Department of Pediatrics

Division of General Pediatrics

Articles, Patents and Intellectual Property

Hao H-N and WD Lyman.  HIV infection of fetal human astrocytes: the potential role of a receptor-mediated endocytic pathway.  Brain Research (1999) 823: 24-32.

Polcaro J, Divon MY, Bentolila E, Rashbaum WK and WD Lyman.  Transplantation of fetal human CD34+ cells into SCID mice results in functional T-cells 4 weeks post transplantation.  The American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology (1999) 181:80-86.

Abdel-Haq NM, Hao H-N and WD Lyman.  Cytokine regulation of CD40 expression in fetal human astrocyte cultures.  Journal of Neuroimmunology (1999) 101:7-14.

Muller RA, Behen ME, Rothermel RD, Chugani DC, Muzik O, Mangner TJ, Chugani HT:  (1999) Brain mapping of language and auditory perception in high-functioning autistic adults:  a PET study.  J Autism Dev. Disorders 29:  19-31, 1999

Chugani DC, Muzik O, Behen ME, Rothermel RD, Lee J, Chugani HT:  (1999) Developmental changes in brain serotonin synthesis capacity in autistic and non-autistic children.  Annals of Neurology 45:  287-295.

Niimura K, Chugani DC, Muzik O, Chugani HT:  (1999) Cerebellar reorganization following cortical injury in humans:  effects of lesion size and age.  Neurology 52:  792-797.

Chugani DC, Sundram BS, Behen M, Lee M-L, Moore GJ:  (1999) Evidence of altered energy metabolism in autistic children.  Prog. Neuro-Psychopharmacol. & Biol. Psychiat.  23:  635-641.

Muzik O, Ager J, Janisse J, Shen C, Chugani DC, Chugani HT:  (1999)  A mathematical model for the analysis of cross-sectional brain glucose metabolism data in children.  Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacol. & Biol. Psychiat. 23:  589-600.

Nagy F, Chugani DC, Juhasz C, da Silva EA, Muzik O, Kupsky W, Canady A, Watson C, Shah J, Chugani HT:  (1999) Altered in vitro and in vivo flumazenil binding in human epileptogenic neocortex.  Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism  19:  939-947.

da Silva EA, Muller RA, Chugani DC, Shah J, Shah A, Watson C, Chugani HT:  Brain activation during intermittent photic stimulation: (1999) A [O-15]water PET study on photosensitive epilepsy.  Epilepsia 40(Suppl. 4):  17-22.

Chugani DC, Niimura K, Chaturvedi S, Muzik O, Fakhouri M, Lee M-L, Chugani HT:  (1999) Increased brain serotonin synthesis in migraine.  Neurology 53:  1473-1479.

Juhasz C, Nagy F, Watson C, da Silva EA, Muzik O, Chugani DC, Shah J, Chugani HT:  (1999) Glucose and [11C]flumazenil positron emission tomography abnormalities of thalamic nuclei in temporal lobe epilepsy.  Neurology 53:  2037-2044.

Niimura K, Muzik O, Chugani DC, Shen C, Chugani HT:  (1999) [C-11]Flumazenil PET:  activity images versus parametric images for the detection of neocortical epileptic foci.  J Nuc Med 40:  1985-1991.

Books, Chapters and Reviews

Abbott NJ, Chugani DC, Zaharchuk G, Rosen BR, Lo EH:  (1999) Delivery of imaging agents to the brain.  Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 37:  253-277.

Mohan KK, Chugani DC, Chugani HT:  (1999) Positron emission tomography in pediatric neurology.  Semin Pediatr Neurol, 6:  111-119.

Chugani HT, Chugani DC:  (1999) Basic mechanisms of childhood epilepsies: studies with positron emission tomography.  Adv Neurol. 79:  883-891.

Chugani HT, Chugani DC: (1999) Basic mechanisms of childhood epilepsies:  studies with positron emission tomography.  in:  JasperŐs Basic Mechanisms of the Epilepsies, Third Edition:  Advances in Neurology, Vol. 79, eds Delgado-Escueta AV, Wilson WA, Olsen RW and Porter RJ.  Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, 883-891.

Juhasz C, Chugani DC, Chugani HT:  A PET a normalis agy fejlodesenek esgyermekkori neuropszichiatriai korkepeknek a vizsgalataban.  Rudolph C (ed). In:  Magyar Tudomany:  A Pozitron Emisszios Tomografia (PET) A Vilagban es Magyarorszagon.  Oktober/Kulonszam, 1999.

Abstracts, Letters to the Editor and Articles in Non-Referred Journals

Juhasz C, da Silva EA, Watson CE, Muzik O, Shah J, Chugani DC, von Stockhausen H-M, Chugani HT:  Comparison of [C-11]flumazenil and glucose PET abnormalities in patients with epilepsy and brain lesions.  American Academy of Neurology, 1999

Muzik O, vonStockhausen, Chugani DC:  A simple approach for the reliable correlatin of subdural electrode grid data with neuroimaging data in extratemporal epilepsy surgery planning.  International Epilepsy Congress, Prague September 1999 (accepted for poster presentation).

Chugani DC, Muzik O, Behen M, Rothermel R, Chugani HT:  a[C-11]Methyl-L-tryptophan PET patterns in tuberous sclerosis patients with autism and epilepsy.  Soc. Neurosci. Abstracts, 1999; 25:  489.

Zhao J, Hao HN, Seay M, Abdel-Haq N, and Lyman W. Comparison of fetal human liver with cord blood hematopoietic stem cell BFU-E colony formation in response to human erythropoietin.  The American Pediatric Society and The Society for Pediatric Research, May 1-4, 1999, San Francisco, CA.  Pediatric Research, 45:4;154A, No. 900.

Hao HN, Abdel-Haq N, Zhao J, Lyman W.  Enhancement of HIV infection of human fetal liver and cord blood CD34+CD4-cells is mediated by upregulation of chemokine receptor expression on these cells.  The American Pediatric Society and The Society for Pediatric Research, May 1-4, 1999, San Francisco, CA.  Pediatric Research 45:4;162A, No. 834.

Bakhshi S, Hao HN, Zhao J, Abdel-Haq N, Lyman W.  FLT3/FLK2 receptor expression by fetal human liver and cord blood CD34+Cells and ligand-mediated colony formation. The American Pediatric Society and The Society for Pediatric Research, May 1-4, 1999, San Francisco, CA.  Pediatric Research, 45:4;143A, No. 834.

Hao HN, Abdel-Haq N, Zhao J, Lyman W.  HIV infection of astrocytes is necessary for cytokine expression. The American Pediatric Society and The Society for Pediatric Research, May 1-4, 1999, San Francisco, CA.  Pediatric Research, 45:4;162A, No. 947.

Abdel-Haq N, Hao HN, Lyman W.  Mechanisms controling CD40(receptor)-mediated neuroimmune pathways:  The role of cytokines, bacterial and viral antigens, and its cognate ligand. The American Pediatric Society and The Society for Pediatric Research, May 1-4, 1999, San Francisco, CA.  Pediatric Research, 45:4;8A, No. 36.

Abdel-Haq N, Hao HN, Lyman W.  Infection of fetal human astrocytes by M-tropic HIV is not inhibited by prostaglandin-mediated CCR5 downregulation. The American Pediatric Society and The Society for Pediatric Research. The American Pediatric Society and The Society for Pediatric Research, May 1-4, 1999, San Francisco, CA.  Pediatric Research, 45:4;155A, No. 901.

Hao HN, Thomas RA, Zhao J, Abdel-Haq N, and Lyman WD.  HIV passaged through microglia changes its chemokine receptor specificity.  18th Annual Meeting American Society for Virology, July 10-14, 1999, University of Massachusetts.  American Society for Virology, P8-2, 161. 

Hao HN, Thomas RA, Abdel-Haq N, Zhao J, Lotoczky GA, Grever WE, and Lyman WD.  Enhancement of neuronal toxicity by exgenous HIV-1 tat in mixed astrocytes/neuronal cultures.  1999 Annual Meeting Society of Neuroscience.  October 23-28, 1999, Miami Beach, Florida.

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