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Strack S, Usachev YM, editors. Techniques to Investigate Neuronal Mitochondrial Function New York, NY: Springer Nature; 2017. 344p.
High-threshold primary afferent supply of spinal lamina X neurons. Pain. . NIHMSID: NIHMS1892454.
High-threshold primary afferent supply of spinal lamina X neurons. Pain. . NIHMSID: NIHMS1892428.
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Belan PV, Usachev YM, Duzhyy DE, Ivanova SY, Tarasenko AN, Voitenko NV. Role of T-type Ca2+ channels in painful diabetic neuropathy. Neurophysiology. Forthcoming; 51(6):455.
Berardi G, Dailey DL, Chimenti R, Merriwether E, Vance CGT, Rakel BA, Crofford LJ, Sluka KA. Influence of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) on Pressure Pain Thresholds and Conditioned Pain Modulation in a Randomized Controlled Trial in Women With Fibromyalgia. J Pain. 2024 Jun;25(6):104452. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2023.12.009. Epub 2023 Dec 26. PubMed PMID: 38154621; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11128356.
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Dagda RK, Merrill RA, Cribbs JT, Chen Y, Hell JW, Usachev YM, Strack S. The spinocerebellar ataxia 12 gene product and protein phosphatase 2A regulatory subunit Bbeta2 antagonizes neuronal survival by promoting mitochondrial fission. J Biol Chem. 2008 Dec 26;283(52):36241-8. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M800989200. Epub 2008 Oct 21. PubMed PMID: 18940801; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2605997.
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Flippo KH, Gnanasekaran A, Perkins GA, Ajmal A, Merrill RA, Dickey AS, Taylor SS, McKnight GS, Chauhan AK, Usachev YM, Strack S. AKAP1 Protects from Cerebral Ischemic Stroke by Inhibiting Drp1-Dependent Mitochondrial Fission. J Neurosci. 2018 Sep 19;38(38):8233-8242. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0649-18.2018. Epub 2018 Aug 9. PubMed PMID: 30093535; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6146498.
Flippo KH, Lin Z, Dickey AS, Zhou X, Dhanesha NA, Walters GC, Liu Y, Merrill RA, Meller R, Simon RP, Chauhan AK, Usachev YM, Strack S. Deletion of a Neuronal Drp1 Activator Protects against Cerebral Ischemia. J Neurosci. 2020 Apr 8;40(15):3119-3129. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1926-19.2020. Epub 2020 Mar 6. PubMed PMID: 32144179; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7141887.
Garcia ML, Usachev YM, Thayer SA, Strehler EE, Windebank AJ. Plasma membrane calcium ATPase plays a role in reducing Ca(2+)-mediated cytotoxicity in PC12 cells. J Neurosci Res. 2001 Jun 15;64(6):661-9. doi: 10.1002/jnr.1120. PubMed PMID: 11398191.
Ghatge M, Nayak MK, Flora GD, Kumskova M, Jain A, Patel RB, Lin Z, Usachev YM, Chauhan AK. Mitochondrial calcium uniporter b deletion inhibits platelet function and reduces susceptibility to arterial thrombosis. J Thromb Haemost. 2023 Aug;21(8):2163-2174. doi: 10.1016/j.jtha.2023.04.002. Epub 2023 Apr 13. PubMed PMID: 37061131.
Glebov-McCloud AGP, Saide WS, Gaine ME, Strack S. Protein Kinase A in neurological disorders. J Neurodev Disord. 2024 Mar 13;16(1):9. doi: 10.1186/s11689-024-09525-0. Review. PubMed PMID: 38481146; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10936040.
Gong W, Kolker SJ, Usachev Y, Walder RY, Boyle DL, Firestein GS, Sluka KA. Acid-sensing ion channel 3 decreases phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated kinases and induces synoviocyte cell death by increasing intracellular calcium. Arthritis Res Ther. 2014 Jun 12;16(3):R121. doi: 10.1186/ar4577. PubMed PMID: 24923411; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4095605.
Guo DF, Lin Z, Wu Y, Searby C, Thedens DR, Richerson GB, Usachev YM, Grobe JL, Sheffield VC, Rahmouni K. The BBSome in POMC and AgRP Neurons Is Necessary for Body Weight Regulation and Sorting of Metabolic Receptors. Diabetes. 2019 Aug;68(8):1591-1603. doi: 10.2337/db18-1088. Epub 2019 May 24. PubMed PMID: 31127052; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6692817.
Guo DF, Merrill RA, Qian L, Hsu Y, Zhang Q, Lin Z, Thedens DR, Usachev YM, Grumbach I, Sheffield VC, Strack S, Rahmouni K. The BBSome regulates mitochondria dynamics and function. Mol Metab. 2023 Jan;67:101654. doi: 10.1016/j.molmet.2022.101654. Epub 2022 Dec 10. PubMed PMID: 36513220; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9792363.
Hamilton J, Brustovetsky T, Rysted JE, Lin Z, Usachev YM, Brustovetsky N. Deletion of mitochondrial calcium uniporter incompletely inhibits calcium uptake and induction of the permeability transition pore in brain mitochondria. J Biol Chem. 2018 Oct 5;293(40):15652-15663. doi: 10.1074/jbc.RA118.002926. Epub 2018 Aug 28. PubMed PMID: 30154242; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6177608.
Hayashi K, Lesnak JB, Plumb AN, Rasmussen LA, Sluka KA. P2X7-NLRP3-Caspase-1 signaling mediates activity-induced muscle pain in male but not female mice. Pain. 2023 Aug 1;164(8):1860-1873. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002887. Epub 2023 Mar 15. PubMed PMID: 36930885; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10363217.
Hayashi K, Lesnak JB, Plumb AN, Janowski AJ, Smith AF, Hill JK, Sluka KA. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor contributes to activity-induced muscle pain in male but not female mice. Brain Behav Immun. 2024 Aug;120:471-487. doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2024.06.019. Epub 2024 Jun 24. PubMed PMID: 38925417; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC12239734.
Inagaki A, Frank CA, Usachev YM, Benveniste M, Lee A. Pharmacological correction of gating defects in the voltage-gated Ca(v)2.1 Ca²⁺ channel due to a familial hemiplegic migraine mutation. Neuron. 2014 Jan 8;81(1):91-102. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2013.10.056. PubMed PMID: 24411734; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4012382.
Jackson JG, Usachev YM, Thayer SA. Bradykinin-induced nuclear factor of activated T-cells-dependent transcription in rat dorsal root ganglion neurons. Mol Pharmacol. 2007 Aug;72(2):303-10. doi: 10.1124/mol.107.035048. Epub 2007 May 7. PubMed PMID: 17485565.
Jang JH, Clark DJ, Li X, Yorek MS, Usachev YM, Brennan TJ. Nociceptive sensitization by complement C5a and C3a in mouse. Pain. 2010 Feb;148(2):343-352. doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2009.11.021. Epub 2009 Dec 23. PubMed PMID: 20031321; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2814960.
Janowski AJ, Berardi G, Hayashi K, Plumb AN, Lesnak JB, Khataei T, Martin B, Benson CJ, Sluka KA. The influence of sex on activity in voluntary wheel running, forced treadmill running, and open field testing in mice. Physiol Rep. 2025 Feb;13(4):e70246. doi: 10.14814/phy2.70246. PubMed PMID: 39985141; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11845322.
Jenkins MA, Christel CJ, Jiao Y, Abiria S, Kim KY, Usachev YM, Obermair GJ, Colbran RJ, Lee A. Ca2+-dependent facilitation of Cav1.3 Ca2+ channels by densin and Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II. J Neurosci. 2010 Apr 14;30(15):5125-35. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4367-09.2010. PubMed PMID: 20392935; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2990970.
Jensen-Cody SO, Flippo KH, Claflin KE, Yavuz Y, Sapouckey SA, Walters GC, Usachev YM, Atasoy D, Gillum MP, Potthoff MJ. FGF21 Signals to Glutamatergic Neurons in the Ventromedial Hypothalamus to Suppress Carbohydrate Intake. Cell Metab. 2020 Aug 4;32(2):273-286.e6. doi: 10.1016/j.cmet.2020.06.008. Epub 2020 Jul 7. PubMed PMID: 32640184; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7734879.
Keyes AL, Kim YC, Bosch PJ, Usachev YM, Aldridge GM. Stay or go? Neuronal activity in medial frontal cortex during a voluntary tactile preference task in head-fixed mice. Cell Calcium. 2021 Jun;96:102388. doi: 10.1016/j.ceca.2021.102388. Epub 2021 Mar 4. PubMed PMID: 33740531; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8224542.
Khan KM, Bierlein-De La Rosa G, Biggerstaff N, Pushpavathi Selvakumar G, Wang R, Mason S, Dailey ME, Marcinkiewcz CA. Adolescent ethanol drinking promotes hyperalgesia, neuroinflammation and serotonergic deficits in mice that persist into adulthood. Brain Behav Immun. 2023 Jan;107:419-431. doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2022.07.160. Epub 2022 Jul 28. PubMed PMID: 35907582; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10289137.
Khan KM, Balasubramanian N, Gaudencio G, Wang R, Selvakumar GP, Kolling L, Pierson S, Tadinada SM, Abel T, Hefti M, Marcinkiewcz CA. Human tau-overexpressing mice recapitulate brainstem involvement and neuropsychiatric features of early Alzheimer's disease. Acta Neuropathol Commun. 2023 Apr 3;11(1):57. doi: 10.1186/s40478-023-01546-5. PubMed PMID: 37009893; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10069039.
Kim MS, Usachev YM. Mitochondrial Ca2+ cycling facilitates activation of the transcription factor NFAT in sensory neurons. J Neurosci. 2009 Sep 30;29(39):12101-14. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3384-09.2009. PubMed PMID: 19793968; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2805078.
Kim MS, Shutov LP, Gnanasekaran A, Lin Z, Rysted JE, Ulrich JD, Usachev YM. Nerve growth factor (NGF) regulates activity of nuclear factor of activated T-cells (NFAT) in neurons via the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)-Akt-glycogen synthase kinase 3β (GSK3β) pathway. J Biol Chem. 2014 Nov 7;289(45):31349-60. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M114.587188. Epub 2014 Sep 17. PubMed PMID: 25231981; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4223335.
Klomp A, Omichi R, Iwasa Y, Smith RJ, Usachev YM, Russo AF, Narayanan NS, Lee A. The voltage-gated Ca2+ channel subunit α2δ-4 regulates locomotor behavior and sensorimotor gating in mice. PLoS One. 2022;17(3):e0263197. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0263197. eCollection 2022. PubMed PMID: 35353835; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8967030.
Kolker SJ, Walder RY, Usachev Y, Hillman J, Boyle DL, Firestein GS, Sluka KA. Acid-sensing ion channel 3 expressed in type B synoviocytes and chondrocytes modulates hyaluronan expression and release. Ann Rheum Dis. 2010 May;69(5):903-9. doi: 10.1136/ard.2009.117168. Epub 2009 Nov 23. PubMed PMID: 19933746; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3476728.
Kolling LJ, Khan K, Wang R, Pierson SR, Hartman BD, Balasubramanian N, Guo DF, Rahmouni K, Marcinkiewcz CA. Interaction of serotonin/GLP-1 circuitry in a dual preclinical model for psychiatric disorders and metabolic dysfunction. Psychiatry Res. 2024 Jul;337:115951. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2024.115951. Epub 2024 May 8. PubMed PMID: 38735240; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11267813.
Koval OM, Nguyen EK, Santhana V, Fidler TP, Sebag SC, Rasmussen TP, Mittauer DJ, Strack S, Goswami PC, Abel ED, Grumbach IM. Loss of MCU prevents mitochondrial fusion in G(1)-S phase and blocks cell cycle progression and proliferation. Sci Signal. 2019 Apr 30;12(579). doi: 10.1126/scisignal.aav1439. PubMed PMID: 31040260; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6768401.
Krotov V, Agashkov K, Krasniakova M, Safronov BV, Belan P, Voitenko N. Segmental and descending control of primary afferent input to the spinal lamina X. Pain. 2022 Oct 1;163(10):2014-2020. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002597. Epub 2022 Jan 31. PubMed PMID: 35297816; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9339045.
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Lansdon P, Kasuya J, Kitamoto T. Commensal bacteria exacerbate seizure-like phenotypes in Drosophila voltage-gated sodium channel mutants. Genes Brain Behav. 2024 Oct;23(5):e70000. doi: 10.1111/gbb.70000. PubMed PMID: 39231190; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11373613.
Leroux A, Crainiceanu C, Zeger S, Taub M, Ansari B, Wager TD, Bayman E, Coffey C, Langefeld C, McCarthy R, Tsodikov A, Brummet C, Clauw DJ, Edwards RR, Lindquist MA, ; A2CPS Consortium. Statistical modeling of acute and chronic pain patient-reported outcomes obtained from ecological momentary assessment. Pain. 2024 Sep 1;165(9):1955-1965. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003214. Epub 2024 May 7. PubMed PMID: 38718196; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11813191.
Lesnak JB, Nakhla DS, Plumb AN, McMillan A, Saha S, Gupta N, Xu Y, Phruttiwanichakun P, Rasmussen L, Meyerholz DK, Salem AK, Sluka KA. Selective androgen receptor modulator microparticle formulation reverses muscle hyperalgesia in a mouse model of widespread muscle pain. Pain. 2023 Jul 1;164(7):1512-1523. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002841. Epub 2022 Dec 9. PubMed PMID: 36508167; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10250561.
Liu G, Thangavel R, Rysted J, Kim Y, Francis MB, Adams E, Lin Z, Taugher RJ, Wemmie JA, Usachev YM, Lee G. Loss of tau and Fyn reduces compensatory effects of MAP2 for tau and reveals a Fyn-independent effect of tau on calcium. J Neurosci Res. 2019 Nov;97(11):1393-1413. doi: 10.1002/jnr.24517. Epub 2019 Aug 26. PubMed PMID: 31452242; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6850396.
Loo L, Shepherd AJ, Mickle AD, Lorca RA, Shutov LP, Usachev YM, Mohapatra DP. The C-type natriuretic peptide induces thermal hyperalgesia through a noncanonical Gβγ-dependent modulation of TRPV1 channel. J Neurosci. 2012 Aug 29;32(35):11942-55. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1330-12.2012. PubMed PMID: 22933780; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3461320.
Lu Y, Zhang M, Lim IA, Hall DD, Allen M, Medvedeva Y, McKnight GS, Usachev YM, Hell JW. AKAP150-anchored PKA activity is important for LTD during its induction phase. J Physiol. 2008 Sep 1;586(17):4155-64. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.2008.151662. Epub 2008 Jul 10. PubMed PMID: 18617570; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2652176.
Lu Y, Allen M, Halt AR, Weisenhaus M, Dallapiazza RF, Hall DD, Usachev YM, McKnight GS, Hell JW. Age-dependent requirement of AKAP150-anchored PKA and GluR2-lacking AMPA receptors in LTP. EMBO J. 2007 Nov 28;26(23):4879-90. doi: 10.1038/sj.emboj.7601884. Epub 2007 Nov 1. PubMed PMID: 17972919; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2099463.
Medvedeva YV, Kim MS, Schnizler K, Usachev YM. Functional tetrodotoxin-resistant Na(+) channels are expressed presynaptically in rat dorsal root ganglia neurons. Neuroscience. 2009 Mar 17;159(2):559-69. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2008.12.029. Epub 2008 Dec 30. PubMed PMID: 19162133.
Medvedeva YV, Kim MS, Usachev YM. Mechanisms of prolonged presynaptic Ca2+ signaling and glutamate release induced by TRPV1 activation in rat sensory neurons. J Neurosci. 2008 May 14;28(20):5295-311. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4810-07.2008. PubMed PMID: 18480286; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2694046.
Merrill RA, Dagda RK, Dickey AS, Cribbs JT, Green SH, Usachev YM, Strack S. Mechanism of neuroprotective mitochondrial remodeling by PKA/AKAP1. PLoS Biol. 2011 Apr;9(4):e1000612. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1000612. Epub 2011 Apr 19. PubMed PMID: 21526220; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3079583.
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