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Overview

Brandon K. Harvey is affiliated with the National Institute on Drug Abuse in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields related to biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, neuroscience, and medicine, with specific focus on molecular biology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, cell biology, neurology, and physiology.

Their recent publications cover a range of topics primarily addressing mechanisms of neuroinflammation, neurodegeneration, and cellular responses related to neurological disorders. Notable papers include:

  • Trophic activities of endoplasmic reticulum proteins CDNF and MANF, 2020, published in Cell and Tissue Research
  • The RhoA-ROCK1/ROCK2 Pathway Exacerbates Inflammatory Signaling in Immortalized and Primary Microglia, 2023, published in Cells
  • The metabolite GLP-1 (9-36) is neuroprotective and anti-inflammatory in cellular models of neurodegeneration, 2021, published in Journal of Neurochemistry
  • Molecular profile of the rat peri-infarct region four days after stroke: Study with MANF, 2020, published in Experimental Neurology
  • Relapse-Associated Transient Synaptic Potentiation Requires Integrin-Mediated Activation of Focal Adhesion Kinase and Cofilin in D1-Expressing Neurons, 2020, published in Journal of Neuroscience

Harvey's body of work includes research on several main topics such as endoplasmic reticulum stress and disease, neuroscience and neuropharmacology research, neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms, receptor mechanisms and signaling, cellular transport and secretion, ion channel regulation and function, and autophagy in disease and therapy.

Frequent collaborators in their research include Christopher T. Richie, Kathleen A. Trychta, Emily S. Wires, Elliot J. Glotfelty, and Reinis Svarcbahs. These partnerships have contributed to a range of publications, reflecting interdisciplinary approaches within molecular and cellular neuroscience.

Harvey's publications have appeared in several recurring venues, including bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Journal of Neurochemistry, Journal of Neuroscience, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, and Cells. The extensive number of papers in bioRxiv indicates active engagement with preprint dissemination.

Best Publications

  • Chemogenetics revealed: DREADD occupancy and activation via converted clozapine.

    Juan L. Gomez;Jordi Bonaventura;Wojciech Lesniak;William B. Mathews

  • GLP-1 receptor stimulation preserves primary cortical and dopaminergic neurons in cellular and rodent models of stroke and Parkinsonism

    Yazhou Li;Tracy Ann Perry;Mark S. Kindy;Brandon K. Harvey

  • Dopaminergic Differentiation of Human Embryonic Stem Cells

    Xianmin Zeng;Jingli Cai;Jia Chen;Yongquan Luo

  • Cortical activation of accumbens hyperpolarization-active NMDARs mediates aversion-resistant alcohol intake

    Taban Seif;Shao Ju Chang;Jeffrey A. Simms;Stuart L. Gibb

  • Dietary supplementation with blueberries, spinach, or spirulina reduces ischemic brain damage

    Yun Wang;Chen Fu Chang;Jenny Chou;Hui Ling Chen

  • Targeted disruption of cocaine-activated nucleus accumbens neurons prevents context-specific sensitization.

    Eisuke Koya;Sam A Golden;Brandon K Harvey;Danielle H Guez-Barber

  • Glutamatergic and Nonglutamatergic Neurons of the Ventral Tegmental Area Establish Local Synaptic Contacts with Dopaminergic and Nondopaminergic Neurons

    Alice Dobi;Elyssa B. Margolis;Hui-Ling Wang;Brandon K. Harvey

  • Direct wavefront sensing for high-resolution in vivo imaging in scattering tissue

    Kai Wang;Wenzhi Sun;Christopher T. Richie;Brandon K. Harvey

  • MANF Is Indispensable for the Proliferation and Survival of Pancreatic β Cells

    Maria Lindahl;Tatiana Danilova;Erik Palm;Päivi Lindholm

  • Serotonergic versus Nonserotonergic Dorsal Raphe Projection Neurons: Differential Participation in Reward Circuitry

    Ross A. McDevitt;Alix Tiran-Cappello;Hui Shen;Israela Balderas

  • Tropism and toxicity of adeno-associated viral vector serotypes 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 in rat neurons and glia in vitro.

    Douglas B. Howard;Kathleen Powers;Yun Wang;Brandon K. Harvey

  • Sigma‐1 receptors regulate hippocampal dendritic spine formation via a free radical‐sensitive mechanism involving Rac1·GTP pathway

    Shang‐Yi Anne Tsai;Teruo Hayashi;Brandon K Harvey;Yun Wang

  • Mesencephalic Astrocyte-derived Neurotrophic Factor (MANF) Secretion and Cell Surface Binding are Modulated by KDEL Receptors

    Mark J. Henderson;Christopher T. Richie;Mikko Airavaara;Mikko Airavaara;Yun Wang;Yun Wang

  • State-of-the-art of microbubble-assisted blood-brain barrier disruption.

    Kang-Ho Song;Brandon K. Harvey;Mark A. Borden

  • Astaxanthin reduces ischemic brain injury in adult rats

    Hui Shen;Chi Chung Kuo;Jenny Chou;Alice Delvolve

  • CDNF protects the nigrostriatal dopamine system and promotes recovery after MPTP treatment in mice.

    Mikko Airavaara;Brandon K. Harvey;Merja H. Voutilainen;Hui Shen

  • Viral vectors for neurotrophic factor delivery: a gene therapy approach for neurodegenerative diseases of the CNS.

    Seung T. Lim;Mikko Airavaara;Brandon K. Harvey

  • FACS purification of immunolabeled cell types from adult rat brain

    Danielle Guez-Barber;Sanya Fanous;Brandon K Harvey;Yongqing Zhang

  • Exendin-4 ameliorates motor neuron degeneration in cellular and animal models of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

    Yazhou Li;Srinivasulu Chigurupati;Harold W. Holloway;Mohamed Mughal

  • Role of microglia in ischemic focal stroke and recovery: focus on Toll-like receptors

    Jenni E. Anttila;Keith W. Whitaker;Emily S. Wires;Brandon K. Harvey

  • Targeted over-expression of glutamate transporter 1 (GLT-1) reduces ischemic brain injury in a rat model of stroke.

    Brandon K. Harvey;Mikko Airavaara;Jason Michael Hinzman;Emily M. Wires

Frequent Co-Authors

Yun Wang
Yun Wang National Health Research Institutes
Mikko Airavaara
Mikko Airavaara University of Helsinki
Yun Wang
Yun Wang Peking University
Bruce T. Hope
Bruce T. Hope National Institute on Drug Abuse
Antonello Bonci
Antonello Bonci National Institute on Drug Abuse
Jennifer M. Bossert
Jennifer M. Bossert National Institute on Drug Abuse
Marisela Morales
Marisela Morales National Institute on Drug Abuse
Mart Saarma
Mart Saarma University of Helsinki
Geoffrey Schoenbaum
Geoffrey Schoenbaum National Institutes of Health
Robert O. Messing
Robert O. Messing The University of Texas at Austin

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