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Professor Dave Grattan

Contact Details

Phone
+64 3 479 7442
Email
david.grattan@otago.ac.nz
Position
Professor
Department
Department of Anatomy
Qualifications
BSc (Hons) PhD (Well)
Research summary
Neuroendocrinology

Research

The neuroendocrine adaptations of the maternal brain. Neuroendocrine regulation of body weight and glucose homeostasis. Hyperprolactinemia and infertility.

The 'Grattan Lab' form part of the Centre for Neuroendocrinology at the University of Otago (www.neuroendocrinology.otago.ac.nz). Their research focuses on the neuroendocrine control of reproduction, in particular the mechanisms by which reproductive hormones act to influence neuronal activity in the hypothalamus. Particular interests are in the neurobiological and neuroendocrine adaptation to different reproductive states. For example, in conditions such as pregnancy and lactation significant changes occur in the brain that are critical for successful reproduction. These physiological, behavioural and psychological changes are mediated by the hormonal changes of pregnancy. Our research aims to further the understanding of the interactions between reproductive hormones and the central nervous system. Such studies may be of significance to the control of mammalian reproduction and may also have clinical relevance to an understanding of hormonal modulation of psychological and neurological disorders. An example of this is the infertility caused by elevated levels of the hormone prolactin. The hormonally-induced changes in the brain may also serve as a model for studying neuronal plasticity in the adult brain.

Major techniques used for this work include monitoring of hormone levels in the blood by radioimmunoassay, quantification of neuronal activity in specific brain regions by neurochemical and molecular biology techniques, identification of specific populations of neurons in the hypothalamus by immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridisation, and use of transgenic mice to study hormone effects on brain function.

Publications

Brown, R. S. E., Jacobs, I. M., Khant Aung, Z., Knowles, P. J., Grattan, D. R., & Ladyman, S. R. (2023). High fat diet-induced maternal obesity in mice impairs peripartum maternal behaviour. Journal of Neuroendocrinology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/jne.13350

Smiley, K. O., Phillipps, H. R., Fang, C., Brown, R. S. E., & Grattan, D. R. (2023). Mating-induced prolactin surge is not required for subsequent neurogenesis in male mice. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 17, 1227726. doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2023.1227726

Goffin, V., Becu-Villalobos, D., Popovic, V., & Grattan, D. R. (2023). Editorial: Towards targeting prolactin signaling in human diseases: Stimulate or inhibit? Frontiers in Endocrinology, 14, 1213895. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1213895

Wall, E. G., Desai, R., Khant Aung, Z., Yeo, S. H., Grattan, D. R., Handelsman, D. J., & Herbison, A. E. (2023). Unexpected plasma gonadal steroid and prolactin levels across the mouse estrous cycle. Endocrinology, bqad070. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1210/endocr/bqad070

Hackwell, E. C. R., Ladyman, S. R., Brown, R. S. E., & Grattan, D. R. (2023). Mechanisms of lactation-induced infertility in female mice. Endocrinology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1210/endocr/bqad049

Coolen, L. M., & Grattan, D. R. (Eds.). (2019). Neuroendocrine regulation of behavior: Current topics in behavioral neurosciences (Vol. 43). Cham, Switzerland: Springer, 447p. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-38720-4

Edited Book - Research

Grattan, D. R., & Ladyman, S. R. (2020). Neurophysiological and cognitive changes in pregnancy. In E. A. P. Steegers, M. J. Cipolla & E. C. Miller (Eds.), Handbook of clinical neurology (Vol. 171): Neurology and pregnancy: Pathophysiology and patient care. (pp. 25-55). Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-64239-4.00002-3

Chapter in Book - Research

Smiley, K. O., Ladyman, S. R., Gustafson, P., Grattan, D. R., & Brown, R. S. E. (2019). Neuroendocrinology and adaptive physiology of maternal care. In L. M. Coolen & D. R. Grattan (Eds.), Neuroendocrine regulation of behavior: Current topics in behavioral neurosciences (Vol. 43). (pp. 161-210). Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/7854_2019_122

Chapter in Book - Research

Grattan, D. R., & Le Tissier, P. (2015). Hypothalamic control of prolactin secretion, and the multiple reproductive functions of prolactin. In T. M. Plant & A. J. Zeleznik (Eds.), Knobil and Neill's Physiology of reproduction (Vol. 1). (4th ed.) (pp. 469-526). Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-397175-3.00012-0

Chapter in Book - Research

Larsen, C. M., & Grattan, D. R. (2010). Exposure to female pheromones during pregnancy causes postpartum anxiety in mice. In G. Litwack (Ed.), Pheromones: Vitamins & Hormones (Vol. 83). (pp. 137-149). Amsterdam: Academic Press. doi: 10.1016/S0083-6729(10)83005-5

Chapter in Book - Research

Grattan, D. R., & Bridges, R. S. (2009). Prolactin actions in the brain. In D. W. Pfaff, A. P. Arnold, A. M. Etgen, S. E. Fahrbach & R. T. Rubin (Eds.), Hormones, brain and behavior (Vol. 4). (2nd ed.) (pp. 2471-2503). San Diego, CA: Academic Press.

Chapter in Book - Research

Freeman, M. E., Grattan, D. R., & Houpt, T. A. (2008). The hypothalamus. In P. M. Conn (Ed.), Neuroscience in medicine. (3rd ed.) (pp. 301-358). Totowna, NJ: Humana Press.

Chapter in Book - Research

Woodside, B., Augustine, R. A., Ladyman, S. R., Naef, L., & Grattan, D. R. (2008). Role of prolactin in the metabolic adaptations to pregnancy and lactation. In R. S. Bridges (Ed.), Neurobiology of the parental brain. (pp. 249-267). London: Academic Press.

Chapter in Book - Research

Grattan, D. R., & Möderscheim, T. A. E. (2006). Interaction of growth hormone and prolactin in brain circuits. In F. J. Nyberg (Ed.), The somatotrophic axis in brain function. (pp. 111-123). Amsterdam: Elsevier.

Chapter in Book - Research

Grattan, D. R. (2001). The actions of prolactin in the brain during pregnancy and lactation. In J. A. Russell, A. J. Douglas, R. J. Windle & C. D. Ingram (Eds.), Progress in Brain Research. (pp. 153-171). London: Elsevier.

Chapter in Book - Research

Brown, R. S. E., Jacobs, I. M., Khant Aung, Z., Knowles, P. J., Grattan, D. R., & Ladyman, S. R. (2023). High fat diet-induced maternal obesity in mice impairs peripartum maternal behaviour. Journal of Neuroendocrinology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/jne.13350

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Hackwell, E. C. R., Ladyman, S. R., Brown, R. S. E., & Grattan, D. R. (2023). Mechanisms of lactation-induced infertility in female mice. Endocrinology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1210/endocr/bqad049

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Hassan, M., Grattan, D. R., & Leitch, B. (2023). Developmental inhibitory changes in the primary somatosensory cortex of the stargazer mouse model of absence epilepsy. Biomolecules, 13, 186. doi: 10.3390/biom13010186

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Smiley, K. O., Phillipps, H. R., Fang, C., Brown, R. S. E., & Grattan, D. R. (2023). Mating-induced prolactin surge is not required for subsequent neurogenesis in male mice. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 17, 1227726. doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2023.1227726

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Wall, E. G., Desai, R., Khant Aung, Z., Yeo, S. H., Grattan, D. R., Handelsman, D. J., & Herbison, A. E. (2023). Unexpected plasma gonadal steroid and prolactin levels across the mouse estrous cycle. Endocrinology, bqad070. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1210/endocr/bqad070

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Georgescu, T., Khant Aung, Z., Grattan, D. R., & Brown, R. S. E. (2022). Prolactin-mediated restraint of maternal aggression in lactation. PNAS, 119(6), e2116972119. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2116972119

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Kamstra, K., Rizwan, M. Z., Grattan, D. R., Horsfield, J. A., & Tups, A. (2022). Leptin regulates glucose homeostasis via the canonical Wnt pathway in the zebrafish. FASEB Journal, 36, e22207. doi: 10.1096/fj.202101764R

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Phillipps, H. R., Khant Aung, Z., & Grattan, D. R. (2022). Elevated prolactin secretion during proestrus in mice: Absence of a defined surge. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 34, e13129. doi: 10.1111/jne.13129

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Radecki, K. C., Ford, M. J., Phillipps, H. R., Lorenson, M. Y., Grattan, D. R., Yamanaka, Y., & Walker, A. M. (2022). Multiple cell types in the oviduct express the prolactin receptor. FASEB BioAdvances, 4, 485-504. doi: 10.1096/fba.2022-00004

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Smiley, K. O., Brown, R. S. E., & Grattan, D. R. (2022). Prolactin action is necessary for parental behavior in male mice. Journal of Neuroscience. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1523/jneurosci.0558-22.2022

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Swart, J. M., Grattan, D. R., Ladyman, S. R., & Brown, R. S. E. (2022). Pups and prolactin are rewarding to virgin female and pregnant mice. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, e13232. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/jne.13232

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Aoki, M., Gamayun, I., Wyatt, A., Grünewald, R., Simon-Thomas, M., Philipp, S. E., … Grattan, D. R., & Boehm, U. (2021). Prolactin-sensitive olfactory sensory neurons regulate male preference in female mice by modulating responses to chemosensory cues. Science Advances, 7(41), eabg4074. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abg4074

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Khant Aung, Z., Kokay, I. C., Grattan, D. R., & Ladyman, S. R. (2021). Prolactin-induced adaptation in glucose homeostasis in mouse pregnancy is mediated by the pancreas and not in the forebrain. Frontiers in Endocrinology, 12, 765976. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2021.765976

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Ladyman, S. R., Carter, K. M., Gillett, M. L., Khant Aung, Z., & Grattan, D. R. (2021). A reduction in voluntary physical activity in early pregnancy in mice is mediated by prolactin. eLIFE, 10, e62260. doi: 10.7554/eLife.62260

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Ladyman, S. R., Larsen, C. M., Taylor, R. S., Grattan, D. R., & McCowan, L. M. E. (2021). Case–control study of prolactin and placental lactogen in SGA pregnancies. Reproduction & Fertility, 2(4), 244-250. doi: 10.1530/RAF-21-0020

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Nair, B. B., Khant Aung, Z., Porteous, R., Prescott, M., Glendining, K. A., Jenkins, D. E., Augustine, R. A., Silva, M. S. B., Yip, S. H., Bouwer, G. T., Brown, C. H., Jasoni, C. L., Campbell, R. E., Bunn, S. J., Anderson, G. M., Grattan, D. R., Herbison, A. E., & Iremonger, K. J. (2021). Impact of chronic variable stress on neuroendocrine hypothalamus and pituitary in male and female C57BL/6J mice. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 33, e12972. doi: 10.1111/jne.12972

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Swart, J. M., Grattan, D. R., Ladyman, S. R., & Brown, R. S. E. (2021). Changes in maternal motivation across reproductive states in mice: A role for prolactin receptor activation on GABA neurons. Hormones & Behavior, 135, 105041. doi: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2021.105041

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Barad, Z., Khant Aung, Z., Grattan, D. R., Ladyman, S. R., & Brown, R. S. E. (2020). Impaired prolactin transport into the brain and functional responses to prolactin in aged male mice. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 32, e12889. doi: 10.1111/jne.12889

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Garratt, M., Try, H., Smiley, K. O., Grattan, D. R., & Brooks, R. C. (2020). Mating in the absence of fertilization promotes a growth-reproduction versus lifespan trade-off in female mice. PNAS, 117(27), 15748-15754. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2003159117

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Georgescu, T., Ladyman, S. R., Brown, R. S. E., & Grattan, D. R. (2020). Acute effects of prolactin on hypothalamic prolactin receptor expressing neurones in the mouse. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 32, e12908. doi: 10.1111/jne.12908

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Gustafson, P., Ladyman, S. R., McFadden, S., Larsen, C., Khant Aung, Z., Brown, R. S. E., Bunn, S. J., & Grattan, D. R. (2020). Prolactin receptor-mediated activation of pSTAT5 in the pregnant mouse brain. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 32, e12901. doi: 10.1111/jne.12901

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Khant Aung, Z., Grattan, D. R., & Ladyman, S. R. (2020). Pregnancy-induced adaptation of central sensitivity to leptin and insulin. Molecular & Cellular Endocrinology, 516, 110933. doi: 10.1016/j.mce.2020.110933

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Kokay, I. C., Grattan, D. R., & Murray, J. F. (2020). Prolactin maintains transient melanin-concentrating hormone expression in the medial preoptic area during established lactation. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 32, e12827. doi: 10.1111/jne.12827

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Lopez-Vicchi, F., Ladyman, S. R., Ornstein, A. M., Gustafson, P., Knowles, P., Luque, G. M., Grattan, D. R., & Becu-Villalobos, D. (2020). Chronic high prolactin levels impact on gene expression at discrete hypothalamic nuclei involved in food intake. FASEB Journal, 34, 3902-3914. doi: 10.1096/fj.201902357R

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Paige, C., Barba-Escobedo, P. A., Mecklenburg, J., Patil, M., Goffin, V., Grattan, D. R., … Price, T. J. (2020). Neuroendocrine mechanisms governing sex differences in hyperalgesic priming involve prolactin receptor sensory neuron signaling. Journal of Neuroscience, 40(37), 7080-7090. doi: 10.1523/jneurosci.1499-20.2020

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Silva, J. F., Henriques, P. C., Campideli-Santana, A. C., Araujo-Lopes, R., Aquino, N. S. S., Hipolito, L. T. M., … Grattan, D. R., & Szawka, R. E. (2020). Estradiol potentiates but is not essential for prolactin-induced suppression of luteinizing hormone pulses in female rats. Endocrinology, 161, 1-14. doi: 10.1210/endocr/bqaa022

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Stagkourakis, S., Smiley, K. O., Williams, P., Kakadellis, S., Ziegler, K., Bakker, J., Brown, R. S. E., … Grattan, D. R., & Broberger, C. (2020). A neuro-hormonal circuit for paternal behavior controlled by a hypothalamic network oscillation. Cell, 182, 960-975. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2020.07.007

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Yip, S. H., Araujo-Lopes, R., Szawka, R. E., York, J., Hyland, B., Grattan, D. R., & Bunn, S. J. (2020). Morphological plasticity of the tuberoinfundibular dopaminergic neurons in the rat during the estrous cycle and lactation. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 32(11), e12884. doi: 10.1111/jne.12884

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Aoki, M., Wartenberg, P., Grūnewald, R., Phillipps, H. R., Wyatt, A., Grattan, D. R., & Boehm, U. (2019). Widespread cell-specific prolactin receptor expression in multiple murine organs. Endocrinology, 60(11), 2587-2599. doi: 10.1210/en.2019-00234

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Aquino, N. S. S., Kokay, I. C., Perez, C. T., Ladyman, S. R., Henriques, P. C., Silva, J. F., … Grattan, D. R., & Szawka, R. E. (2019). Kisspeptin stimulation of prolactin secretion requires Kiss1 receptor but not in tuberoinfundibular dopaminergic neurons. Endocrinology, 160(3), 522-533. doi: 10.1210/en.2018-00932

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Augustine, R. A., Knowles, P. J., Khant Aung, Z., Grattan, D. R., & Ladyman, S. R. (2019). Impaired hypothalamic leptin sensitivity in pseudopregnant rats treated with chronic prolactin to mimic pregnancy. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 31, e12702. doi: 10.1111/jne.12702

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Brown, R. S. E., Khant Aung, Z., Phillipps, H. R., Barad, Z., Lein, H.-J., Boehm, U., Szawka, R. E., & Grattan, D. R. (2019). Acute suppression of LH secretion by prolactin in female mice is mediated by kisspeptin neurons in the arcuate nucleus. Endocrinology, 160(5), 1323-1332. doi: 10.1210/en.2019-00038

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Kirk, S. E., Grattan, D. R., & Bunn, S. J. (2019). The median eminence detects and responds to circulating prolactin in the male mouse. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 31, e12733. doi: 10.1111/jne.12733

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Patil, M., Belugin, S., Mecklenburg, J., Wangzhou, A., Paige, C., Barba-Escobedo, P. A., … Grattan, D., … Akopian, A. N. (2019). Prolactin regulates pain responses via a female-selective nociceptor-specific mechanism. iScience, 20, 449-465. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2019.09.039

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Patil, M., Hovhannisyan, A. H., Wangzhou, A., Mecklenburg, J., Koek, W., Goffin, V., Grattan, D., … Akopian, A. N. (2019). Prolactin receptor expression in mouse dorsal root ganglia neuronal subtypes is sex-dependent. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 31, e12759. doi: 10.1111/jne.12759

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Phillipps, H. R., Rand, C. J., Brown, R. S. E., Kokay, I. C., Stanton, J.-A., & Grattan, D. R. (2019). Prolactin regulation of insulin-like growth factor 2 gene expression in the adult mouse choroid plexus. FASEB Journal, 33, 6115-6128. doi: 10.1096/fj.201802262R

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Skinner, N. J., Rizwan, M. Z., Grattan, D. R., & Tups, A. (2019). Chronic light cycle disruption alters central insulin and leptin signaling as well as metabolic markers in male mice. Endocrinology, 160(10), 2257-2270. doi: 10.1210/en.2018-00935

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Yip, S. H., Romanò, N., Gustafson, P., Hodson, D. J., Williams, E. J., Kokay, I. C., … Grattan, D. R., & Bunn, S. J. (2019). Elevated prolactin during pregnancy drives a phenotypic switch in mouse hypothalamic dopaminergic neurons. Cell Reports, 26(7), 1787-1799.e5. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2019.01.067

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Bernard, V., Lamothe, S., Beau, I., Guillou, A., Martin, A., Le Tissier, P., Grattan, D., … Binart, N. (2018). Autocrine actions of prolactin contribute to the regulation of lactotroph function in vivo. FASEB Journal, 32(9), 4791-4797. doi: 10.1096/fj.201701111RR

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Grattan, D. R. (2018). Coordination or coincidence? The relationship between prolactin and gonadotropin secretion. Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism, 29(1), 3-5. doi: 10.1016/j.tem.2017.11.004

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Kokay, I. C., Wyatt, A., Phillipps, H. R., Aoki, M., Hermans-Borgmeyer, I., Boehm, U., & Grattan, D. R. (2018). Analysis of prolactin receptor expression in the murine brain using a novel prolactin receptor reporter mouse. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 30, e12634. doi: 10.1111/jne.12634

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Krishnan, M., Major, T. J., Topless, R. K., Dewes, O., Yu, L., Thompson, J. M. D., … Stamp, L. K., … Wilcox, P., Grattan, D., … Merriman, T. R. (2018). Discordant association of the CREBRF rs373863828 A allele with increased BMI and protection from type 2 diabetes in Māori and Pacific (Polynesian) people living in Aotearoa/New Zealand. Diabetologia, 61(7), 1603-1613. doi: 10.1007/s00125-018-4623-1

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Ladyman, S. R., Carter, K. M., & Grattan, D. R. (2018). Energy homeostasis and running wheel activity during pregnancy in the mouse. Physiology & Behavior, 194, 83-94. doi: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2018.05.002

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Ladyman, S. R., Khant Aung, Z., & Grattan, D. R. (2018). Impact of pregnancy and lactation on the long-term regulation of energy balance in female mice. Endocrinology, 159(6), 2324-2336. doi: 10.1210/en.2018-00057

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Macari, S., Sharma, L. A., Wyatt, A., Maíra da Silva, J., Dias, G. J., Silva, T. A., … Grattan, D. R. (2018). Lactation induces increases in the RANK/RANKL/OPG system in maxillary bone. Bone, 110, 160-169. doi: 10.1016/j.bone.2018.01.032

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Manning, P. J., Grattan, D., Merriman, T., Manning, T., Williams, S., & Sutherland, W. (2018). Pharmaceutical interventions for weight-loss maintenance: No effect from cabergoline. International Journal of Obesity, 42, 1871-1879. doi: 10.1038/s41366-018-0165-3

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McEwen, H. J. L., Cognard, E., Ladyman, S. R., Khant-Aung, Z., Tups, A., Shepherd, P. R., & Grattan, D. R. (2018). Feeding and GLP-1 receptor activation stabilize beta-catenin in specific hypothalamic nuclei in male rats. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 30(6), e12607, 1-10. doi: 10.1111/jne.12607

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Yip, S. H., York, J., Hyland, B., Bunn, S. J., & Grattan, D. R. (2018). Incomplete concordance of dopamine transporter Cre (DATIREScre)-mediated recombination and tyrosine hydroxylase immunoreactivity in the mouse forebrain. Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy, 90, 40-48. doi: 10.1016/j.jchemneu.2017.12.002

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Augustine, R. A., Ladyman, S. R., Bouwer, G. T., Alyousif, Y., Sapsford, T. J., Scott, V., Kokay, I. C., Grattan, D. R., & Brown, C. H. (2017). Prolactin regulation of oxytocin neurone activity in pregnancy and lactation. Journal of Physiology, 595(11), 3591-3605. doi: 10.1113/jp273712

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Barad, Z., Grattan, D. R., & Leitch, B. (2017). NMDA receptor expression in the thalamus of the stargazer model of absence epilepsy. Scientific Reports, 7, 42926. doi: 10.1038/srep42926

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Booker, C. S., & Grattan, D. R. (2017). IL1R9 is evolutionarily related to IL18BP and may function as an IL-18 receptor. Journal of Immunology, 198(1), 270-278. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.1500648

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Brown, R. S. E., Aoki, M., Ladyman, S. R., Phillipps, H. R., Wyatt, A., Boehm, U., & Grattan, D. R. (2017). Prolactin action in the medial preoptic area is necessary for postpartum maternal nursing behavior. PNAS, 114(40), 10779-10784. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1708025114

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Gustafson, P., Bunn, S. J., & Grattan, D. R. (2017). The role of prolactin in the suppression of Crh mRNA expression during pregnancy and lactation in the mouse. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 29(9), e12511. doi: 10.1111/jne.12511

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Gustafson, P., Kokay, I., Sapsford, T., Bunn, S., & Grattan, D. (2017). Prolactin regulation of the HPA axis is not mediated by a direct action upon CRH neurons: Evidence from the rat and mouse. Brain Structure & Function, 222(7), 3191-3204. doi: 10.1007/s00429-017-1395-1

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Kirk, S. E., Xie, T. Y., Steyn, F. J., Grattan, D. R., & Bunn, S. J. (2017). Restraint stress increases prolactin-mediated phosphorylation of signal transducer and activator of transcription 5 in the hypothalamus and adrenal cortex in the male mouse. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 29(6), 1-9. doi: 10.1111/jne.12477

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Ladyman, S. R., & Grattan, D. R. (2017). Region-specific suppression of hypothalamic responses to insulin to adapt to elevated maternal insulin secretion during pregnancy. Endocrinology, 158(12), 4257-4269. doi: 10.1210/en.2017-00600

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Ladyman, S. R., MacLeod, M. A., Khant Aung, Z., Knowles, P., Phillipps, H. R., Brown, R. S. E., & Grattan, D. R. (2017). Prolactin receptors in Rip-cre cells, but not in AgRP neurons, are involved in energy homeostasis. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 29(10), e12474. doi: 10.1111/jne.12474

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Rizwan, M. Z., Mehlitz, S., Grattan, D. R., & Tups, A. (2017). Temporal and regional onset of leptin resistance in diet-induced obese mice. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 29(10), e12481. doi: 10.1111/jne.12481

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Alqaisi, K. M., Lamare, M. D., Grattan, D. R., Damsteegt, E. L., Schneider, W. J., & Lokman, P. M. (2016). A comparative study of vitellogenesis in Echinodermata: Lessons from the sea star. Comparative Biochemistry & Physiology Part A, 198, 72-86. doi: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2016.04.013

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Augustine, R. A., Bouwer, G. T., Seymour, A. J., Grattan, D. R., & Brown, C. H. (2016). Reproductive regulation of gene expression in the hypothalamic supraoptic and paraventricular nuclei. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 28(4). doi: 10.1111/jne.12350

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Brown, R. S. E., Kokay, I. C., Phillipps, H. R., Yip, S. H., Gustafson, P., Wyatt, A., Larsen, C. M., Knowles, P., Ladyman, S. R., LeTissier, P., & Grattan, D. R. (2016). Conditional deletion of the prolactin receptor reveals functional subpopulations of dopamine neurons in the arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus. Journal of Neuroscience, 36(35), 9173-9185. doi: 10.1523/jneurosci.1471-16.2016

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Brown, R. S. E., Wyatt, A. K., Herbison, R. E., Knowles, P. J., Ladyman, S. R., Binart, N., … Grattan, D. R. (2016). Prolactin transport into mouse brain is independent of prolactin receptor. FASEB Journal, 30(2), 1002-1010. doi: 10.1096/fj.15-276519

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Kim, D. W., Glendining, K. A., Grattan, D. R., & Jasoni, C. L. (2016). Maternal obesity in the mouse compromises the blood-brain barrier in the arcuate nucleus of offspring. Endocrinology, 157(6), 2229-2242. doi: 10.1210/en.2016-1014

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Kim, D. W., Glendining, K. A., Grattan, D. R., & Jasoni, C. L. (2016). Maternal obesity leads to increased proliferation and numbers of astrocytes in the developing fetal and neonatal mouse hypothalamus. International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience, 53, 18-25. doi: 10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2016.06.005

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Ladyman, S. R., & Grattan, D. R. (2016). Central effects of leptin on glucose homeostasis are modified during pregnancy in the rat. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 28(10). doi: 10.1111/jne.12431

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Ladyman, S. R., Augustine, R. A., Scherf, E., Phillipps, H. R., Brown, C. H., & Grattan, D. R. (2016). Attenuated hypothalamic responses to α-melanocyte stimulating hormone during pregnancy in the rat. Journal of Physiology, 594(4), 1087-1101. doi: 10.1113/jp271605

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Macari, S., Ajay Sharma, L., Wyatt, A., Knowles, P., Szawka, R. E., Garlet, G. P., Grattan, D. R., Dias, G. J., & Silva, T. A. (2016). Osteoprotective effects of estrogen in the maxillary bone depend on ERα. Journal of Dental Research, 95(6), 689-696. doi: 10.1177/0022034516633154

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McEwen, H. J. L., Inglis, M. A., Quennell, J. H., Grattan, D. R., & Anderson, G. M. (2016). Deletion of suppressor of cytokine signaling 3 from forebrain neurons delays infertility and onset of hypothalamic leptin resistance in response to a high caloric diet. Journal of Neuroscience, 36(27), 7142-7153. doi: 10.1523/jneurosci.2714-14.2016

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Vergara-Castañeda, E., Grattan, D. R., Pasantes-Morales, H., Pérez-Domínguez, M., Cabrera-Reyes, E. A., Morales, T., & Cerbón, M. (2016). Prolactin mediates neuroprotection against excitotoxicity in primary cell cultures of hippocampal neurons via its receptor. Brain Research, 1636, 193-199. doi: 10.1016/j.brainres.2016.02.011

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Brown, R. S. E., Herbison, A. E., & Grattan, D. R. (2015). Effects of prolactin and lactation on A15 dopamine neurons in the rostral preoptic area of female mice. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 27(9), 708-717. doi: 10.1111/jne.12297

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Grattan, D. R. (2015). 60 years of neuroendocrinology: The hypothalamo-prolactin axis. Journal of Endocrinology, 226(2), T101-T122. doi: 10.1530/joe-15-0213

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Araujo-Lopes, R., Crampton, J. R., Aquino, N. S. S., Miranda, R. M., Kokay, I. C., Reis, A. M., … Grattan, D. R., & Szawka, R. E. (2014). Prolactin regulates kisspeptin neurons in the arcuate nucleus to suppress LH secretion in female rats. Endocrinology, 155(3), 1010-1020. doi: 10.1210/en.2013-1889

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Booker, C. S., & Grattan, D. R. (2014). Identification of a truncated splice variant of IL-18 receptor alpha in the human and rat, with evidence of wider evolutionary conservation. PeerJ, 2, e560. doi: 10.7717/peerj.560

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Brown, R. C., McLay-Cooke, R. T., Richardson, S. L., Williams, S. M., Grattan, D. R., & Chisholm, A. W.-A. H. (2014). Appetite response among those susceptible or resistant to obesity. International Journal of Endocrinology, 2014, 512013. doi: 10.1155/2014/512013

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Brown, R. S. E., Herbison, A. E., & Grattan, D. R. (2014). Prolactin regulation of kisspeptin neurones in the mouse brain and its role in the lactation-induced suppression of kisspeptin expression. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 26(12), 898-908. doi: 10.1111/jne.12223

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Kim, D. W., Young, S. L., Grattan, D. R., & Jasoni, C. L. (2014). Obesity during pregnancy disrupts placental morphology, cell proliferation, and inflammation in a sex-specific manner across gestation in the mouse. Biology of Reproduction, 90(6), 130. doi: 10.1095/biolreprod.113.117259

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Koch, C. E., Lowe, C., Legler, K., Benzler, J., Boucsein, A., Böttiger, G., Grattan, D. R., … Tups, A. (2014). Central adiponectin acutely improves glucose tolerance in male mice. Endocrinology, 155(5), 1806-1816. doi: 10.1210/en.2013-1734

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Liu, X., Brown, R. S. E., Herbison, A. E., & Grattan, D. R. (2014). Lactational anovulation in mice results from a selective loss of kisspeptin input to GnRH neurons. Endocrinology, 155(1), 193-203. doi: 10.1210/en.2013-1621

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Benzler, J., Andrews, Z. B., Pracht, C., Stöhr, S., Shepherd, P. R., Grattan, D. R., & Tups, A. (2013). Hypothalamic WNT signalling is impaired during obesity and reinstated by leptin treatment in male mice. Endocrinology, 154(12), 4737-4745. doi: 10.1210/en.2013-1746

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Ladyman, S. R., & Grattan, D. R. (2013). JAK-STAT and feeding. JAK-STAT, 2(2), e23675. doi: 10.4161/jkst.23675

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Phillipps, H. R., Ladyman, S. R., & Grattan, D. R. (2013). Maintained expression of genes associated with metabolism in the ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus despite development of leptin resistance during pregnancy in the rat. Physiological Reports, 1(6), e00162. doi: 10.1002/phy2.162

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Romanò, N., Yip, S. H., Hodson, D. J., Guillou, A., Parnaudeau, S., Kirk, S., … Bunn, S. J., Grattan, D. R., … Martin, A. O. (2013). Plasticity of hypothalamic dopamine neurons during lactation results in dissociation of electrical activity and release. Journal of Neuroscience, 33(10), 4424-4433. doi: 10.1523/jneurosci.4415-12.2013

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Adler, E. S., Hollis, J. H., Clarke, I. J., Grattan, D. R., & Oldfield, B. J. (2012). Neurochemical characterization and sexual dimorphism of projections from the brain to abdominal and subcutaneous white adipose tissue in the rat. Journal of Neuroscience, 32(45), 15913-15921. doi: 10.1523/jneurosci.2591-12.2012

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Benzler, J., Ganjam, G. K., Krüger, M., Pinkenburg, O., Kutschke, M., Stöhr, S., … Grattan, D. R., & Tups, A. (2012). Hypothalamic glycogen synthase kinase 3β has a central role in the regulation of food intake and glucose metabolism. Biochemical Journal, 447(1), 175-184. doi: 10.1042/bj20120834

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Brown, R. S. E., Piet, R., Herbison, A. E., & Grattan, D. R. (2012). Differential actions of prolactin on electrical activity and intracellular signal transduction in hypothalamic neurons. Endocrinology, 153(5), 2375-2384. doi: 10.1210/en.2011-2005

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Ladyman, S. R., Fieldwick, D. M., & Grattan, D. R. (2012). Suppression of leptin-induced hypothalamic JAK/STAT signaling and feeding response during pregnancy in the mouse. Reproduction, 144(1), 83-90. doi: 10.1530/rep-12-0112

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Larsen, C. M., & Grattan, D. R. (2012). Prolactin, neurogenesis, and maternal behaviors. Brain, Behavior & Immunity, 26(2), 201-209. doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2011.07.233

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Li, Q., Li, N., Le Tissier, P., Grattan, D. R., & Kerman, K. (2012). Miniaturized electrochemical immunosensor for label-free detection of growth hormone. Electroanalysis, 24(6), 1272-1276. doi: 10.1002/elan.201200074

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Sapsford, T. J., Kokay, I. C., Östberg, L., Bridges, R. S., & Grattan, D. R. (2012). Differential sensitivity of specific neuronal populations of the rat hypothalamus to prolactin action. Journal of Comparative Neurology, 520(5), 1062-1077. doi: 10.1002/cne.22775

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Yip, S. H., Eguchi, R., Grattan, D. R., & Bunn, S. J. (2012). Prolactin signalling in the mouse hypothalamus is primarily mediated by signal transducer and activator of transcription factor 5b but not 5a. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 24(12), 1484-1491. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2012.02357.x

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