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Susan A. Masino

Susan A. Masino

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Neuroscience

D-Index
37
Citations
8606
World Ranking
8686
National Ranking
3687

Overview

Susan A. Masino is affiliated with Trinity College in the United States and has a research profile focused on interdisciplinary studies spanning environmental science, medicine, and biochemistry. Their work frequently explores the intersections of diet, metabolism, and molecular biology.

The main fields of study for this researcher include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Within these areas, the subfields most frequently addressed encompass:

  • Physiology
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Clinical Biochemistry
  • Molecular Biology
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation

The central topics of their work involve:

  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Forest ecology and management
  • Forest Management and Policy
  • Diet, Metabolism, and Disease

Recent scholarly contributions cover diverse aspects of ketogenic diet mechanisms and their physiological impacts, as well as ecological and metabolic studies. Some of the recent papers include:

  • "Ketogenic diet effects on inflammatory allodynia and ongoing pain in rodents" (2021) published in Scientific Reports
  • "A unifying mechanism of ketogenic diet action: The multiple roles of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide" (2020) in Epilepsy Research
  • "Differential ketogenic diet-induced shift in CSF lipid/carbohydrate metabolome of pediatric epilepsy patients with optimal vs. no anticonvulsant response: a pilot study" (2021) appearing in Nutrition & Metabolism
  • "Adenosine and Ketogenic Treatments" (2020) from Journal of Caffeine and Adenosine Research
  • "Older Eastern White Pine Trees and Stands Accumulate Carbon for Many Decades and Maximize Cumulative Carbon" (2021) published in Frontiers in Forests and Global Change

Publication venues frequently chosen include Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, Epilepsia Open, Frontiers in Nutrition, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and Scientific Reports.

Collaboration is a significant part of their research activities, often working with:

  • David N. Ruskin
  • William R. Moomaw
  • Robert T. Leverett
  • Marie Lindefeldt
  • Maria Dahlin

The combination of interdisciplinary research topics, frequent collaborations, and selection of publication venues reflects a scientific focus that integrates physiological, biochemical, and environmental approaches to understanding metabolism, dietary impacts, and ecosystem dynamics.

Best Publications

  • The Role and Regulation of Adenosine in the Central Nervous System

    Thomas V. Dunwiddie;Susan A. Masino

  • Hyperalgesia, anxiety, and decreased hypoxic neuroprotection in mice lacking the adenosine A1 receptor

    Björn Johansson;Linda Halldner;Thomas V. Dunwiddie;Susan A. Masino

  • ACTIONS OF ADENOSINE AT ITS RECEPTORS IN THE CNS: Insights from Knockouts and Drugs

    Bertil B. Fredholm;Jiang-Fan Chen;Susan A. Masino;Jean-Marie Vaugeois

  • A ketogenic diet suppresses seizures in mice through adenosine A1 receptors

    Susan A. Masino;Tianfu Li;Panos Theofilas;Ursula S. Sandau

  • Characterization of functional organization within rat barrel cortex using intrinsic signal optical imaging through a thinned skull.

    S. A. Masino;M. C. Kwon;Y. Dory;R. D. Frostig

  • Adenosine and ATP Link PCO2 to Cortical Excitability via pH

    Chris G. Dulla;Peter Dobelis;Tim Pearson;Bruno G. Frenguelli

  • Metabolic Autocrine Regulation of Neurons Involves Cooperation among Pannexin Hemichannels, Adenosine Receptors, and KATP Channels

    Masahito Kawamura;David N. Ruskin;Susan A. Masino

  • Reduced Pain and Inflammation in Juvenile and Adult Rats Fed a Ketogenic Diet

    David N Ruskin;Masahito Kawamura;Masahito Kawamura;Susan A Masino

  • Ketogenic diet improves core symptoms of autism in BTBR mice.

    David N. Ruskin;Julia Svedova;Jessica L. Cote;Ursula Sandau

  • Adenosine, Ketogenic Diet and Epilepsy: The Emerging Therapeutic Relationship Between Metabolism and Brain Activity

    S.A Masino;M Kawamura;C.D. Wasser;L.T Pomeroy

  • Ketogenic diet prevents epileptogenesis and disease progression in adult mice and rats.

    Theresa A. Lusardi;Kiran K. Akula;Shayla Q. Coffman;David N. Ruskin

  • Metabolic Dysfunction Underlying Autism Spectrum Disorder and Potential Treatment Approaches

    Ning Cheng;Jong M. Rho;Susan A. Masino

  • Modulation of Hippocampal Glutamatergic Transmission by ATP Is Dependent on Adenosine A1 Receptors

    Susan A. Masino;Lihong Diao;Peter Illes;Nancy R. Zahniser

  • Are purines mediators of the anticonvulsant/neuroprotective effects of ketogenic diets?

    Susan A. Masino;Jonathan D. Geiger

  • Temperature-Dependent Modulation of Excitatory Transmission in Hippocampal Slices Is Mediated by Extracellular Adenosine

    Susan A. Masino;Thomas V. Dunwiddie;Thomas V. Dunwiddie

  • Suprathreshold Auditory Cortex Activation Visualized by Intrinsic Signal Optical Imaging

    Jonathan S. Bakin;Michael C. Kwon;Susan A. Masino;Norman M. Weinberger

  • Mechanisms of Ketogenic Diet Action

    Susan A. Masino;Jong M. Rho

  • Control of cannabinoid CB1 receptor function on glutamate axon terminals by endogenous adenosine acting at A1 receptors

    Alexander F. Hoffman;Nora Laaris;Masahito Kawamura;Susan A. Masino

  • Ketogenic diet improves behaviors in a maternal immune activation model of autism spectrum disorder.

    David N. Ruskin;Michelle I. Murphy;Sierra L. Slade;Susan A. Masino

  • Quantitative long-term imaging of the functional representation of a whisker in rat barrel cortex

    S A Masino;R D Frostig

  • Renal mouse proximal tubular cells are more susceptible than MDCK cells to chemical anoxia

    A. M. Sheridan;J. H. Schwartz;V. M. Kroshian;A. M. Tercyak

Frequent Co-Authors

Jong M. Rho
Jong M. Rho University of California, San Diego
Detlev Boison
Detlev Boison Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Thomas V. Dunwiddie
Thomas V. Dunwiddie University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Kevin J. Staley
Kevin J. Staley Harvard University
Inge-Marie Eigsti
Inge-Marie Eigsti University of Connecticut
Alberto Fernández-Teruel
Alberto Fernández-Teruel Autonomous University of Barcelona
Norman J. Haughey
Norman J. Haughey Tulane University
Jiang-Fan Chen
Jiang-Fan Chen Boston University
Rosa M. Escorihuela
Rosa M. Escorihuela Autonomous University of Barcelona
Eleonora Aronica
Eleonora Aronica University of Amsterdam

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