
Overview
Background
Dr Kirat Chand is a Research Fellow at the Perinatal Research Centre at The University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research (UQCCR). His field of expertise include the establishment of synaptic connections, neurodevelopment and cellular changes associated with injury in the neonatal brain. His current work investigates the evolution of brain injury in fetal growth restricted newborns (FGR) with a particular interest in understanding mechanisms to develop better detection and treatment strategies for FGR newborns. FGR is the second leading cause of perinatal morbidity and mortality, with around 32 million babies born FGR globally each year. FGR is commonly caused by placental insufficiency, resulting in an inadequate supply of oxygen and nutrients to the foetus. The brain is particularly vulnerable to FGR conditions and adverse outcomes in these children range from mild learning difficulties, to neurobehavioral issues, and in some cases cerebral palsy. Currently there are no interventions available to protect the FGR brain. Using the pre-clinical pig model of FGR, we are able to examine perturbations to white and grey matter regions of the newborn brain, with the aim of developing appropriate therapeutic strategies to aid this vulnerable population.
Availability
- Dr Kirat Chand is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Works
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2025
Journal Article
Nano-formulated curcumin uptake and biodistribution in the fetal growth restricted newborn piglet brain
Xu, Nuo, Wixey, Julie, Chand, Kirat, Wong, Megan and Nance, Elizabeth (2025). Nano-formulated curcumin uptake and biodistribution in the fetal growth restricted newborn piglet brain. Drug Delivery and Translational Research. doi: 10.1007/s13346-025-01830-y
2024
Journal Article
The search for blood biomarkers that indicate risk of adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes in fetal growth restriction
Musco, Hannah, Beecher, Kate, Chand, Kirat K., Boyd, Roslyn N., Colditz, Paul B. and Wixey, Julie A. (2024). The search for blood biomarkers that indicate risk of adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes in fetal growth restriction. Frontiers in Pediatrics, 12 1396102, 1-7. doi: 10.3389/fped.2024.1396102
2024
Journal Article
CSF1R inhibition promotes neuroinflammation and behavioural deficits during graft-versus-host disease in mice
Adams, Rachael C., Carter-Cusack, Dylan, Llanes, Genesis T., Hunter, Christopher R., Vinnakota, Janaki Manoja, Ruitenberg, Marc J., Vukovic, Jana, Bertolino, Patrick, Chand, Kirat K., Wixey, Julie A., Nayler, Samuel P., Hill, Geoffrey R., Furlan, Scott N., Zeiser, Robert and MacDonald, Kelli P.A. (2024). CSF1R inhibition promotes neuroinflammation and behavioural deficits during graft-versus-host disease in mice. Blood Journal, 143 (10), 912-929. doi: 10.1182/blood.2023022040
2023
Journal Article
Early evolution of glial morphology and inflammatory cytokines following hypoxic-ischemic injury in the newborn piglet brain
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
2023
Conference Publication
CSF1R inhibition promotes neuroinflammation and behavioural deficits during graftversus-host disease in mice
Adams, Rachael C., Carter-Cusack, Dylan, Llanes, Genesis T., Hunter, Christopher R., Vinnakota, Janaki Manoja, Ruitenberg, Marc, Vukovic, Jana, Bertolino, Patrick, Chand, Kirat K., Wixey, Julie A., Nayler, Samuel P., Hill, Geoffrey R., Furlan, Scott N., Zeiser, Robert and MacDonald, Kelli P. A. (2023). CSF1R inhibition promotes neuroinflammation and behavioural deficits during graftversus-host disease in mice. 65th Annual Meeting of the American-Society-of-Hematology (ASH), San Diego, CA, United States, 9-12 December 2023. Washington, DC, United States: American Society of Hematology. doi: 10.1182/blood-2023-184841
2023
Journal Article
Combined human endothelial colony-forming cells and mesenchymal stromal cells as a neuroprotectant in fetal growth-restricted newborns
Chand, Kirat, Patel, Jatin, Matthews, Kate, Nano, Rachel, Musco, Hannah, Khosrotehrani, Kiarash, Colditz, Paul and Wixey, Julie (2023). Combined human endothelial colony-forming cells and mesenchymal stromal cells as a neuroprotectant in fetal growth-restricted newborns. IBRO Neuroscience Reports, 15, S171-S171. doi: 10.1016/j.ibneur.2023.08.249
2023
Journal Article
Effects of fetal growth restriction on the perinatal neurovascular unit and possible treatment targets
Wu, Bing Anthony, Chand, Kirat K., Bell, Alexander, Miller, Suzanne L., Colditz, Paul B., Malhotra, Atul and Wixey, Julie A. (2023). Effects of fetal growth restriction on the perinatal neurovascular unit and possible treatment targets. Pediatric Research, 95 (1), 59-69. doi: 10.1038/s41390-023-02805-w
2023
Journal Article
Advances in neonatal cell therapies: Proceedings of the First Neonatal Cell Therapies Symposium (2022)
Malhotra, Atul, Thebaud, Bernard, Paton, Madison C. B., Fleiss, Bobbi, Papagianis, Paris, Baker, Elizabeth, Bennet, Laura, Yawno, Tamara, Elwood, Ngaire, Campbell, Belinda, Chand, Kirat, Zhou, Lindsay, Penny, Tayla, Nguyen, Timothy, Pepe, Salvatore, Gunn, Alistair J. and McDonald, Courtney A. (2023). Advances in neonatal cell therapies: Proceedings of the First Neonatal Cell Therapies Symposium (2022). Pediatric Research, 94 (5), 1631-1638. doi: 10.1038/s41390-023-02707-x
2023
Journal Article
Blood biomarkers in the fetally growth restricted and small for gestational age neonate: associations with brain injury
Musco, Hannah, Beecher, Kate, Chand, Kirat K, Colditz, Paul B. and Wixey, Julie A. (2023). Blood biomarkers in the fetally growth restricted and small for gestational age neonate: associations with brain injury. Developmental Neuroscience, 46 (2), 1-14. doi: 10.1159/000530492
2022
Journal Article
Author Correction: Tick holocyclotoxins trigger host paralysis by presynaptic inhibition
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
2022
Journal Article
Stem cell therapy for neuroprotection in the growth-restricted newborn
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
2022
Journal Article
Brain outcomes in runted piglets: a translational model of fetal growth restriction
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
2022
Journal Article
Neurovascular unit alterations in the growth-restricted newborn are improved following Ibuprofen treatment
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
2021
Journal Article
Combination of human endothelial colony-forming cells and mesenchymal stromal cells exert neuroprotective effects in the growth-restricted newborn
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
2019
Journal Article
Ibuprofen treatment reduces the neuroinflammatory response and associated neuronal and white matter impairment in the growth restricted newborn
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
2019
Journal Article
Neuropathology in intrauterine growth restricted newborn piglets is associated with glial activation and proinflammatory status in the brain
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
2019
Conference Publication
Seizures are associated with blood-brain barrier disruption in a piglet model of neonatal hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy
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
2018
Journal Article
Therapeutic potential to reduce brain injury in growth restricted newborns
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
2018
Journal Article
Disruption to the 5-HT7 Receptor Following Hypoxia-Ischemia in the Immature Rodent Brain
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
2018
Journal Article
Defects in synaptic transmission at the neuromuscular junction precedes motor deficits in a TDP-43Q331K transgenic mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
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
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Blood biomarkers to detect brain injury in the growth restricted newborn
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Aven Lee, Dr Julie Wixey
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Doctor Philosophy
Examining long-term neuroprotection in the growth restricted newborn
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Julie Wixey
Completed supervision
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Neurovascular unit alterations following neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy; potential of stem cells as a therapy
Associate Advisor
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