Publications

1. Nestor-Kalinoski A, Smith-Edwards KM, Meerschaert K, Margiotta JF, Rajwa B, Davis BM, Howard MJ. Unique Neural Circuit Connectivity of Mouse Proximal, Middle, and Distal Colon Defines Regional Colonic Motor Patterns. Cell Mol Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2022; 13 (1):309-337.e3 Epub 2021 Sept 09
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2. Najjar SA, Edwards BS, Albers KM, Davis BM, Smith-Edwards KM. Optogenetic activation of the distal colon epithelium engages enteric nervous system circuits to initiate motility patterns. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2021 Oct 1; 321 (4):G426-G435 Epub 2021 Sept 01
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3. Najjar SA, Ejoh LL, Loeza-Alcocer E, Edwards BS, Smith-Edwards KM, Epouhe AY, Gold MS, Davis BM, Albers KM. Optogenetic inhibition of the colon epithelium reduces hypersensitivity in a mouse model of inflammatory bowel disease. Pain. 2021 Apr 1; 162 (4):1126-1134
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4. Smith-Edwards KM, Edwards BS, Wright CM, Schneider S, Meerschaert KA, Ejoh LL, Najjar SA, Howard MJ, Albers KM, Heuckeroth RO, Davis BM. Sympathetic Input to Multiple Cell Types in Mouse and Human Colon Produces Region-Specific Responses. Gastroenterology. 2021 Mar; 160 (4):1208-1223.e4 Epub 2020 Sept 24
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5. Wright CM, Schneider S, Smith-Edwards KM, Mafra F, Leembruggen AJL, Gonzalez MV, Kothakapa DR, Anderson JB, Maguire BA, Gao T, Missall TA, Howard MJ, Bornstein JC, Davis BM, Heuckeroth RO. scRNA-Seq Reveals New Enteric Nervous System Roles for GDNF, NRTN, and TBX3. Cell Mol Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2021; 11 (5):1548-1592.e1 Epub 2021 Jan 11
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6. Margiotta JF, Smith-Edwards KM, Nestor-Kalinoski A, Davis BM, Albers KM, Howard MJ. Synaptic Components, Function and Modulation Characterized by GCaMP6f Ca(2+) Imaging in Mouse Cholinergic Myenteric Ganglion Neurons. Front Physiol. 2021; 12:652714 Epub 2021 Aug 02
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7. Smith-Edwards KM, Najjar SA, Edwards BS, Howard MJ, Albers KM, Davis BM. Extrinsic Primary Afferent Neurons Link Visceral Pain to Colon Motility Through a Spinal Reflex in Mice. Gastroenterology. 2019 Aug; 157 (2):522-536.e2 Epub 2019 May 08
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8. Smith-Edwards KM, DeBerry JJ, Saloman JL, Davis BM, Woodbury CJ. Profound alteration in cutaneous primary afferent activity produced by inflammatory mediators. Elife. 2016 Nov 2; 5 Epub 2016 Nov 02
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9. Bardoni R, Tawfik VL, Wang D, Francois A, Solorzano C, Shuster SA, Choudhury P, Betelli C, Cassidy C, Smith K, de Nooij JC, Mennicken F, O'Donnell D, Kieffer BL, Woodbury CJ, Basbaum AI, MacDermott AB, Scherrer G. Delta Opioid Receptors Presynaptically Regulate Cutaneous Mechanosensory Neuron Input to the Spinal Cord Dorsal Horn. Neuron. 2014 Mar 19; 81 (6):1443
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10. Garcia-Rill E, Simon C, Smith K, Kezunovic N, Hyde J. The pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus: from basic neuroscience to neurosurgical applications: arousal from slices to humans: implications for DBS. J Neural Transm (Vienna). 2011 Oct; 118 (10):1397-407 Epub 2010 Oct 09
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11. Kezunovic N, Urbano FJ, Simon C, Hyde J, Smith K, Garcia-Rill E. Mechanism behind gamma band activity in the pedunculopontine nucleus. Eur J Neurosci. 2011 Aug; 34 (3):404-15 Epub 2011 July 04
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12. Kezunovic N, Simon C, Hyde J, Smith K, Beck P, Odle A, Garcia-Rill E. AROUSAL FROM SLICES TO HUMANS: Translational studies on sleep-wake control. Transl Neurosci. 2010 Mar 1; 1 (1):9-15
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