Lauretta El Hayek

Exercise promotes the expression of brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) through the action of the ketone body β-hydroxybutyrate

Sama F. Sleiman, Jeffrey Henry, Rami Al-Haddad et al. · eLife · 2016 · 775 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Neurobiology, Neuroscience +15

Lactate mediates the effects of exercise on learning and memory through SIRT1-dependent activation of hippocampal brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF)

Lauretta El Hayek, Mohamad Khalifeh, Victor Zibara et al. · Journal of Neuroscience · 2019 · 514 citations · Full text

Medicine, Neurobiology, Neuroscience +17

Lactate is an antidepressant that mediates resilience to stress by modulating the hippocampal levels and activity of histone deacetylases

Nabil Karnib, Rim El-Ghandour, Lauretta El Hayek et al. · Neuropsychopharmacology · 2019 · 138 citations · Full text

Medicine, Neurobiology, Neuroscience +14

KDM5A mutations identified in autism spectrum disorder using forward genetics

Lauretta El Hayek, İslam Oğuz Tuncay, Nadine Nijem et al. · eLife · 2020 · 63 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Genetics, Neuroscience +16

Branched-chain amino acids mediate resilience to chronic social defeat stress by activating BDNF/TRKB signaling

Patrick Nasrallah, Edwina Abou Haidar, Joseph S. Stephan et al. · Neurobiology of Stress · 2019 · 53 citations · Full text

Veterinary Medicine, Neuroscience, Psychology +17