Sagi Enicole Gillera

Works (7)

Updated: April 23rd, 2025 20:39

2023 article

Gestational exposure to FireMaster® 550 (FM 550) disrupts the placenta-brain axis in a socially monogamous rodent species, the prairie vole (Microtus ochrogaster)

Marinello, W. P., Gillera, S. E. A., Han, Y., Richardson, J. R., Armour, G. S., Horman, B. M., & Patisaul, H. B. (2023, August 8). Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, Vol. 576.

By: W. Marinello n , S. Gillera n , Y. Han*, J. Richardson *, G. Armour n, B. Horman n, H. Patisaul n 

author keywords: Pregnancy; EDCs; Endocrine disruptors; Neurotoxicology; Developmental toxicology; Organophosphate
MeSH headings : Animals; Male; Humans; Female; Pregnancy; Grassland; Placenta; Brain; Arvicolinae
topics (OpenAlex): Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior; Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact; Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
TL;DR: Prairie voles are used, a monogamous and bi-parental rodent, leveraged for decades to decipher the underpinnings of social behaviors, to examine the impact of fetal FR exposure on gene targets in the mid-gestational placenta and fetal brain and provide insights on the mechanisms by which FRs impair neurodevelopment and later in life social behaviors. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: October 16, 2023

2022 article

Effects of developmental exposure to FireMaster® 550 (FM 550) on microglia density, reactivity and morphology in a prosocial animal model

Marinello, W. P., Gillera, S. E. A., Fanning, M. J., Malinsky, L. B., Rhodes, C. L., Horman, B. M., & Patisaul, H. B. (2022, May 5). NeuroToxicology, Vol. 7.

By: W. Marinello n , S. Gillera n , M. Fanning n, L. Malinsky n, C. Rhodes n, B. Horman n, H. Patisaul n 

author keywords: Prefrontal cortex; Sex difference; Neurodevelopment; Endocrine disrupting chemicals; Flame retardants; Vole
MeSH headings : Animals; Arvicolinae; Female; Humans; Male; Mice; Microglia; Models, Animal; Organophosphates; Polybrominated Biphenyls; Pregnancy; Rats
topics (OpenAlex): Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms; Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior; Stress Responses and Cortisol
TL;DR: Overall, FM 550 exposure resulted in reduced numbers of microglia in most regions examined, with the 1000µg FM 550 exposed males particularly affected. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: June 20, 2022

2022 article

Individual and Combined Effects of Paternal Deprivation and Developmental Exposure to Firemaster 550 on Socio-Emotional Behavior in Prairie Voles

Gillera, S. E. A., Marinello, W. P., Nelson, M. A., Horman, B. M., & Patisaul, H. B. (2022, May 22). Toxics, Vol. 5.

By: S. Gillera n , W. Marinello n , M. Nelson n, B. Horman n & H. Patisaul n 

author keywords: endocrine disruptors; flame retardants; sexual differentiation; pair bond
topics (OpenAlex): Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior; Stress Responses and Cortisol; Memory and Neural Mechanisms
TL;DR: Evidence is provided that chemical and social stressors can have unique behavioral effects that differ by sex but may not produce worse outcomes in combination. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: June 13, 2022

2021 article

Sex-specific Disruption of the Prairie Vole Hypothalamus by Developmental Exposure to a Flame Retardant Mixture

Gillera, S. E. A., Marinello, W. P., Cao, K. T., Horman, B. M., Stapleton, H. M., & Patisaul, H. B. (2021, May 26). Endocrinology, Vol. 8.

By: S. Gillera n , W. Marinello n , K. Cao n, B. Horman n, H. Stapleton * & H. Patisaul n 

Contributors: S. Gillera n , W. Marinello n , K. Cao n, B. Horman n, H. Stapleton * & H. Patisaul n 

author keywords: Social; anxiety; neurodevelopment; neural; endocrine disruptors; endocrine disrupting chemicals; oxytocin; vasopressin; dopamine
MeSH headings : Animals; Arginine Vasopressin / metabolism; Arvicolinae; Endocrine Disruptors / toxicity; Female; Flame Retardants / toxicity; Male; Neurons / drug effects; Neurons / metabolism; Oxytocin / metabolism; Paraventricular Hypothalamic Nucleus / drug effects; Sex Factors; Tyrosine 3-Monooxygenase / metabolism
topics (OpenAlex): Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior; Circadian rhythm and melatonin; Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
TL;DR: Results expand on previous work showing evidence of endocrine disruption of OT/AVP pathways, including to subpopulations of PVN AVP neurons that coordinate osmoregulatory functions in the periphery, by testing the hypothesis that FM 550 sex-specifically alters AVP and OT neuronal populations in critical nuclei. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: July 12, 2021

2020 journal article

Developmental Exposure to Tetrabromobisphenol A Has Minimal Impact on Male Rat Reproductive Health

Reproductive Toxicology, 95, 59–65.

By: P. Brown *, S. Gillera* , S. Fenton*  & H. Yao *

author keywords: Tetrabromobisphenol A; Endocrine disruption; Bisphenol A; Male reproduction
MeSH headings : Animals; Female; Flame Retardants / toxicity; Male; Maternal-Fetal Exchange; Polybrominated Biphenyls / toxicity; Pregnancy; Prostate / drug effects; Rats, Wistar; Reproductive Health; Sperm Count; Spermatozoa / drug effects; Testis / drug effects; Testis / metabolism
topics (OpenAlex): Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals; Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact; Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment
TL;DR: No differences in the morphology of testes, sperm, prostates, or secondary sex organs are found from post-natal day 21 through one-year of age, which may lead to the supposition that TBBPA is less harmful than its parent compound BPA. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 29, 2022

2019 journal article

Sex-specific behavioral effects following developmental exposure to tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) in Wistar rats

NeuroToxicology, 75, 136–147.

By: K. Rock n, S. Gillera n , P. Devarasetty  n, B. Horman n, G. Knudsen *, L. Birnbaum *, S. Fenton* , H. Patisaul n 

author keywords: brain; anxiety; endocrine disruptions; sex differences; hyperactivity; neural; sexually dimorphic; neurotoxic; flame retardants; elevated plus maze; neurodevelopment
MeSH headings : Animals; Behavior, Animal / drug effects; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Endocrine Disruptors / toxicity; Flame Retardants / toxicity; Maze Learning / drug effects; Motor Activity / drug effects; Polybrominated Biphenyls / toxicity; Rats; Rats, Wistar / growth & development; Sex Factors
topics (OpenAlex): Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals; Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that exposure to environmental contaminants, like TBBPA, can have sex-specific effects on behavior highlighting the vulnerability of the developing brain. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: December 16, 2019

2019 article

Sex-specific effects of perinatal FireMaster® 550 (FM 550) exposure on socioemotional behavior in prairie voles

Gillera, S. E. A., Marinello, W. P., Horman, B. M., Phillips, A. L., Ruis, M. T., Stapleton, H. M., … Patisaul, H. B. (2019, November 12). Neurotoxicology and Teratology, Vol. 79, p. 106840.

By: S. Gillera n , W. Marinello n , B. Horman  n, A. Phillips *, M. Ruis*, H. Stapleton *, D. Reif n , H. Patisaul  n

Contributors: S. Gillera n , W. Marinello n , B. Horman  n, A. Phillips *, M. Ruis*, H. Stapleton *, D. Reif n , H. Patisaul  n

author keywords: Social; Anxiety; Brain; Neurodevelopment; Neural; Endocrine disruptors; Endocrine disrupting chemicals; Flame retardants
MeSH headings : Animals; Anxiety / chemically induced; Arvicolinae; Behavior, Animal / drug effects; Exploratory Behavior / drug effects; Female; Flame Retardants / toxicity; Male; Organophosphates / toxicity; Polybrominated Biphenyls / toxicity; Pregnancy; Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects / chemically induced; Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects / psychology; Sex Characteristics; Social Behavior
topics (OpenAlex): Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior; Memory and Neural Mechanisms; Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
TL;DR: The utility of the prairie vole for investigating the impact of chemical exposures on social behavior is demonstrated and the hypothesis that developmental FR exposure impacts the social brain is supported. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: December 4, 2019

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Updated: June 18th, 2025 13:38

2022 - 2025

ICF International (United States) Durham, North Carolina, US
Senior Toxicologist

2017 - 2022

NC State University Raleigh, NC, US
Graduate Student Biological Sciences

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