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Quentin J. Pittman

Quentin J. Pittman

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
78
Citations
20534
World Ranking
1773
National Ranking
100

Medicine

D-Index
78
Citations
20531
World Ranking
18103
National Ranking
762

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2010 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

Overview

Quentin J. Pittman is affiliated with the University of Calgary in Canada and has contributed extensively to the fields of Neuroscience and Medicine. Their work spans several specialized subfields, including Neurology, Immunology, Pharmacology, Biological Psychiatry, and Behavioral Neuroscience.

Their research addresses a range of topics, with notable focus areas such as Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms, Tryptophan and brain disorders, Stress Responses and Cortisol, Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research, Gut microbiota and health, Immune Response and Inflammation, and Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery.

Several recent papers by Quentin J. Pittman have been published in respected scientific journals. Among these are:

  • "Gender inequality in publishing during the COVID-19 pandemic" (2020), published in Brain Behavior and Immunity
  • "Embryonic Microglia Interact with Hypothalamic Radial Glia during Development and Upregulate the TAM Receptors MERTK and AXL following an Insult" (2021), published in Cell Reports
  • "Embryonic microglia influence developing hypothalamic glial populations" (2020), published in Journal of Neuroinflammation
  • "Anandamide Signaling Augmentation Rescues Amygdala Synaptic Function and Comorbid Emotional Alterations in a Model of Epilepsy" (2020), published in Journal of Neuroscience
  • "Colitis-associated microbiota drives changes in behaviour in male mice in the absence of inflammation" (2022), published in Brain Behavior and Immunity

Frequent coauthors in their publications include Keith A. Sharkey, Matthew N. Hill, Mark G. Swain, Simon A. Hirota, and Maria Morena, reflecting collaborations across multiple study areas within Pittman's research focus.

Quentin J. Pittman has published multiple papers in key scientific journals such as Brain Behavior and Immunity, Journal of Neuroscience, Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, Journal of Neuroinflammation, and Cell Reports.

  • Brain Behavior and Immunity (4 publications)
  • Journal of Neuroscience (3 publications)
  • Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair (2 publications)
  • Journal of Neuroinflammation (2 publications)
  • Cell Reports (1 publication)

Among the honors received, Pittman was named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2010 under the Academy of Science.

Best Publications

  • Identification and Functional Characterization of Brainstem Cannabinoid CB2 Receptors

    Marja D. Van Sickle;Marnie Duncan;Philip J. Kingsley;Abdeslam Mouihate

  • Epilepsy and brain inflammation.

    Annamaria Vezzani;Eleonora Aronica;Andrey Mazarati;Quentin J. Pittman

  • Cytokines and brain excitability.

    Michael A. Galic;Kiarash Riazi;Quentin J. Pittman

  • Microglial activation and TNFα production mediate altered CNS excitability following peripheral inflammation

    Kiarash Riazi;Michael A. Galic;J. Brent Kuzmiski;Winnie Ho

  • Contributions of peripheral inflammation to seizure susceptibility: cytokines and brain excitability.

    Kiarash Riazi;Michael A. Galic;Quentin J. Pittman

  • Postnatal Inflammation Increases Seizure Susceptibility in Adult Rats

    Michael A. Galic;Kiarash Riazi;James G. Heida;Abdeslam Mouihate

  • Hypothalamic enkephalin neurones may regulate the neurohypophysis.

    Jean Rossier;Jean Rossier;Elena Battenberg;Quentin Pittman;Alejandro Bayon

  • Simultaneous microdialysis in blood and brain: oxytocin and vasopressin release in response to central and peripheral osmotic stimulation and suckling in the rat

    Inga Neumann;M. Ludwig;M. Engelmann;Q.J. Pittman

  • Talking back: dendritic neurotransmitter release

    Mike Ludwig;Quentin J. Pittman

  • Causal links between brain cytokines and experimental febrile convulsions in the rat.

    James G. Heida;Quentin J. Pittman

  • Microglia-dependent alteration of glutamatergic synaptic transmission and plasticity in the hippocampus during peripheral inflammation.

    Kiarash Riazi;Michael A. Galic;Amanda C. Kentner;Aylin Y. Reid

  • Synergy between tumor necrosis factor α and interleukin-1 in the induction of sickness behavior in mice

    R.M. Bluthé;M. Pawlowski;S. Suarez;P. Parnet

  • Nitric oxide actions in paraventricular nucleus: cardiovascular and neurochemical implications

    T. Horn;P. M. Smith;B. E. McLaughlin;L. Bauce

  • Somatostatin hyperpolarizes hippocampal pyramidal cells in vitro

    Q.J. Pittman;G.R. Siggins

  • Connections of the hypothalamic paraventricular necleus with the neurohypophysis, median eminence, amygdala, lateral septum and midbrain periaqueductal gray: An electrophysiological study in the rat

    Q.J. Pittman;H.W. Blume;L.P. Renaud

  • Neuropeptide Y action in the rat hippocampal slice: site and mechanism of presynaptic inhibition

    WF Colmers;K Lukowiak;QJ Pittman

  • Central effects of arginine vasopressin on blood pressure in rats.

    Quentin J. Pittman;Duncan Lawrence;Lynn McLEAN

  • Oxytocin Released within the Supraoptic Nucleus of the Rat Brain by Positive Feedback Action is Involved in Parturition‐Related Events

    Inga Neumann;Alison J. Douglas;Quentin J. Pittman;John A. Russell

  • Effects of cannabinoid receptor-2 activation on accelerated gastrointestinal transit in lipopolysaccharide-treated rats.

    Ronald Mathison;Winnie Ho;Quentin J Pittman;Joseph S Davison

  • Dendritically Released Peptides Act as Retrograde Modulators of Afferent Excitation in the Supraoptic Nucleus In Vitro

    Samuel B Kombian;Didier Mouginot;Quentin J Pittman

  • Postnatal inflammation increases seizure susceptibility in adult rats

    M Galic;K Riazi;J Heida;A Mouihate

Frequent Co-Authors

Keith A. Sharkey
Keith A. Sharkey University of Calgary
Sarah J. Spencer
Sarah J. Spencer RMIT University
Rainer Landgraf
Rainer Landgraf Max Planck Society
Brian A. MacVicar
Brian A. MacVicar University of British Columbia
Jaideep S. Bains
Jaideep S. Bains University of Calgary
Leo P. Renaud
Leo P. Renaud Montreal General Hospital
Floyd E. Bloom
Floyd E. Bloom Scripps Research Institute
Matthew N. Hill
Matthew N. Hill University of Calgary
Inga D. Neumann
Inga D. Neumann University of Regensburg
George R. Siggins
George R. Siggins Scripps Research Institute

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