Marcus A. Lawson

Global Brain Health Institute — United States

Neuroscience · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

Tryptophan and brain disorders(36), Stress Responses and Cortisol(30), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms(21), Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior(9), Regulation of Appetite and Obesity(5)

Publications63 total

Tablet‐based Cognitive Assessment Tool (TabCAT) in a multisite study of early‐onset Alzheimer's disease
Alzheimer s & Dementia·2025Open Access
Abstract #4365 Indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase 2 deficiency attenuates Theiler’s murine encephalomyelitis virus-induced ictogenesis
Brain Behavior and Immunity·2019
Maternal viral infection causes global alterations in porcine fetal microglia
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences·2019· 30 citedOpen Access
Herring roe oil supplementation alters microglial cell gene expression and reduces peripheral inflammation after immune activation in a neonatal piglet model
Brain Behavior and Immunity·2019· 9 citedOpen Access
Inhibition of DNA Methylation With Zebularine Alters Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Sickness Behavior and Neuroinflammation in Mice
Frontiers in Neuroscience·2018· 22 citedOpen Access
Butyrate and Dietary Soluble Fiber Improve Neuroinflammation Associated With Aging in Mice
Frontiers in Immunology·2018· 314 citedOpen Access
Disruption of microglia histone acetylation and protein pathways in mice exhibiting inflammation-associated depression-like symptoms
Psychoneuroendocrinology·2018· 39 cited
Glia- and tissue-specific changes in the Kynurenine Pathway after treatment of mice with lipopolysaccharide and dexamethasone
Brain Behavior and Immunity·2017· 30 citedOpen Access
Inhibition of DNA methylation with zebularine alters lipopolysaccharide-induced neuroinflammation in mice
Brain Behavior and Immunity·2017
Central inhibition of DNA methylation improves lipopolysaccharide-induced sickness behavior in mice
Brain Behavior and Immunity·2017
Desipramine decreases expression of human and murine indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenases
Brain Behavior and Immunity·2017· 44 citedOpen Access
Immunomodulatory Factors Galectin-9 and Interferon-Gamma Synergize to Induce Expression of Rate-Limiting Enzymes of the Kynurenine Pathway in the Mouse Hippocampus
Frontiers in Immunology·2016· 30 citedOpen Access
Maternal viral infection during pregnancy elicits anti-social behavior in neonatal piglet offspring independent of postnatal microglial cell activation
Brain Behavior and Immunity·2016· 40 cited
Abstract # 1745 Maternal viral infection during pregnancy elicits anti-social behavior in neonatal piglets independent of postnatal microglia cell activity
Brain Behavior and Immunity·2016· 1 cited
Aging and peripheral lipopolysaccharide can modulate epigenetic regulators and decrease IL-1β promoter DNA methylation in microglia
Neurobiology of Aging·2016· 81 citedOpen Access
Differential Transcriptome Networks between IDO1-Knockout and Wild-Type Mice in Brain Microglia and Macrophages
PLoS ONE·2016· 14 citedOpen Access
Interactions between inflammatory mediators and corticosteroids regulate transcription of genes within the Kynurenine Pathway in the mouse hippocampus
Journal of Neuroinflammation·2016· 70 citedOpen Access
Microglia Transcriptome Changes in a Model of Depressive Behavior after Immune Challenge
PLoS ONE·2016· 42 citedOpen Access
Acute calorie restriction modifies cognition and anxiety-like behavior in mice by regulating IL-1<mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" altimg="si1.gif" overflow="scroll"><mml:mrow><mml:mi mathvariant="normal">β</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:math> priming and activation within the brain
Brain Behavior and Immunity·2015· 2 cited
IL-4 Knock Out Mice Display Anxiety-Like Behavior
Behavior Genetics·2015· 40 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Keith W. Kelley(25), Robert Dantzer(23), Robert H. McCusker(17), Jason C. O’Connor(13), Rodney W. Johnson(8), Sandra L. Rodriguez‐Zas(7), Stephanie Matt(6), J. Lee Beverly(6), Scott E. Nixon(6), Bruce R. Southey(5), Caroline André(4), S. S. Szegedi(4), Jacques Lestage(4), Nathalie Castanon(4), Gregory G. Freund(4), Jennifer L. Rytych(4), Dianelys González-Peña(4), Adrienne M. Antonson(4), Morgan L. Moon(3), Alexandra K. Brooks(3)