Publications
  1. Chatterjee TK, Scott CE, Vazquez DM, Bhatnagar RK. Interaction of [3H]spiperone with rat striatal dopamine D-2 receptors: kinetic evidence for antagonist-induced formation of ternary complex. Mol Pharmacol. 1988 Apr;33(4):402-13.
  2. Vazquez DM, Akil H. Development of pituitary pro-opiomelanocortin gene and peptide expression: characterization and effect of repeated intermittent maternal isolation. Neuroendocrinology. 1992 Sep;56(3):320-30.
  3. Vazquez DM, Akil H. Pituitary-adrenal response to ether vapor in the weanling animal: characterization of the inhibitory effect of glucocorticoids on adrenocorticotropin secretion. Pediatr Res. 1993 Nov;34(5):646-53.
  4. Vázquez DM, López JF, Morano MI, Akil H. Short-term adrenalectomy increases glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid receptor mRNA in selective areas of the developing hippocampus. Mol Cell Neurosci. 1993. 4: 455-471.
  5. López JF, Vázquez DM, Akil H, Watson SJ. 1994 Effect of Imipramine and swim stress on the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. Endocrine Journal 2: 723-728.
  6. Lopez JF, Chalmers DT, Vazquez DM, Watson SJ, Akil H. Serotonin transporter mRNA in rat brain is regulated by classical antidepressants. Biol Psychiatry. 1994 Feb 15;35(4):287-90.
  7. Chalmers DT, Lopez JF, Vazquez DM, Akil H, Watson SJ Regulation of hippocampal 5-HT1A receptor gene expression by dexamethasone. Neuropsychopharmacology. 1994 May;10(3):215-22.
  8. Morano MI, Vazquez DM, Akil H. The role of the hippocampal mineralocorticoid and glucocorticoid receptors in the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis of the aged Fisher rat. Mol Cell Neurosci. 1994 Oct;5(5):400-12.
  9. Vazquez DM, Van Oers H, Levine S, Akil H. Regulation of glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid receptor mRNAs in the hippocampus of the maternally deprived infant rat. Brain Res. 1996 Aug 26;731(1-2):79-90.
  10. Young EA, Vázquez DM. Hypercortisolemia, Hippocampal Glucocorticoid Receptors and Fast Feedback. Molecular Psychiatry 1996 May;1(2):149-59.
  11. Vázquez DM, Morano MI, Taylor L, Akil H. 1997 Kinetics of radiolabeled adrenocorticotropin hormone in infant and weanling rats. J Neuroendocrinol 9: 529-536.
  12. López JF, Vázquez DM, Chalmers DT, Watson SJ. Regulation of 5HT Receptors and the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis: Implications for the Neurobiology of Suicide. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1997 Dec 29;836:106-34.
  13. Cemeroglu AP, Blaivas M, Muraszko K, Robertson P, Vázquez DM. Lymphocytic Hypophysitis Presenting with Diabetes Insipidus in a 14-year-old girl: Case Report and Review of the Literature. Eur J Pediatr. 1997 Sep;156(9):684-8.
  14. Vazquez DM, Lopez JF, Morano MI, Kwak SP, Watson SJ, Akil H. Alpha, beta, and gamma mineralocorticoid receptor messenger ribonucleic acid splice variants: differential expression and rapid regulation in the developing hippocampus. Endocrinology. 1998 Jul;139(7):3165-77.
  15. Vazquez DM. Stress and the developing limbic-hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 1998 Oct;23(7):663-700.
  16. Liberzon I, Lopez JF, Flagel SB, Vazquez DM, Young EA.Differential regulation of hippocampal glucocorticoid receptors mRNA and fast feedback: relevance to post-traumatic stress disorder. J Neuroendocrinol. 1999 Jan;11(1):11-7.
  17. Lopez JF, Liberzon I, Vazquez DM, Young EA, Watson SJ. Serotonin 1A receptor messenger RNA regulation in the hippocampus after acute stress. Biol Psychiatry. 1999 Apr 1;45(7):934-7.
  18. Vazquez DM, Lopez JF, Van Hoers H, Watson SJ, Levine S. Maternal deprivation regulates serotonin 1A and 2A receptors in the infant rat. Brain Res. 2000 Feb 7;855(1):76-82.
  19. Brabham T, Phelka A, Zimmer C, Nash A, Lopez JF, Vazquez DM. Effects of prenatal dexamethasone on spatial learning and response to stress is influenced by maternal factors. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2000 Nov;279(5):R1899-909.
  20. Gunnar MR, Vazquez DM. Low cortisol and a flattening of expected daytime rhythm: potential indices of risk in human development. Dev Psychopathol. 2001 Summer;13(3):515-38
  21. Chou IC, Trakht T, Signori C, Smith J, Felt BT, Vazquez DM, Barks JD. Behavioral/environmental intervention improves learning after cerebral hypoxia-ischemia in rats. Stroke. 2001 Sep;32(9):2192-7.
  22. Flagel SB, Vazquez DM, Watson SJ Jr, Neal CR Jr. Effects of tapering neonatal dexamethasone on rat growth, neurodevelopment, and stress response. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2002 Jan;282(1):R55-63.
  23. Vazquez DM, Eskandari R, Zimmer CA, Levine S, Lopez JF. Brain 5-HT receptor system in the stressed infant rat: implications for vulnerability to substance abuse. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2002 Jan-Feb;27(1-2):245-72.
  24. Ritter LM, Vazquez DM, Meador-Woodruff JH. Ontogeny of ionotropic glutamate receptor subunit expression in the rat hippocampus. Brain Res Dev Brain Res. 2002 Dec 15;139(2):227-36.
  25. Vazquez DM, Eskandari R, Phelka A, Lopez JF. Impact of maternal deprivation on brain corticotropin-releasing hormone circuits: prevention of CRH receptor-2 mRNA changes by desipramine treatment. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2003 May;28(5):898-909. Epub 2003 Mar 26
  26. Flagel SB, Vazquez DM, Robinson TE. Manipulations during the second, but not the first, week of life increase susceptibility to cocaine self-administration in female rats. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2003 Oct;28(10):1741-51.
  27. Neal CR Jr, VanderBeek BL, Vazquez DM, Watson SJ Jr. Dexamethasone exposure during the neonatal period alters ORL1 mRNA expression in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus and hippocampus of the adult rat. Brain Res Dev Brain Res. 2003 Dec 19;146(1-2):15-24.
  28. Lopez NL, Vazquez DM, Olson SL. An integrative approach to the neurophysiological substrates of social withdrawal and aggression. Dev Psychopathol. 2004 Winter;16(1):69-93.
  29. Neal Jr CR, Weidemann G, Kabbaj M, Vazquez DM. Effect of Neonatal Dexamethasone Exposure on Growth and Neurological Development in the Adult Rat. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2004 Apr 29
  30. Lattimore KA, Donn SM, Kaciroti N, Kemper AR, Neal CR Jr, Vazquez DM. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) use during pregnancy and effects on the fetus and newborn: a meta-analysis. J Perinatol. 2005 Sep;25(9):595-604.
  31. Young, EA, Vázquez DM and Pfeffer, C 2006 Saliva Cortisol and Response to Dexamethasone in Children of Depressed Parents. Biological Psychiatry. Oct 15;60(8):831-6. Epub 2006 Aug 30.
  32. Stead JD, Neal C, Meng F, Wang Y, Evans S, Vazquez DM, Watson SJ, Akil H Transcriptional profiling of the developing rat brain reveals that the most dramatic regional differentiation in gene expression occurs postpartum. J Neurosci. 2006 Jan 4;26(1):345-53.
  33. Vázquez DM, Bailey C, Stefek A, López JF, Levine S, Brain Corticotropin Releasing Hormone Circuits in the Developing Rat: Effect of Maternal Deprivation. Brain Research 2006 Nov 22; 1121: 83-94.
  34. Stead JD, Clinton S, Neal C, Schneider J, Jama A, Miller S, Vazquez DM, Watson SJ, Akil H. Selective Breeding for Divergence in Novelty-seeking Traits: Heritability and Enrichment in Spontaneous Anxiety-related Behaviors. Behav Genet. 2006 Feb 24;
  35. Gunnar M, Dozier M, Fox N, Levine S, Neal C, Pollak S, Plotsky P, Sanchez M, Vazquez DM, Fisher P 2006 Bringing basic research on early experience and stress neurobiology to bear on preventive interventions for neglected and maltreated children. Development and Psychopathology 8(3):651-677.
  36. Clinton SM, Vazquez DM, Kabbaj M, et al. Individual differences in novelty-seeking and emotional reactivity correlate with variation in maternal behavior HORMONES AND BEHAVIOR 51 (5): 655-664 MAY 2007
  37. Talge, N.M., Neal, C., Glover, V., & the Early Stress, Translational Research and Prevention Science Network: Fetal and Neonatal Experience on Child and Adolescent Mental Health (2007). Antenatal maternal stress and long-term effects on child neurodevelopment: How and why.  Journal of Child Psychology & Psychiatry, 48, 245-261.
  38. Baker CF,Barks JD, Engmann C, Vazquez DM, Neal CR Jr, Schumacher RE, Bhatt-Mehta V. Hydrocortisone administration for the treatment of refractory hypotension in critically ill newborns. Journal of Perinatology (2008), Mar 13, 1–8.
  39. Watkins MG, Dejkhamron P, Huo J, Vazquez DM, Menon RK. Persistent neonatal thyrotoxicosis in a neonate secondary to a rare thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor activating mutation: case report and literature review Endocr Pract. 2008 May-Jun;14(4):479-83.
  40. Lopez-Duran NL, Olson SL, Hajal N,  Felt B, Vazquez DM. Individual differences in cortisol responses to fear and frustration during middle childhood.,  J Exp Child Psychol, 2009 Jul;103(3):285-95. Epub 2009 May 1.
  41. Lattimore KA, Vazquez DM, Barks J, Bhatt-Mehta V . Developmental Outcome of Very Low Birth Weight Infants Treated with Hydrocortisone for Refractory Hypotension, Journal of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 2008, 1(4):225-232.
  42. Lopez-Duran NL, Olson SL, Hajal NJ, Felt BT, Vazquez DM. Hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis functioning in reactive and proactive aggression in children. J Abnorm Child Psychol. 2009, Feb;37(2):169-82.
  43. Gajarski RJ, Stefanelli CP, Graziano JN, Kaciroti N, Charpie JR, Vazquez DM. Adrenocortical Response in Infants Undergoing Cardiac Surgery with Cardiopulmonary Bypass and Circulatory Arrest.  Pediatr Crit Care Med 2009 May 15. [Epub ahead of print]  
  44. Armitage R, Flynn H, Hoffmann R, Vazquez DM, Lopez JF, Marcus S. Early Developmental Changes in Sleep in Infants: The Impact of Maternal Depression. Sleep, 2009 May 1;32(5):693-6.
  45. Thomas IH, Saini NK, Adhikari A, Lee JM, Kasa-vubu JZ, Vazquez DM, Menon RK, Chen M, Fajans, SS. Neonatal diabetes mellitus with pancreatic agenesis in an infant with homozygous Pro63fsdelC IPF-1 mutation. Pediatric Diabetes, 2009 Nov;10(7):492-6. Epub 2009 Jun 3.
  46. Sheila Marcus, Juan F. Lopez, Susan McDonough, Michael J. MacKenzie, Heather Flynn, Charles R. Neal Jr., Sheila Gahagan, Brenda Volling, Niko Kaciroti, Delia M. Vazquez. Depressive symptoms during pregnancy: Impact on neuroendocrine and neonatal outcomes Infant Behavior and Development, 2010

Public News

  1. Depression in mums ups stress in babies By Science Daily, Dec 9, 2010
  2. Depression in mums ups stress in babies By the Times of India , Dec 10, 2010
  3. Depression and Pregnancy, KTLA TV-5 in Los Angeles

Book Chapter Publications

  1. Gordon EF, Vázquez DM. 1985 Failure to Thrive: An expanded conceptual model. In: New Directions in Failure to Thrive: Research and Clinical Practice. D. Drotar (ed.), Plenum Publishing Corp., New York, pp. 69-75.
  2. Gordon EF, Vázquez DM. 1985 Failure to thrive and the economically depressed community. In: New Directions in Failure to Thrive: Research and Clinical Practice. D. Drotar (ed.), Plenum Publishing Corp., New York, pp. 139-154.
  3. Vázquez DM, López JF. 1998 Developmental Neuroendocrinology. In: The Handbook of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Basic Psychiatric Science and Treatment, Joseph D. Noshpitz, Editor-in-Chief; Norman E. Alessi, Joseph T. Coyle, Saul Isaac Harrison and Spencer ETH, editors; John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Vol. 6: 3-31.
  4. Vázquez DM and Levine S. 2004 Stress Hyporesponsive Period in Postnatal Life, In: Handbook of Stress and the Brain: Integrative and Clinical Aspects, Thomas Steckler, Ned Kalin and Hand Ruel (eds). Elsevier Volume 2: 3-22
  5. Megan R. Gunnar and Vázquez DM.Stress Neurobiology and Developmental Psychopathology. In: Developmental Psychopathology Dante Cicchetti and Donald J. Cohen, editors; John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2006, Vol. 2: 533-577.
  6. Lopez NL, Vazquez DM, Felt B, Olson SL (2008). An integrative approach to the neurophysiology of emotion regulation. In S.L. Olson and A.J. Sameroff (Eds), Regulatory processes in the development of behavior problems: Biological, behavioral, and social interactions. Cambridge University Press.

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