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Overview

Casimir A. Fornal is affiliated with Princeton University in the United States and has conducted research primarily in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Medicine, and Neuroscience. Their work spans several subfields, including Neurology, Cancer Research, Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, and Immunology.

The scientist's research focuses on topics such as Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms, S100 Proteins and Annexins, Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms, Acute Ischemic Stroke Management, Immune Response and Inflammation, Immune cells in cancer, and Mesenchymal stem cell research.

Frequent co-authors in their publications include Siva Reddy Challa, Krishna Kumar Veeravalli, Jeffrey D. Klopfenstein, David M. Pinson, and Koteswara Rao Nalamolu, showing collaborations particularly with individuals contributing to neurological and molecular biology research.

The scientist has published in various reputable venues, with repeated contributions to the journal Stroke. Other key publication venues include Translational Stroke Research, Stroke and Vascular Neurology, Frontiers in Neuroscience, and Chronic Stress.

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Casimir A. Fornal include:

  • Attenuation of the Induction of TLRs 2 and 4 Mitigates Inflammation and Promotes Neurological Recovery After Focal Cerebral Ischemia, 2021, Translational Stroke Research
  • Stem cell treatment improves post stroke neurological outcomes: a comparative study in male and female rats, 2021, Stroke and Vascular Neurology
  • Therapeutic efficacy of matrix metalloproteinase-12 suppression on neurological recovery after ischemic stroke: Optimal treatment timing and duration, 2022, Frontiers in Neuroscience
  • The Impact of Social Isolation and Environmental Deprivation on Blood Pressure and Depression-Like Behavior in Young Male and Female Mice, 2023, Chronic Stress
  • The interplay between MMP-12 and t-PA in the brain after ischemic stroke, 2022, Neurochemistry International

Best Publications

  • 5-HT and motor control: a hypothesis

    Barry L. Jacobs;Casirnir A. Fornal

  • Response of serotonergic caudal raphe neurons in relation to specific motor activities in freely moving cats.

    Sigrid C. Veasey;Casimir A. FornaL;Christine W. Metzler;Barry L. Jacobs

  • Activity of Serotonergic Neurons in Behaving Animals

    Barry L Jacobs;Casimir A Fornal

  • Serotonin and motor activity

    Barry L Jacobs;Casimir A Fornal

  • Activity of brain serotonergic neurons in the behaving animal.

    B L Jacobs;C A Fornal

  • Activity of medullary serotonergic neurons in freely moving animals.

    Barry L Jacobs;Francisco J Martı́n-Cora;Casimir A Fornal

  • A Critical Review of 5-HT Brain Microdialysis and Behavior

    Lynne E. Rueter;Casimir A. Fornal;Barry L. Jacobs

  • WAY-100635, a potent and selective 5-hydroxytryptamine1A antagonist, increases serotonergic neuronal activity in behaving cats: comparison with (S)-WAY-100135.

    Casimir A. Fornal;Christine W. Metzler;Roger A. Gallegos;Sigrid C. Veasey;Sigrid C. Veasey

  • A subgroup of dorsal raphe serotonergic neurons in the cat is strongly activated during oral-buccal movements

    Casimir A. Fornal;Christine W. Metzler;Franco Marrosu;Luiz E. Ribiero-do-Valle

  • Single-unit responses of serotonergic dorsal raphe neurons to specific motor challenges in freely moving cats

    S.C Veasey;C.A Fornal;C.W Metzler;B.L Jacobs

  • Effects of physiological manipulations on locus coeruleus neuronal activity in freely moving cats. I. Thermoregulatory challenge

    David A. Morilak;Casimir A. Fornal;Barry L. Jacobs

  • Activity of serotonin-containing neurons in nucleus raphe magnus in freely moving cats.

    Casimir Fornal;Sidney Auerbach;Barry L. Jacobs

  • Effects of physiological manipulations on locus coeruleus neuronal activity in freely moving cats. II. Cardiovascular challenge.

    David A. Morilak;Casimir A. Fornal;Barry L. Jacobs

  • The role of brain serotonin. A neurophysiologic perspective.

    B L Jacobs;L O Wilkinson;C A Fornal

  • Response of serotonin-containing neurons in nucleus raphe magnus to morphine, noxious stimuli, and periaqueductal gray stimulation in freely moving cats.

    Sidney Auerbach;Casimir Fornal;Barry L. Jacobs

  • Effects of sleep deprivation and recovery sleep upon cell proliferation in adult rat dentate gyrus.

    A. Tung;L. Takase;C. Fornal;Barry Jacobs

  • Single-unit responses of serotonergic dorsal raphe neurons to 5-HT1A agonist and antagonist drug administration in behaving cats.

    C A Fornal;W J Litto;C W Metzler;F Marrosu

  • Repeated brief social defeat episodes in mice: effects on cell proliferation in the dentate gyrus.

    Jasmine J. Yap;Luiz F. Takase;Linda J. Kochman;Casimir A. Fornal

  • Effects of sleep deprivation on serotonergic neuronal activity in the dorsal raphe nucleus of the freely moving cat

    James P. Gardner;Casimir A. Fornal;Barry L. Jacobs

  • Inescapable shock activates serotonergic neurons in all raphe nuclei of rat.

    Luiz F Takase;Maria Ines Nogueira;Michael Baratta;Sondra T Bland

Frequent Co-Authors

Barry L. Jacobs
Barry L. Jacobs Princeton University
Francesco Marrosu
Francesco Marrosu University of Cagliari
Linda R. Watkins
Linda R. Watkins University of Colorado Boulder
Steven F. Maier
Steven F. Maier University of Colorado Boulder
Sondra T. Bland
Sondra T. Bland University of Colorado Denver
Klaus A. Miczek
Klaus A. Miczek Tufts University
Colin T. Dourish
Colin T. Dourish University of Oxford
Bartley G. Hoebel
Bartley G. Hoebel Princeton University

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