S, Guastella AJ, Ashwood P. Maternal immune conditions are increased in males with autism spectrum disorders and are associated with behavioural and emotional but not cognitive co-morbidity. Transl Psychiatry. 2020 Aug 14;10(1):286. doi: 10.1038/s41398-020-00976-2. PubMed PMID: 32796821; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7429839.
Rose DR, Yang H, Careaga M, Angkustsiri K, Van de Water J, Ashwood P. T cell populations in children with autism spectrum disorder and co-morbid gastrointestinal symptoms. Brain Behav Immun Health. 2020 Feb;2:100042. doi: 10.1016/j.bbih.2020.100042. eCollection 2020 Feb. PubMed PMID: 34589832; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8474588.
Hughes HK, Ashwood P. Overlapping evidence of innate immune dysfunction in psychotic and affective disorders. Brain Behav Immun Health. 2020 Feb;2:100038. doi: 10.1016/j.bbih.2020.100038. eCollection 2020 Feb. Review. PubMed PMID: 34589829; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8474635.
Croen LA, Qian Y, Ashwood P, Zerbo O, Schendel D, Pinto-Martin J, Daniele Fallin M, Levy S, Schieve LA, Yeargin-Allsopp M, Sabourin KR, Ames JL. Infection and Fever in Pregnancy and Autism Spectrum Disorders: Findings from the Study to Explore Early Development. Autism Res. 2019 Oct;12(10):1551-1561. doi: 10.1002/aur.2175. Epub 2019 Jul 17. PubMed PMID: 31317667; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7784630.
Heuer LS, Croen LA, Jones KL, Yoshida CK, Hansen RL, Yolken R, Zerbo O, DeLorenze G, Kharrazi M, Ashwood P, Van de Water J. An Exploratory Examination of Neonatal Cytokines and Chemokines as Predictors of Autism Risk: The Early Markers for Autism Study. Biol Psychiatry. 2019 Aug 15;86(4):255-264. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2019.04.037. Epub 2019 May 15. PubMed PMID: 31279535; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6677631.
Rose D, Ashwood P. Rapid Communication: Plasma Interleukin-35 in Children with Autism. Brain Sci. 2019 Jun 27;9(7). doi: 10.3390/brainsci9070152. PubMed PMID: 31252635; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6680732.
Sanctuary MR, Kain JN, Chen SY, Kalanetra K, Lemay DG, Rose DR, Yang HT, Tancredi DJ, German JB, Slupsky CM, Ashwood P, Mills DA, Smilowitz JT, Angkustsiri K. Pilot study of probiotic/colostrum supplementation on gut function in children with autism and gastrointestinal symptoms. PLoS One. 2019;14(1):e0210064. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0210064. eCollection 2019. PubMed PMID: 30625189; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6326569.
Croen LA, Qian Y, Ashwood P, Daniels JL, Fallin D, Schendel D, Schieve LA, Singer AB, Zerbo O. Family history of immune conditions and autism spectrum and developmental disorders: Findings from the study to explore early development. Autism Res. 2019 Jan;12(1):123-135. doi: 10.1002/aur.1979. Epub 2018 Aug 10. PubMed PMID: 30095240; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6467644.
Hughes HK, Ashwood P. Anti-Candida albicans IgG Antibodies in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders. Front Psychiatry. 2018;9:627. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00627. eCollection 2018. PubMed PMID: 30534090; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6275220.
Ashwood P. Differential T Cell Levels of Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor-II in Children With Autism. Front Psychiatry. 2018;9:543. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00543. eCollection 2018. PubMed PMID: 30524316; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6256095.
Hughes HK, Mills Ko E, Rose D, Ashwood P. Immune Dysfunction and Autoimmunity as Pathological Mechanisms in Autism Spectrum Disorders. Front Cell Neurosci. 2018;12:405. doi: 10.3389/fncel.2018.00405. eCollection 2018. Review. PubMed PMID: 30483058; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6242891.
Hughes HK, Rose D, Ashwood P. The Gut Microbiota and Dysbiosis in Autism Spectrum Disorders. Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep. 2018 Sep 24;18(11):81. doi: 10.1007/s11910-018-0887-6. Review. PubMed PMID: 30251184; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6855251.
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