Publications

2025

Crockett AM, Frambes N, Mullaly A., Churillo AM., Dos Passos RR., Folk C., Freeburg LA., Cavalli E., Harrington EN., Philbeck T., Wilczynski S., Priviero F., Spinale FG., Webb RC., Wood SK., Ryan MJ., and Hollis F. Sex-specific effects of chronic unpredictable stress on mitochondrial function in the HPA axis in mice. Clinical Science: submitted. BioRxiv preprint here

Huang Q., Shire D, Abuaish S, Picard M, Monk C, Duman EA, Hollis F., and Trumpff C.Mitochondrial health, prenatal distress, and gestational age: investigation of cf-mtDNA and GDF15 in two pregnancy studies from the USA and Turkey. 2025. Mitochondrion Jun 3:102057.

2024

Fontes MT, Costa TJ, de Paula RB, Araújo FA, Barros PA, Townsend P, Butler L, Velazquez KT, Hollis F, Bomfin GF, Butcher JT, McCarthy CG, Wenceslau CF. A Skeletal Muscle-Mediated Anticontractile Response on Vascular Tone: Unraveling the Lactate-AMPK-NOS1 Pathway in Femoral Arteries. Function 5 (6), zqae042

Mendes-Silva AP., Hollis F., Gorman-Sandler E., Sadat-Afjeh S, Teimoury K, Ahkbarian N, Lisoway A, and Ueira-Vieira C. The role of prefrontal cortex in cell cycle regulation in anxiety. In: Handbook of the Biology and Pathology of Mental Disorders. Springer Nature. Springer, Cham.

Ryan MJ., Clemmer JS., Mathew RO., Faulkner JL., Taylor EB., Abais-Battad JM., Hollis F., and Sullivan JC. Revisiting sex as a biological variable in hypertension research. J. Clin Invest. Sep 3;134(17):e180078.

Waigi EW, Pernomian L, Crockett AM, Costa TJ, Townsend Jr P, Webb RC, McQuail JA,  McCarthy CG, Hollis F, and Wenceslau CF. Vascular dysfunction occurs prior to the onset of amyloid pathology and Aβ plaque deposits colocalize with endothelial cells in the hippocampus of female APPswe/PSEN1dE9 mice. GeroScience: June11: 1-20.

Bronstein PW., Horovitz DJ., Hampton AS., Hollis F., Newman LA., Enos RT., and McQuail JA. Daily fluctuations in blood glucose with normal aging are inversely related to hippocampal synaptic mitochondrial proteins. Aging Brain. Apr 5:5:100116.

Gandy HM., Hollis F., Hernandez CM., and McQuail JA. Aging or chronic stress impairs working memory and modulates GABA and glutamate gene expression in prelimbic cortex. Frontiers in Aging Neurosci. Jan 8:15:1306496.

Unger CA., Hope MC., Aladhami AK., Cotham WE., Socia CE., Rice BC., Clegg DJ., Velazquez KT., Lavoie HA., Hollis F., and Enos RT. A Novel Tissue-Specific Insight Into Sex Steroid Fluctuations Throughout the Murine Estrous Cycle. Endocrinology. Volume 165, Issue 1, January 2024, bqad175.

Crockett A. and Hollis F. Brain mitochondria in behavior: more than a powerhouse. Trends Endocrinol Metab. 35(1):1-3; Oct 5:S1043-2760(23)00197-2.

2023

Gorman-Sandler E., Wood G., Cloude N., Frambes N., Brennen H., Robertson B., and Hollis F., Mitochondrial Might: powering the peripartum for resilience. Frontiers in Behavioral Neurosci. Dec 20;17:1286811.

Gorman-Sandler E., Robertson B., Crawford J., Arishe OO., Webb RC., and Hollis F. Gestational stress decreases postpartum mitochondrial respiration in the prefrontal cortex of female rats. Neurobiol of Stress Sep; 26: 100563.

Burzynski HE., Ayala KE., Frick MA., Dufala HA., Woodruff JL., Macht VA., Eber BR., Hollis F., McQuail JA., Grillo CA., Fadel JR., and Reagan LP. Delayed cognitive impairments in a rat model of Gulf War Illness are stimulus-dependent. Brain Behav Immunity. Oct;113:248-258.

2022

Hollis, F., Pope BS., Gorman-Sandler E., and Wood SK. Neuroinflammation and Mitochondrial Dysfunction Link Social Stress to Depression. Curr Topics Behav Neurosci. 54:59-93.

Zalachoras I, Ramos-Fernandez E, Hollis F, Astori S, Rodriguez J, Strasser A, Xi L, Zanoletti O, Yin T, Lei H, Gruetter R, Trovo L, Sonnay S, Geiser E, Preitner N, Steiner P, and Sandi C. Glutathione in the nucleus accumbens regulates effort-based reward-seeking behavior. eLife 11:e77791.

2021

Gorman-Sandler E., and Hollis, F. The Forced Swim Test: giving up on behavioral despair. A commentary on Molendijk and De Kloet, 2021. Eur J Neurosci. May;55(9-10):2832-2835.

2020

Guillot de Suduiraut I., Zanoletti O, Grosse J, Sandi C, and Hollis, F. Astrocytic release of ATP through type 2 inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate receptor calcium signaling and social dominance behavior in mice. Eur J Neurosci. 53: 2973– 2985.

Zalachoras I., Hollis F., Ramos E., Trovo L., Sonnay S., Geiser E., Preitner N., Steiner P., Sandi C., and Morato L. Therapeutic potential of glutathione-enhancers in stress-related psychopathologies. Neurosci Biobehav Rev. Jul;114:134-155.

Papilloud A., Weger M., Bacq A., Zalachoras I., Hollis F., Larrieu T., Battivelli D., Grosse J., Zannoletti O., Parnaudeau S., Tronche F., and Sandi C. The Glucocorticoid Receptor in the Nucleus Accumbens Plays a Crucial Role in Social Rank Attainment in Rodents. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 112, 104538 Feb 2020.

2019

Rosina, E., Battan B, Siracusano M., Di Criscio L., Hollis, F., Pacini L., Curatolo P., and Bagni C. Disruption of mTOR and ERK1-2 pathways and severity in idiopathic autism. Trans.Psychiatry. 2019(9:50).

2018

van der Kooij MA*., Hollis F*., Lozano L., Zalachoras I, Abad S, Zanoletti O, Grosse J, Guillot de Suduiraut I, Canto C. and Sandi C. Diazepam actions in the VTA enhance social dominance by activation of dopamine D1 receptors and mitochondrial function in the nucleus accumbens. Mol Psychiatry Mar;23(3):569-578.

Hollis F., Mitchell ES., Canto C., Wang D., and Sandi C. Medium chain triglyceride diet reduces anxiety-like behaviors and enhances social competitiveness in rats. Neuropharmacology Aug;138:245-256.

2017

Hollis F*., Kanellopoulos AK*., and Bagni C. Mitochondrial dysfunction in Autism Spectrum Disorder: clinical features and perspectives. Curr Opin Neurobiol.  Aug;45:178-187.

2016

Hollis F., Sevelinges Y., and Sandi C. Involvement of CRFR1 in the basolateral amygdala in the immediate fear extinction deficit. eNeuro. Nov 2;3(5). pii: eNEURO.0084-16.2016. Featured on F1000Prime as important breaking research.

Bendahan S., Goette L., Thoresen J., Loued-Khenissi L., Hollis F., and Sandi C. Acute stress alters individual risk taking in a time-dependent manner and leads to anti-social risk. Eur J Neurosci. Apr;45(7):877-885.

2015

Hollis F*., van der Kooij MA*., Zanoletti O., Lozano L., Canto, C., and Sandi C. Mitochondrial function in the brain links anxiety with social subordination. PNAS, Dec 15, 112(50):15486-91. Featured on F1000Prime as exceptional breaking research.

Wright K, Hollis F, Duclot F, Dossat A, Mercer R, Feng J, Dietz DM, Nestler EJ, and Kabbaj M. Methyl supplementation attenuates cocaine-seeking behaviors and cocaine-induced cFos activation in a DNA methylation-dependent manner. J.Neurosci Jun 10;35(23):8948-58. Featured article.

Goette L., Bendaham S., Thoresen J., Hollis F., and Sandi C. Stress pulls us apart: anxiety leads to differences in competitive confidence under stress. Psychoneuroendocrinology 54;115-123.

2014

Hollis F., and Kabbaj M. Social defeat as an animal model for depression. ILAR, 55(2): 221 32.

2013

Hollis F, Isgor C, and Kabbaj M. The consequences of adolescent chronic unpredictable stress exposure on brain and behavior. Neuroscience, Sep 26; 249:232-41.

2012

Hollis F., Gaval M., Dietz D., and Kabbaj M. Juvenile and adult rats differ in cocaine reward and expression of zif268 in the forebrain. Neuroscience, Jan; 200:91-8.

2011

Duclot F*., Hollis F*., Darcy M.J., and Kabbaj M. Individual differences in novelty-seeking behavior in rats as a model for psychosocial stress-related mood disorders. Physiol Behav. Aug 3;104(2):296-305.

Hollis F*., Duclot F*., Gunjan A., and Kabbaj M. Individual differences in the effect of social defeat on anhedonia and histone acetylation in the rat hippocampus. Horm. Behav. Mar;59(3):331-7.

2010

LaPlant QC, Vialou V., Covington HE, Warren B, Maze, I., Dietz D., Iniguez SD, Hollis F, Xiao G., Neve RL, Ren Y., Kabbaj M., Hurd YL, Oosting RS, and Nestler EJ. Dnmt3a regulates emotional behavior and spine plasticity in the nucleus accumbens. Nature Neuroscience Sep;13(9):1137-43. Featured on F1000Prime as important breaking research.

Hollis F., Wang H., Dietz D., Gunjan A., and Kabbaj M. The effects of repeated social defeat on long-term depressive-like behavior and short-term histone modifications in the hippocampus in male Sprague-Dawley rats. Psychopharmacology 211(1): 69-77.

2009

Stack A., Carrier N., Dietz D., Hollis F., Sorenson J., and Kabbaj M. Sex differences in social interaction in rats: role of the immediate-early gene zif268. Neuropsychopharmacology35(2): 570-80.