Publications

Recent publications

Saloman JL, Epouhe AY, Ruff CF, Albers KM. 2024. PDX1, a transcription factor essential for organ differentiation, regulates SERCA-dependent Ca2+ homeostasis in sensory neurons. Cell Calcium. 2024 Jun;120:102884. doi: 10.1016/j.ceca.2024.102884. PMID: 38574509.

Meerschaert KA, Edwards BS, Epouhe AY, Jefferson B, Friedman R, Babyok OL, Moy JK, Kehinde F, Liu C, Workman CJ, Vignali DAA, Albers KM, Koerber HR, Gold MS, Davis BM, Scheff NN, Saloman JL. 2022. Neuronally expressed PDL1, not PD1, suppresses acute nociception. Brain Behav Immun. 2022 Nov;106:233-246. doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2022.09.001. PMID: 36089217.

Najjar SA, Edwards BS, Albers KM, Davis BM, Smith-Edwards KM. 2021. Optogenetic activation of the distal colon epithelium engages enteric nervous system circuits to initiate motility patterns. American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology. 2021 Oct 1;321(4):G426-G435. doi: 10.1152/ajpgi.00026.2021. PMID: 34468219.

Najjar SA, Albers KM. 2021. Pain in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Optogenetic Strategies for Study of Neural-Epithelial Signaling. Crohns Colitis 360. 2021 Jul 7;3(3):otab040. doi: 10.1093/crocol/otab040. PMID: 34805983.

Najjar SA, BM Davis and KM Albers. 2020. Epithelial-neuronal communication: Implications for visceral pain signaling. Trends in Neurosciences. pii: S0166-2236(20)30001-1. doi: 10.1016/j.tins.2019.12.007. Review. PMID:31983457.

Zhang S, TN Edwards, VK Chaudhri, J Wu, JA Cohen, T Hirai, NR, EGS, PY Zhou, BD McNeil, YY, HR Koerber, TL Sumpter, AC Poholek, BM Davis, KM Albers, H Singh and D Kaplan. 2021. Nonpeptidergic neurons suppress mast cells via glutamate to maintain skin homeostasis. Cell. Apr 15;184(8):2151-2166.e16. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2021.03.002. PMID: 33765440. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33765440

Najjar SA, LL Ejoh, E Loeza-Alcocer, BS Edwards, KM Smith-Edwards, AY Epouhe, MS Gold, BM Davis and KM Albers. 2021. Optogenetic inhibition of colon epithelium reduces hypersensitivity in a mouse model of inflammatory bowel disease. PAIN 162:1126-1134. PMID: 33048854. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33048854

Margiotta JF, KM Smith-Edwards, A Kolanoski, BM Davis, KM Albers and MJ Howard. 2021. Synaptic components, function and modulation characterized by GCaMP6f Ca2+ imaging in cholinergic myenteric ganglion neurons. Front Physiol 2021 Vol. 12 Pages 652714. PMCID: PMC8365335 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2021.652714. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34408655

Najjar SA and KM Albers. 2021. Pain in IBD: Optogenetic strategies for study of neural-epithelial signaling. Crohn’s and Colitis 360  Volume 3, Issue 3, July 2021, otab040, https://doi.org/10.1093/crocol/otab040.

Epouhe A, M Ritter Jones, SA Najjar, JA Cohen, DH Kaplan, HR Koerber and KM Albers. 2022. Use of optogenetics for study of skin-nerve communication. In Contemporary approaches to the study of pain: from molecules to neural networks. Editor, R Seal. Springer Nature. Humana Press. DOI : 10.1007/978-1-0716-2039-7.

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Differential Regulation of Bladder Pain and Voiding Function by Sensory Afferent Populations Revealed by Selective Optogenetic Activation
DeBerry, J. J., V. K. Samineni, B. A. Copits, C. J. Sullivan, S. K. Vogt, K. M. Albers, B. M. Davis and R. W. Gereau Iv (2018). Front Integr Neurosci 12: 5.
Cutaneous neurturin overexpression alters mechanical, thermal, and cold responsiveness in physiologically identified primary afferents

Jankowski, M. P., K. M. Baumbauer, T. Wang, K. M. Albers, B. M. Davis and H. R. Koerber (2017). J Neurophysiol 117(3): 1258-1265.

Can Stopping Nerves, Stop Cancer?
Saloman, J. L., K. M. Albers, A. D. Rhim and B. M. Davis (2016).  Trends Neurosci 39(12): 880-889.
Keratinocytes as modulators of sensory afferent firing.
Ritter-Jones, M., S. Najjar and K. M. Albers (2016).  Pain157(4): 786-787.
Mechanism, assessment and management of pain in chronic pancreatitis: Recommendations of a multidisciplinary study group.
Anderson, M. A., V. Akshintala, K. M. Albers, S. T. Amann, I. Belfer, R. Brand, S. Chari, G. Cote, B. M. Davis, L. Frulloni, A. Gelrud, N. Guda, A. Humar, R. A. Liddle, A. Slivka, R. S. Gupta, E. Szigethy, J. Talluri, W. Wassef, C. M. Wilcox, J. Windsor, D. Yadav and D. C. Whitcomb (2016).

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 Ablation of sensory neurons in a genetic model of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma slows initiation and progression of cancer. Saloman, J.L., K.M. Albers, D. Li, D.J. Hartman, H.C. Crawford, E.A. Muha, A.D. Rhim, and B.M. Davis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2016; 113(11): 3078-3083.

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Mechanism, assessment and management of pain in chronic pancreatitis: Recommendations of a multidisciplinary study group.
Anderson, M.A., V. Akshintala, K.M. Albers, S.T. Amann, I. Belfer, R. Brand, S. Chari, G. Cote, B.M. Davis, L. Frulloni, A. Gelrud, N. Guda, A. Humar, R.A. Liddle, A. Slivka, R.S. Gupta, E. Szigethy, J. Talluri, W. Wassef, C.M. Wilcox, J. Windsor, D. Yadav, and D.C. Whitcomb, Pancreatology, 2016; 16(1): 83-94.
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Keratinocytes can modulate and directly initiate nociceptive responses.
Baumbauer, K.M., J.J. DeBerry, P.C. Adelman, R.H. Miller, J. Hachisuka, K.H. Lee, S.E. Ross, H.R. Koerber, B.M. Davis, and K.M. Albers. Elife, 2015; 4.
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Artemin Immunotherapy Is Effective in Preventing and Reversing Cystitis-Induced Bladder Hyperalgesia via TRPA1 Regulation.
DeBerry, J.J., J.L. Saloman, B.K. Dragoo, K.M. Albers, and B.M. Davis, J Pain, 2015; 16(7): 628-636.
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Artemin growth factor increases nicotinic cholinergic receptor subunit expression and activity in nociceptive sensory neurons.
Albers, K.M., X.L. Zhang, C.M. Diges, E.S. Schwartz, C.I. Yang, B.M. Davis, and M.S. Gold, Mol Pain, 2014; 10: 31.
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Neuroplastic changes occur early in the development of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.
Stopczynski, R.E., D.P. Normolle, D.J. Hartman, H. Ying, J.J. DeBerry, K. Bielefeldt, A.D. Rhim, R.A. DePinho, K.M. Albers, and B.M. Davis, Cancer Res, 2014; 74(6): 1718-1727.
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TRPV1 and TRPA1 antagonists prevent the transition of acute to chronic inflammation and pain in chronic pancreatitis.
Schwartz, E.S., J.H. La, N.N. Scheff, B.M. Davis, K.M. Albers, and G.F. Gebhart, J Neurosci, 2013; 33(13): 5603-5611.
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Neurturin overexpression in skin enhances expression of TRPM8 in cutaneous sensory neurons and leads to behavioral sensitivity to cool and menthol.
Wang, T., X. Jing, J.J. DeBerry, E.S. Schwartz, D.C. Molliver, K.M. Albers, and B.M. Davis, J Neurosci, 2013; 33(5): 2060-2070.
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TRAF family member-associated NF-kappa B activator (TANK) expression increases in injured sensory neurons and is transcriptionally regulated by Sox11.
Salerno, K.M., X. Jing, C.M. Diges, B.M. Davis, and K.M. Albers, Neuroscience, 2013; 231: 28-37.
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