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Restorative gene therapy on hippocampal spino-dendritic abnormalities: a focus on Alzheimer’s disease
Barrientos-Wood, R. (PI)
02/15/21 → 01/31/23
Project: Research
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Exploring HFD-induced alterations in long-term potentiation in aged hippocampus and amygdala
Barrientos-Wood, R. (PI)
04/15/20 → 03/31/22
Project: Research
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Neuroinflammation, inflammatory challenge, and memory
Barrientos, R. M. (PI), Maier, S. F. (CoPI) & Barrientos-Wood, R. (CoPI)
04/15/18 → 03/31/23
Project: Research
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The impact of aging on cancer-related cognitive comorbidities and mechanisms
Pyter, L. (PI) & Barrientos-Wood, R. (CoPI)
01/1/18 → 12/31/20
Project: Research
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Cytokines and Memory Consolidation
Barrientos-Wood, R. (PI)
National Institute of Mental Health
12/27/01 → 12/26/03
Project: Research
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Short-term high-fat diet impairs anterograde and retrograde memory consolidation, but not retrieval in aged rats
Alvarez, B. D., Milligan, J. D., Khan, Z. H. & Barrientos, R. M., Mar 17 2026, In: Neuroscience. 597, p. 100-105 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The aged amygdala’s unique sensitivity to refined diets, independent of fat or sugar content: A brain region and cell type-specific analysis
Butler, M. J., Blackwell, J. A., Sanchez, A. A., Sanders, H. F., Kolonay, D. W., Jantsch, J., Muscat, S. M., Caetano-Silva, M. E., Shrestha, A., Yun Lim, C. K., Mackey-Alfonso, S. E., Alvarez, B. D., McCusker, R. H., Allen, J. M., Baskin, K. K. & Barrientos, R. M., Feb 2026, In: Brain, Behavior, and Immunity. 132, 106220.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Dr. Steven F. Maier: A fearless scientist, a rigorous mentor, and a legacy of excellence
Barrientos, R. M., Baratta, M. V. & Frank, M. G., Aug 2025, In: Brain, Behavior, and Immunity. 128, p. 303-304 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate
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Ligature-induced periodontitis in a transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer's disease dysregulates neuroinflammation, exacerbates cognitive impairment, and accelerates amyloid pathology
Jimenez-Harrison, D. M., Butler, M. J., Ijaz, H., Alsabbagh, R., Bettes, M. N., DeMarsh, J. W., Mackey-Alfonso, S. E., Muscat, S. M., Alvarez, B. D., Blackwell, J. A., Taylor, A., Jantsch, J., Sanchez, A. A., Peters, S. B. & Barrientos, R. M., Mar 2025, In: Brain, Behavior, and Immunity - Health. 44, 100969.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Neuroinflammatory mechanisms linking high-fat diets to Alzheimer's disease vulnerability: Beyond the amyloid hypothesis
Mackey-Alfonso, S. E. & Barrientos, R. M., Nov 2025, In: Alzheimer's and Dementia. 21, 11, e70911.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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