Julio David Vega-Torres

This study investigates how an obesogenic diet and psychosocial stress during adolescence affect brain health, revealing synergistic impacts on neuroinflammation, gut microbiota, and gene methylation.

This study shows that an obesogenic diet affects hippocampal structure and function in rats, with NRG1 administration altering these effects through the TACE/ADAM17-NRG1-ErbB4 signaling pathway.

This study examines the effects of diet-induced obesity and psychogenic stress on neuroinflammation and oxidative stress in rats, finding synergistic increases in biomarkers and associations with anxiety-like behaviors.

This study shows that a short-term obesogenic diet during adolescence impairs fear extinction and increases anxiety-related molecular markers, while adult rats show heightened stress reactivity.

This study shows that an obesogenic diet during adolescence impairs fear extinction learning and memory retention in rats, linked to reduced dopamine receptor D1 mRNA levels in the prefrontal cortex.