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Timothy B. Simon

Loma Linda UniversityORCID 0000-0002-4516-5584Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Impact of adolescent high-fat diet and psychosocial stress on neuroendocrine stress responses and binge eating behavior in adult male Lewis rats

Julio Sierra, Timothy B. Simon, Darine Abu Hilal, Yaría Arroyo Torres, José M. Santiago, Johnny D. Figueroa

This study examines how adolescent high-fat diet and psychosocial stress affect neuroendocrine stress responses and binge eating in adult male rats, finding lasting hormonal and behavioral impacts.

Hormones and Behavior · Apr 17, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Shifts in Naturalistic Behaviors Induced by Early Social Isolation Stress are Associated with Adult Binge-like Eating in Female Rats

Timothy B. Simon, Julio Sierra, Arianna Williams, Giara Wright, Allison Rhee, Julius Horn, John Lou, Fransua Sharafeddin, Perla Ontiveros‐Ángel, Johnny D. Figueroa

This study identifies adolescent twitching as a digital biomarker predictive of adult binge-like eating in female rats subjected to early social isolation stress.

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience · Dec 12, 2024Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Early-life obesogenic environment integrates immunometabolic and epigenetic signatures governing neuroinflammation

Perla Ontiveros‐Ángel, Julio David Vega-Torres, Timothy B. Simon, Vivianna Williams, Yaritza Inostroza‐Nieves, Nashareth Alvarado-Crespo, Yarimar Vega Gonzalez, Marjory Pompolius, William R. Katzka, John Lou, Fransua Sharafeddin, Ike dela Peña, Tien Sy Dong, Arpana Gupta, Chi Tonglien Viet, , Johnny D. Figueroa

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.

Brain Behavior & Immunity - Health · Oct 1, 2024Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Prefrontal cortical protease TACE/ADAM17 is involved in neuroinflammation and stress-related eating alterations

Fransua Sharafeddin, Mina H. Ghaly, Timothy B. Simon, Perla Ontiveros‐Ángel, Johnny D. Figueroa

This study shows that TACE/ADAM17 in the prefrontal cortex is involved in stress-induced eating changes and neuroinflammation in rats.

bioRxiv · Jan 23, 2023 · PreprintNeuroscience