Dr Kirat Chand
Research Fellow/Senior Research off
UQ Centre for Clinical Research
+61 7 334 66016
| Featured projects | Duration |
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| Long-term protection in the growth restricted newborn | 2021–2023 |
| The right cell – which stem cells provide optimal neuroprotection in the growth restricted newborn? | 2020–2021 |
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Stem cell treatment for neonatal hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy National Health and Medical Research Council |
2018–2021 |
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Contribution of systemic inflammatory response to brain injury in growth restricted newborns National Health and Medical Research Council |
2018–2021 |
Journal Articles
Teo, Elliot J., Chand, Kirat. K., Miller, Stephanie M., Wixey, Julie A., Colditz, Paul B. and Bjorkman, S. Tracey. (2023). Early evolution of glial morphology and inflammatory cytokines following hypoxic-ischemic injury in the newborn piglet brain. Scientific Reports, 13 (1) 282, 1-14. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-27034-9
Chand, Kirat K., Lee, Kah Meng, Lavidis, Nickolas A., Rodriguez-Valle, Manuel, Ijaz, Hina, Koehbach, Johannes, Clark, Richard J., Lew-Tabor, Ala and Noakes, Peter G. (2022). Author Correction: Tick holocyclotoxins trigger host paralysis by presynaptic inhibition. Scientific Reports, 12 (1) 20636, 1-1. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-24528-4
Chand, Kirat, Nano, Rachel, Wixey, Julie and Patel, Jatin (2022). Stem cell therapy for neuroprotection in the growth-restricted newborn. Stem Cells Translational Medicine, 11 (4), 372-382. doi: 10.1093/stcltm/szac005
Chand, Kirat K., Pannek, Kerstin, Colditz, Paul B. and Wixey, Julie A. (2022). Brain outcomes in runted piglets: a translational model of fetal growth restriction. Developmental Neuroscience, 44 (4-5), 1-11. doi: 10.1159/000523995
Chand, Kirat K., Miller, Stephanie M., Cowin, Gary J., Mohanty, Lipsa, Pienaar, Jany, Colditz, Paul B., Bjorkman, Stella Tracey and Wixey, Julie A. (2022). Neurovascular unit alterations in the growth-restricted newborn are improved following Ibuprofen treatment. Molecular Neurobiology, 59 (2), 1018-1040. doi: 10.1007/s12035-021-02654-w
Chand, Kirat K., Patel, Jatin, Bjorkman, S. T., Sim, Seen-Ling, Miller, Stephanie M., Teo, Elliot, Jones, Lara, Sun, Jane, Colditz, Paul B., Khosrotehrani, Kiarash and Wixey, Julie A. (2021). Combination of human endothelial colony-forming cells and mesenchymal stromal cells exert neuroprotective effects in the growth-restricted newborn. npj Regenerative Medicine, 6 (1) 75, 75. doi: 10.1038/s41536-021-00185-5
Wixey, Julie A., Sukumar, Kishen R., Pretorius, Rinaldi, Lee, Kah Meng, Colditz, Paul B., Bjorkman, S. Tracey and Chand, Kirat K. (2019). Ibuprofen treatment reduces the neuroinflammatory response and associated neuronal and white matter impairment in the growth restricted newborn. Frontiers in Physiology, 10 (MAY) 541, 541. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2019.00541
Wixey, Julie A., Lee, Kah Meng, Miller, Stephanie M., Goasdoue, Kate, Colditz, Paul B., Bjorkman, S.T. and Chand, Kirat K. (2019). Neuropathology in intrauterine growth restricted newborn piglets is associated with glial activation and proinflammatory status in the brain. Journal of Neuroinflammation, 16 (1) 5, 5. doi: 10.1186/s12974-018-1392-1
Wixey, Julie A., Chand, Kirat K., Pham, Lily, Colditz, Paul B. and Bjorkman, S. Tracey (2018). Therapeutic potential to reduce brain injury in growth restricted newborns. Journal of Physiology, 596 (23), 5675-5686. doi: 10.1113/JP275428
Wixey, Julie A, Reinebrant, Hanna E, Chand, Kirat K and Buller, Kathryn M (2018). Disruption to the 5-HT7 Receptor Following Hypoxia-Ischemia in the Immature Rodent Brain. Neurochemical research, 43 (3), 711-720. doi: 10.1007/s11064-018-2473-3
Chand, Kirat K., Lee, Kah Meng, Lee, John D., Qiu, Hao, Willis, Emily F., Lavidis, Nickolas A., Hilliard, Massimo A. and Noakes, Peter G. (2018). Defects in synaptic transmission at the neuromuscular junction precedes motor deficits in a TDP-43Q331K transgenic mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. FASEB Journal : Official Publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, 32 (5), fj201700835R-2689. doi: 10.1096/fj.201700835R
Wixey, Julie A., Chand, Kirat K., Colditz, Paul B. and Bjorkman, S. Tracey (2017). Neuroinflammation in intrauterine growth restriction. Placenta, 54, 117-124. doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2016.11.012
Lee, Kah Meng, Chand, Kirat K., Hammond, Luke A., Lavidis, Nickolas A. and Noakes , Peter G. (2017). Functional decline at the aging neuromuscular junction is associated with altered laminin-α4 expression. Aging, 9 (3), 880-899. doi: 10.18632/aging.101198
Chand, Kirat K., Lee, Kah Meng, Lavidis, Nickolas A. and Noakes, P. G. (2016). Loss of laminin-alpha4 results in pre- and postsynaptic modifications at the neuromuscular junction. FASEB Journal, 31 (4), 1323-1336. doi: 10.1096/fj.201600899R
Miller, Stephanie M., Sullivan, Susan M., Ireland, Zoe, Chand, Kirat K., Colditz, Paul B. and Bjorkman, S. Tracey (2016). Neonatal seizures are associated with redistribution and loss of GABAA α-subunits in the hypoxic-ischaemic pig. Journal of Neurochemistry, 139 (3), 471-484. doi: 10.1111/jnc.13746
Chand, Kirat K., Lee, Kah Meng, Lavidis, Nickolas A., Rodriguez-Valle, Manuel, Ijaz, Hina, Koehbach, Johannes, Clark, Richard J., Lew-Tabor, Ala and Noakes, Peter G. (2016). Tick holocyclotoxins trigger host paralysis by presynaptic inhibition. Scientific Reports, 6 (1) 29446, 29446. doi: 10.1038/srep29446
Chand, Kirat K., Lee, Kah Meng, Schenning, Mitja P., Lavidis, Nickolas A. and Noakes, Peter G. (2015). Loss of β2-laminin alters calcium sensitivity and voltage gated calcium channel maturation of neurotransmission at the neuromuscular junction. Journal of Physiology, 593 (1), 245-265. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.2014.284133
Conference Papers
Goasdoue, Kate, Chand, Kirat Kishore, Miller, Stephanie Melita, Lee, Kah Meng, Colditz, Paul Bernard, Wixey, Julie Anne and Bjorkman, Stella Tracey (2019). Seizures are associated with blood-brain barrier disruption in a piglet model of neonatal hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy. 11th Hershey Conference on Developmental Brain Injury, Asilomar, CA, United States, 5-8 June 2018. Basel, Switzerland: S. Karger AG. doi: 10.1159/000499365
Wixey, Julie, Sukumar, Kishen, Miller, Stephanie, Goasdoue, Kate, Colditz, Paul, Bjorkman, Stella Tracey and Chand, Kirat (2017). Anti-inflammatory treatment to reduce brain injury in the growth restricted neonate. 31st Annual Fetal and Neonatal Workshop of Australia and New Zealand, Canberra, ACT, Australia, 30-31 March 2017.
Sukumar, K., Chand, K., Miller, S., Goasdoue, K., Colditz, P., Bjorkman, S. T. and Wixey, J. (2017). Neuroinflammation in the IUGR piglet model. Queensland Perinatal Consortium, Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, 20 July 2017.
Goasdoue, K., Miller, S., Chand, K., Wixey, J., Colditz, P. and Bjorkman, S. T. (2017). Inflammation and blood-brain barrier disruption occurs rapidly following neonatal hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy. Queensland Perinatal Consortium, Brisbane, Australia, 20 July 2017.
Eiby, Yvonne, Bjorkman, Tracey, Wixey, Julie, Chand, Kirat, Colditz, Paul and Lingwood, Barbara (2016). Pilot trial of early blood transfusions for supporting cardiovascular function and cerebral oxygen delivery in preterm piglets. 30th Annual meeting Fetal and Neonatal Workshop of Australia and New Zealand, Magnetic Island, QLD, Australia, 19-21 May 2016.
Wixey, Julie, Muller, Camille, Chand, Kirat, Sullivan, Susan, Colditz, Paul and Bjorkman, Stella Tracey (2016). Neuroinflammatory response in the growth restricted neonate. Australasian Neuroscience Society Annual Scientific Meeting, Hobart, TAS Australia, 4-7 December 2016.
Goasdoue, Kate, Miller, Stephanie, Chand, Kirat, Wixey, Julie, Colditz, Paul and Bjorkman, Tracey (2016). Investigation of the impact of seizures on disruption to the blood-brain barrier following neonatal hypoxia-ischaemia. Queensland Perinatal Consortium, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia: University of Queensland, 15 July, 2016.
Thesis
Chand, Kirat Kishore (2015). The functional role of laminins-α4 and -β2 in development of the neuromuscular junction. PhD Thesis, School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2015.339