Interleukin-1beta and inflammasome expression in spinal cord following chronic constriction injury in male and female rats

SM Green-Fulgham, JB Ball, AJ Kwilasz… - Brain, behavior, and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Females represent a majority of chronic pain patients and show greater inflammatory
immune responses in human chronic pain patient populations as well as in animal models …

Voluntary wheel running prevents formation of membrane attack complexes and myelin degradation after peripheral nerve injury

SM Green-Fulgham, MJ Lacagnina, KF Willcox… - Brain, behavior, and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Regular aerobic activity is associated with a reduced risk of chronic pain in humans and
rodents. Our previous studies in rodents have shown that prior voluntary wheel running can …

Genetic background and sex influence somatosensory sensitivity and oxycodone analgesia in the Hybrid Rat Diversity Panel

EP Duffy, JO Ward, LH Hale, KT Brown… - Genes, Brain and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Opioid use disorder (OUD) is an ongoing public health concern in the United States, and
relatively little work has addressed how genetic background contributes to OUD …

Maternal Alcohol Drinking Patterns Predict Offspring Neurobehavioral Outcomes

AR Myrick, D Jimenez, B Jacquez, S Noor, MS Sun… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
SIGNIFICANCE: The timing, rate, and quantity of gestational alcohol consumption,
collectively referred to here as Maternal Drinking Patterns (MDPs), are of known importance …