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Mikhail V. Pletnikov is a researcher affiliated with Johns Hopkins University in the United States, working primarily within the fields of Neuroscience and Medicine. Their scientific contributions encompass several subfields including Molecular Biology, Neurology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Biological Psychiatry, and Social Psychology.

Their recent publications reflect a focus on neurobiological mechanisms and behavioral neuroscience. Notable papers include:

  • "MCT1 Deletion in Oligodendrocyte Lineage Cells Causes Late-Onset Hypomyelination and Axonal Degeneration," 2021, Cell Reports
  • "Beyond the Looking Glass: Recent Advances in Understanding the Impact of Environmental Exposures on Neuropsychiatric Disease," 2020, Neuropsychopharmacology
  • "Neuronal Histone Methyltransferase EZH2 Regulates Neuronal Morphogenesis, Synaptic Plasticity, and Cognitive Behavior in Mice," 2023, Neuroscience Bulletin
  • "Increased Novelty-Induced Locomotion, Sensitivity to Amphetamine, and Extracellular Dopamine in Striatum of Zdhhc15-Deficient Mice," 2021, Translational Psychiatry
  • "Microglial Cannabinoid Receptor Type 1 Mediates Social Memory Deficits in Mice Produced by Adolescent THC Exposure and 16p11.2 Duplication," 2023, Nature Communications

Pletnikov's work is frequently published in venues such as Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Glia, Brain Behavior and Immunity, and Biological Psychiatry.

Their research topics center around:

  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Tryptophan and Brain Disorders
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Neuroendocrine Regulation and Behavior
  • Neurogenesis and Neuroplasticity Mechanisms
  • Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
  • Alzheimer's Disease Research and Treatments

Frequent collaborators include Kateryna Murlanova, Yan Jouroukhin, Atsushi Kamiya, Yuto Hasegawa, and Juhyun Kim.

Best Publications

  • HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder — pathogenesis and prospects for treatment

    Deanna Saylor;Alex M. Dickens;Ned Sacktor;Norman Haughey

  • Neurobiology of schizophrenia.

    Christopher A. Ross;Russell L. Margolis;Sarah A.J. Reading;Mikhail Pletnikov

  • Dominant-negative DISC1 transgenic mice display schizophrenia-associated phenotypes detected by measures translatable to humans

    Takatoshi Hikida;Hanna Jaaro-Peled;Saurav Seshadri;Kenichi Oishi

  • Acute Kidney Injury Leads to Inflammation and Functional Changes in the Brain

    Manchang Liu;Yideng Liang;Srinivasulu Chigurupati;Justin D. Lathia

  • Inducible expression of mutant human DISC1 in mice is associated with brain and behavioral abnormalities reminiscent of schizophrenia.

    M V Pletnikov;Y Ayhan;O Nikolskaia;Y Xu

  • Prenatal interaction of mutant DISC1 and immune activation produces adult psychopathology.

    Bagrat Abazyan;Jun Nomura;Geetha Kannan;Koko Ishizuka

  • Maternal immune activation: reporting guidelines to improve the rigor, reproducibility, and transparency of the model

    Amanda C. Kentner;Staci D. Bilbo;Alan S. Brown;Alan S. Brown;Elaine Y. Hsiao

  • Erratum: HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder — pathogenesis and prospects for treatment

    Deanna Saylor;Alex M. Dickens;Ned Sacktor;Norman Haughey

  • Trisomy for the Down syndrome ‘critical region’ is necessary but not sufficient for brain phenotypes of trisomic mice

    Lisa E. Olson;Randall J. Roper;Crystal L. Sengstaken;Elizabeth A. Peterson

  • Activity-Induced Notch Signaling in Neurons Requires Arc/Arg3.1 and Is Essential for Synaptic Plasticity in Hippocampal Networks

    Lavinia Alberi;Shuxi Liu;Yue Wang;Ramy Badie

  • Cannabis and the Developing Brain: Insights into Its Long-Lasting Effects

    Yasmin L. Hurd;Olivier J. Manzoni;Mikhail V. Pletnikov;Francis S. Lee

  • Prenatal exposure to antibodies from mothers of children with autism produces neurobehavioral alterations: A pregnant dam mouse model.

    Harvey S. Singer;Christina Morris;Colin Gause;Matthew Pollard

  • Differential effects of prenatal and postnatal expressions of mutant human DISC1 on neurobehavioral phenotypes in transgenic mice: evidence for neurodevelopmental origin of major psychiatric disorders.

    Y Ayhan;B Abazyan;J Nomura;R Kim

  • The dynamin-related GTPase Opa1 is required for glucose-stimulated ATP production in pancreatic beta cells

    Zhongyan Zhang;Nobunao Wakabayashi;Junko Wakabayashi;Yasushi Tamura

  • PET imaging of microglia by targeting macrophage colony-stimulating factor 1 receptor (CSF1R).

    Andrew G. Horti;Ravi Naik;Catherine A. Foss;Il Minn

  • Review of Pathological Hallmarks of Schizophrenia: Comparison of Genetic Models With Patients and Nongenetic Models

    Hanna Jaaro-Peled;Yavuz Ayhan;Mikhail V. Pletnikov;Akira Sawa

  • Pathogenic disruption of DISC1-serine racemase binding elicits schizophrenia-like behavior via D-serine depletion.

    T M Ma;S Abazyan;B Abazyan;J Nomura

  • Developmental brain injury associated with abnormal play behavior in neonatally Borna disease virus-infected Lewis rats: a model of autism.

    Mikhail V Pletnikov;Steven A. Rubin;Kuzhalini Vasudevan;Timothy H Moran

  • Cognitive impairments induced by necrotizing enterocolitis can be prevented by inhibiting microglial activation in mouse brain

    Diego F. Niño;Qinjie Zhou;Yukihiro Yamaguchi;Laura Y. Martin

  • IL-6 induces regionally selective spinal cord injury in patients with the neuroinflammatory disorder transverse myelitis.

    Adam I. Kaplin;Deepa M. Deshpande;Erick Scott;Chitra Krishnan

  • Chlorovirus ATCV-1 is part of the human oropharyngeal virome and is associated with changes in cognitive functions in humans and mice.

    Robert H. Yolken;Lorraine Jones-Brando;David D. Dunigan;Geetha Kannan

Frequent Co-Authors

Akira Sawa
Akira Sawa Johns Hopkins University
Richard L. Huganir
Richard L. Huganir Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Faith Dickerson
Faith Dickerson Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Vahram Haroutunian
Vahram Haroutunian Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Mark P. Mattson
Mark P. Mattson Johns Hopkins University
Ted M. Dawson
Ted M. Dawson Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Jared W. Young
Jared W. Young University of California, San Diego
Solomon H. Snyder
Solomon H. Snyder Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Andrew W. Zimmerman
Andrew W. Zimmerman University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
David J. Linden
David J. Linden Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

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