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Darrell W. Brann is affiliated with Augusta University in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in neuroscience, medicine, and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work spans multiple subfields including neurology, genetics, endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, molecular biology, and behavioral neuroscience.

The primary topics of Darrell W. Brann's research include:

  • Neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms
  • Estrogen and related hormone effects
  • Menopause: health impacts and treatments
  • Stress responses and cortisol
  • Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
  • Laser applications in dentistry and medicine
  • Tryptophan and brain disorders

Brann has published in notable journals, with frequent publications appearing in:

  • Journal of Neuroscience
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Biology
  • Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
  • Theranostics

Their significant recent papers include:

  • Brain-derived estrogen and neural function, 2021, Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
  • Astrocyte-Derived Estrogen Regulates Reactive Astrogliosis and is Neuroprotective following Ischemic Brain Injury, 2020, Journal of Neuroscience
  • Neuron-Derived Estrogen Is Critical for Astrocyte Activation and Neuroprotection of the Ischemic Brain, 2020, Journal of Neuroscience
  • Non-invasive photobiomodulation treatment in an Alzheimer Disease-like transgenic rat model, 2022, Theranostics
  • Long-term exercise pre-training attenuates Alzheimer's disease-related pathology in a transgenic rat model of Alzheimer's disease, 2022, GeroScience

Collaborations have been an important feature of their work. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Yujiao Lu
  • Quanguang Zhang
  • Gangadhara R. Sareddy
  • Uday P. Pratap
  • Ratna K. Vadlamudi

Best Publications

  • Neurotrophic and neuroprotective actions of estrogen: Basic mechanisms and clinical implications

    Darrell W Brann;Krishnan Michael Dhandapani;Chandramohan G. Wakade;Virendra B. Mahesh

  • Progesterone metabolite allopregnanolone in women with premenstrual syndrome.

    Andrea J. Rapkin;Melinda Morgan;Melinda Morgan;Linda Goldman;Linda Goldman;Darrell W. Brann;Darrell W. Brann

  • NADPH oxidase in brain injury and neurodegenerative disorders.

    Merry W. Ma;Merry W. Ma;Jing Wang;Jing Wang;Quanguang Zhang;Quanguang Zhang;Ruimin Wang;Ruimin Wang

  • Expression and localization of the leptin receptor in endocrine and neuroendocrine tissues of the rat.

    P L Zamorano;V B Mahesh;L M De Sevilla;L P Chorich

  • Curcumin suppresses growth and chemoresistance of human glioblastoma cells via AP‐1 and NFκB transcription factors

    Krishnan M. Dhandapani;Virendra B Mahesh;Darrell W Brann

  • Emerging diversities in the mechanism of action of steroid hormones.

    Darrell W. Brann;Lawrence B. Hendry;Virendra B. Mahesh

  • Glutamate: a major excitatory transmitter in neuroendocrine regulation.

    Darrell W. Brann

  • Protective Effects of Estrogen and Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators in the Brain

    Krishnan M. Dhandapani;Darrell W. Brann

  • VPS35 haploinsufficiency increases Alzheimer’s disease neuropathology

    Lei Wen;Fu Lei Tang;Yan Hong;Shi Wen Luo

  • Estrogen attenuates ischemic oxidative damage via an estrogen receptor α-mediated inhibition of NADPH oxidase activation

    Quan Guang Zhang;Limor Raz;Ruimin Wang;Dong Han

  • Excitatory amino acids: function and significance in reproduction and neuroendocrine regulation

    Darrell W. Brann;Virendra B. Mahesh

  • Histochemical localization of nitric oxide neurons in the hypothalamus: association with gonadotropin-releasing hormone neurons and co-localization with N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors.

    Ganapathy K. Bhat;Virendra B. Mahesh;Charisee A. Lamar;Ling Ping

  • Excitatory amino acids: evidence for a role in the control of reproduction and anterior pituitary hormone secretion.

    Darrell W. Brann;Virendra B. Mahesh

  • Rapid estrogen signaling in the brain

    Limor Raz;Mohammad M. Khan;Virendra B. Mahesh;Ratna K. Vadlamudi

  • Critical role of NADPH oxidase in neuronal oxidative damage and microglia activation following traumatic brain injury.

    Quanguang Zhang;Melissa D. Laird;Dong Han;Khoi Nguyen

  • Extranuclear estrogen receptors mediate the neuroprotective effects of estrogen in the rat hippocampus

    Li Cai Yang;Quanguang Zhang;Cai Feng Zhou;Fang Yang

  • Role of Dickkopf-1, an Antagonist of the Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling Pathway, in Estrogen-Induced Neuroprotection and Attenuation of Tau Phosphorylation

    Quan Guang Zhang;Ruimin Wang;Mohammad Khan;Virendra Mahesh

  • Treadmill Exercise Exerts Neuroprotection and Regulates Microglial Polarization and Oxidative Stress in a Streptozotocin-Induced Rat Model of Sporadic Alzheimer's Disease

    Yujiao Lu;Yan Dong;Donovan Tucker;Ruimin Wang

  • Gaseous Transmitters and Neuroendocrine Regulation

    Darrell W. Brann;Ganapathy K. Bhat;Charisee A. Lamar;Virendra B. Mahesh

  • Role of corticosteroids in female reproduction.

    Darrell W. Brann;Virendra B. Mahesh

Frequent Co-Authors

Virendra B. Mahesh
Virendra B. Mahesh Augusta University
Quanguang Zhang
Quanguang Zhang Augusta University
Ratna K. Vadlamudi
Ratna K. Vadlamudi The University of Texas at Austin
Adviye Ergul
Adviye Ergul Medical University of South Carolina
Bruce S. McEwen
Bruce S. McEwen Rockefeller University
Randall R. Sakai
Randall R. Sakai University of Cincinnati
Olivier Kah
Olivier Kah University of Rennes
Lee E. Eiden
Lee E. Eiden National Institutes of Health
Ivan Assenmacher
Ivan Assenmacher University of Montpellier
Karen S.L. Lam
Karen S.L. Lam University of Hong Kong

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