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Neurology and Neurosurgery

Johns Hopkins Center for the Advancement of HIV Neurotherapeutics

Basic Research Publications

  1. Small Molecule Inhibitors Targeting Biosynthesis of Ceramide, the Central Hub of the Sphingolipid Network.
    Skácel, J., Slusher, B. S., & Tsukamoto, T. (2021). Journal of medicinal chemistry, 64(1), 279–297. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jmedchem.0c01664.

  2. Disruption of the cholinergic anti-inflammatory response by R5-tropic HIV-1 protein gp120JRFL.
    Ríos, S. C., Colón Sáez, J. O., Quesada, O., Figueroa, K. Q., & Lasalde Dominicci, J. A. (2021). The Journal of biological chemistry, 296, 100618. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbc.2021.100618

  3. Large Mitochondrial DNA Deletions in HIV Sensory Neuropathy.
    Roda, Ricardo H; Bargiela, David; Chen, Weiran; Perry, Ken; Ellis, Ronald J; Clifford, David B; Bharti, Ajay; Kallianpur, Asha R; Oliveira, Michelli F; Diaz, Monica M; Rubin, Leah H; Gavegnano, Christina; McArthur, Justin C; Hoke, Ahmet; Polydefkis, Michael. Neurology 2021 07 13; 97 (2) e156-e165.

  4. Evaluation of a screening tool for the identification of neurological disorders in rural Uganda.
    Tran, Andy; Thakur, Kiran T; Nakasujja, Noeline; Nakigozi, Gertrude; Kisakye, Alice; Batte, James; Mayanja, Richard; Anok, Aggrey; Gray, Ronald H; Wawer, Maria J; Rubin, Leah H; Sacktor, Ned; Saylor, Deanna. Journal of the neurological sciences 2021 Feb 15; 421 117273

  5. Nipping disease in the bud: nSMase2 inhibitors as therapeutics in extracellular vesicle-mediated diseases.
    Tallon, Carolyn; Hollinger, Kristen R; Pal, Arindom; Bell, Benjamin J; Rais, Rana; Tsukamoto, Takashi; Witwer, Kenneth W; Haughey, Norman J; Slusher, Barbara S. Drug discovery today 2021 07; 26 (7) 1656-1668

  6. Bioenergetic adaptations to HIV infection. Could modulation of energy substrate utilization improve brain health in people living with HIV-1?
    Deme, Pragney; Rojas, Camilo; Slusher, Barbara S; Rais, Raina; Afghah, Zahra; Geiger, Jonathan D; Haughey, Norman J. Experimental neurology 2020 05; 327 113181.

  7. Astrocytes deliver CK1 to neurons via extracellular vesicles in response to inflammation promoting the translation and amyloidogenic processing of APP.
    Li, Zhigang; Moniruzzaman, Mohammed; Dastgheyb, Raha M; Yoo, Seung-Wan; Wang, Meina; Hao, Hongbo; Liu, Jia; Casaccia, Patrizia; Nogueras-Ortiz, Carlos; Kapogiannis, Dimitrios; Slusher, Barbara S; Haughey, Norman J. Journal of extracellular vesicles 2020 12; 10 (2) e12035

  8. Looking for Drugs in All the Wrong Places: Use of GCPII Inhibitors Outside the Brain.
    Vornov, James J; Peters, Diane; Nedelcovych, Mike; Hollinger, Kristen; Rais, Rana; Slusher, Barbara S. Neurochemical research 2020 Jun; 45 (6) 1256-1267

  9. Glutamine Antagonist JHU-083 Normalizes Aberrant Hippocampal Glutaminase Activity and Improves Cognition in APOE4 Mice.
    Hollinger, Kristen R; Zhu, Xiaolei; Khoury, Elizabeth S; Thomas, Ajit G; Liaw, Kevin; Tallon, Carolyn; Wu, Ying; Prchalova, Eva; Kamiya, Atsushi; Rojas, Camilo; Kannan, Sujatha; Slusher, Barbara S. Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD 2020; 77 (1) 437-447

  10. Cognitive Trajectory Phenotypes in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Patients. Dastgheyb RM, Sacktor N, Franklin D, Letendre S, Marcotte T, Heaton R, Grant I, McArthur JC, Rubin LH, Haughey NJ. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2019 Sep 1;82(1):61-70. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000002093. PMID: 31107302

  11. Intranasal insulin therapy reverses hippocampal dendritic injury and cognitive impairment in a model of HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders in EcoHIV-infected mice. Kim BH, Kelschenbach J, Borjabad A, Hadas E, He H, Potash MJ, Nedelcovych MT, Rais R, Haughey NJ, McArthur JC, Slusher BS, Volsky DJ. AIDS. 2019 May 1;33(6):973-984. doi: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000002150. PMID: 30946151
  12. Intranasal insulin therapy reverses hippocampal dendritic injury and cognitive impairment in a model of HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders in EcoHIV-infected mice. Kim BH, Kelschenbach J, Borjabad A, Hadas E, He H, Potash MJ, Nedelcovych MT, Rais R, Haughey NJ, McArthur JC, Slusher BS, Volsky DJ. AIDS. 2019 May 1;33(6):973-984. doi: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000002150. PMID: 30946151
  13. Impaired insulin sensitivity is associated with worsening cognition in HIV-infected patients. Khuder SS, Chen S, Letendre S, Marcotte T, Grant I, Franklin D, Rubin LH, Margolick JB, Jacobson LP, Sacktor N, D'Souza G, Stosor V, Lake JE, Rapocciolo G, McArthur JC, Dickens AM, Haughey NJ. Neurology. 2019 Mar 19;92(12):e1344-e1353. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000007125. Epub 2019 Feb 20. PMID: 30787163
  14. The Psychiatric Impact of HIV. Nedelcovych MT, Manning AA, Semenova S, Gamaldo C, Haughey NJ, Slusher BS. ACS Chem Neurosci. 2017 Jul 19;8(7):1432-1434. doi: 10.1021/acschemneuro.7b00169. Epub 2017 May 24. PMID: 28537385.
  15. Piepenbrink MS, Samuel M, Zheng B, Carter B, Fucile C, Bunce C, Kiebala M, Khan AA, Thakar J, Maggirwar SB, Morse D, Rosenberg AF, Haughey NJ, Valenti W, Keefer MC, Kobie JJ. Humoral Dysregulation Associated with Increased Systemic Inflammation among Injection Heroin Users. PLoS One. 2016 Jul 5;11(7):e0158641. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0158641. eCollection 2016. PubMed PMID: 27379802; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4933366.
  16. Gonzalez CE, Venkatraman VK, An Y, Landman BA, Davatzikos C, Ratnam Bandaru VV, Haughey NJ, Ferrucci L, Mielke MM, Resnick SM. Peripheral sphingolipids are associated with variation in white matter microstructure in older adults. Neurobiol Aging. 2016 Jul;43:156-63. doi: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2016.04.008. Epub 2016 Apr 21. PubMed PMID: 27255825; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4894643.
  17. Fabbri E, Yang A, Simonsick EM, Chia CW, Zoli M, Haughey NJ, Mielke MM, Ferrucci L, Coen PM. Circulating ceramides are inversely associated with cardiorespiratory fitness in participants aged 54- 96 years from the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging. Aging Cell. 2016 Oct;15(5):825-31. doi: 10.1111/acel.12491. Epub 2016 May 2. PubMed PMID: 27135629.
  18. Steiner JP, Bachani M, Wolfson-Stofko B, Lee MH, Wang T, Li G, Li W, Strayer D, Haughey NJ, Nath A. Erratum to: Interaction of Paroxetine with Mitochondrial Proteins Mediates Neuroprotection. Neurotherapeutics. 2016 Jan;13(1):237. doi: 10.1007/s13311-015-0406-2. PubMed PMID: 26692391; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4720660.
  19. Kumar V, Bonifazi A, Ellenberger MP, Keck TM, Pommier E, Rais R, Slusher BS, Gardner E, You ZB, Xi ZX, Newman AH. Highly Selective Dopamine D3 Receptor (D3R) Antagonists and Partial Agonists Based on Eticlopride and the D3R Crystal Structure: New Leads for Opioid Dependence Treatment. J Med Chem. 2016 Aug 25;59(16):7634-50. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.6b00860. Epub 2016 Aug 10. PubMed PMID: 27508895; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5001167.
  20. Manivannan S, Baxter VK, Schultz KL, Slusher BS, Griffin DE. Protective effects of glutamine antagonist DON in mice with alphaviral encephalomyelitis. J Virol. 2016 Aug 3. pii: JVI.01045-16. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 27489275.
  21. Smith JA, Slusher BS, Wozniak KM, Farah MH, Smiyun G, Wilson L, Feinstein S, Jordan MA. Structural Basis for Induction of Peripheral Neuropathy by Microtubule-Targeting Cancer Drugs. Cancer Res. 2016 Sep 1;76(17):5115-23. doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-15-3116. Epub 2016 Aug 3. PubMed PMID: 27488522.
  22. Tasnim A, Rammelkamp Z, Slusher AB, Wozniak K, Slusher BS, Farah MH. Paclitaxel causes degeneration of both central and peripheral axon branches of dorsal root ganglia in mice. BMC Neurosci. 2016 Jul 11;17(1):47. doi: 10.1186/s12868-016-0285-4. PubMed PMID: 27401104; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4940970.
  23. Zhang Z, Bassam B, Thomas AG, Williams M, Liu J, Nance E, Rojas C, Slusher BS, Kannan S. Maternal inflammation leads to impaired glutamate homeostasis and up-regulation of glutamate carboxypeptidase II in activated microglia in the fetal/newborn rabbit brain. Neurobiol Dis. 2016 Oct;94:116-28. doi: 10.1016/j.nbd.2016.06.010. Epub 2016 Jun 17. PubMed PMID: 27326668.
  24. Vornov JJ, Hollinger KR, Jackson PF, Wozniak KM, Farah MH, Majer P, Rais R, Slusher BS. Still NAAG'ing After All These Years: The Continuing Pursuit of GCPII Inhibitors. Adv Pharmacol. 2016;76:215-55. doi: 10.1016/bs.apha.2016.01.007. Epub 2016 Mar 18. PubMed PMID: 27288079. PMCID: PMC5394739.
  25. Rojas C, Alt J, Ator NA, Wilmoth H, Rais R, Hin N, DeVivo M, Popiolek M, Tsukamoto T, Slusher BS. Oral administration of D-alanine in monkeys robustly increases plasma and cerebrospinal fluid levels but experimental D-amino acid oxidase inhibitors had minimal effect. J Psychopharmacol. 2016 Sep;30(9):887- 95. doi: 10.1177/0269881116652586. Epub 2016 Jun 10. PubMed PMID: 27287825.
  26. Zimmermann SC, Wolf EF, Luu A, Thomas AG, Stathis M, Poore B, Nguyen C, Le A, Rojas C, Slusher BS, Tsukamoto T. Allosteric Glutaminase Inhibitors Based on a 1,4-Di(5-amino-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)butane Scaffold. ACS Med Chem Lett. 2016 Mar 13;7(5):520-4. doi: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.6b00060. eCollection 2016 May 12. PubMed PMID: 27200176; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4868099.
  27. Majer P, Jančařík A, Krečmerová M, Tichý T, Tenora L, Wozniak K, Wu Y, Pommier E, Ferraris D, Rais R, Slusher BS. Discovery of Orally Available Prodrugs of the Glutamate Carboxypeptidase II (GCPII) Inhibitor 2-Phosphonomethylpentanedioic Acid (2-PMPA). J Med Chem. 2016 Mar 24;59(6):2810-9. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.6b00062. Epub 2016 Mar 10. PubMed PMID: 26930119.
  28. Hollinger KR, Alt J, Riehm AM, Slusher BS, Kaplin AI. Dose-dependent inhibition of GCPII to prevent and treat cognitive impairment in the EAE model of multiple sclerosis. Brain Res. 2016 Mar 15;1635:105-12. doi: 10.1016/j.brainres.2016.01.035. Epub 2016 Jan 26. PubMed PMID: 26826008.
  29. Rojas C, Alt J, Ator NA, Thomas AG, Wu Y, Hin N, Wozniak K, Ferraris D, Rais R, Tsukamoto T, Slusher BS. D-Amino-Acid Oxidase Inhibition Increases D-Serine Plasma Levels in Mouse But not in Monkey or Dog. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2016 May;41(6):1610-9. doi: 10.1038/npp.2015.319. Epub 2015 Oct 16. PubMed PMID: 26471255; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4832022.
  30. Shikuma CM, Bennett K, Ananworanich J, Gerschenson M, Teeratakulpisarn N, Jadwattanakul T, DeGruttola V, McArthur JC, Ebenezer G, Chomchey N, Praihirunkit P, Hongchookiat P, Mathajittiphun P, Nakamoto B, Hauer P, Phanuphak P, Phanuphak N; SEARCH 003 protocol team. Distal leg epidermal nerve fiber density as a surrogate marker of HIV-associated sensory neuropathy risk: risk factors and change following initial antiretroviral therapy. J Neurovirol. 2015 May 22. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 26002840. PMCID: PMC4611029.
  31. Dickens AM, Anthony DC, Deutsch R, Mielke MM, Claridge TD, Grant I, Franklin D, Rosario D, Marcotte T, Letendre S, McArthur JC, Haughey NJ. Cerebrospinal fluid metabolomics implicate bioenergetic adaptation as a neural mechanism regulating shifts in cognitive states of HIV-infected patients. AIDS. 2015 Mar 13;29(5):559-69. doi: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000000580. PubMed PMID: 25611149; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4340743.
  32. Mangus LM, Dorsey JL, Laast VA, Hauer P, Queen SE, Adams RJ, McArthur JC, Mankowski JL. Neuroinflammation and virus replication in the spinal cord of simian immunodeficiency virus-infected macaques. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol. 2015 Jan;74(1):38-47. doi: 10.1097/NEN.0000000000000148. PubMed PMID: 25470348; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4270881.
  33. Molsberry SA, Lecci F, Kingsley L, Junker B, Reynolds S, Goodkin K, Levine AJ, Martin E, Miller EN, Munro CA, Ragin A, Sacktor N, Becker JT. Mixed membership trajectory models of cognitive impairment in the multicenter AIDS cohort study. AIDS. 2015 Mar 27;29(6):713-21. doi: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000000561. PubMed PMID: 25565498. PMCID: PMC4743499.
  34. Becker JT, Martinson JJ, Penugonda S, Kingsley L, Molsberry S, Reynolds S, Aronow A, Goodkin K, Levine A, Martin E, Miller EN, Munro CA, Ragin A, Sacktor N. No association between Apoε4 alleles, HIV infection, age, neuropsychological outcome, or death. J Neurovirol. 2015 Feb;21(1):24-31. doi: 10.1007/s13365-014- 0290-2. Epub 2014 Nov 12. PubMed PMID: 25388225; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4319994.
  35. Lake JE, Vo QT, Jacobson LP, Sacktor N, Miller EN, Post WS, Becker JT, Palella FJ Jr, Ragin A, Martin E, Munro CA, Brown TT. Adiponectin and interleukin-6, but not adipose tissue, are associated with worse neurocognitive function in HIV-infected men. Antivir Ther. 2015;20(2):235-44. doi: 10.3851/IMP2952. Epub 2015 Mar 26. PubMed PMID: 25810377; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4425574.
  36. Mielke MM, Bandaru VV, Han D, An Y, Resnick SM, Ferrucci L, Haughey NJ. Demographic and clinical variables affecting mid- to late-life trajectories of plasma ceramide and dihydroceramide species. Aging Cell. 2015 Jul 20. doi: 10.1111/acel.12369. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 26193443. PMCID: PMC4693456.
  37. Mielke MM, Bandaru VV, Han D, An Y, Resnick SM, Ferrucci L, Haughey NJ. Factors affecting longitudinal trajectories of plasma sphingomyelins: the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging. Aging Cell. 2015 Feb;14(1):112-21. doi: 10.1111/acel.12275. Epub 2014 Oct 24. PubMed PMID: 25345489; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4310757.
  38. Steiner JP, Bachani M, Wolfson-Stofko B, Lee MH, Wang T, Li G, Li W, Strayer D, Haughey NJ, Nath A. Interaction of paroxetine with mitochondrial proteins mediates neuroprotection. Neurotherapeutics. 2015 Jan;12(1):200-16. doi: 10.1007/s13311-014-0315-9. PubMed PMID: 25404050; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4322069.
  39. Brown A. Understanding the MIND phenotype: macrophage/microglia inflammation in neurocognitive disorders related to human immunodeficiency virus infection. Clin Transl Med. 2015 Feb 26;4:7. doi: 10.1186/s40169-015-0049-2. eCollection 2015. PubMed PMID: 25852823; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4385031.
  40. Cashman CR, Höke A. Mechanisms of distal axonal degeneration in peripheral neuropathies. Neurosci Lett. 2015 Jun 2;596:33-50. doi: 10.1016/j.neulet.2015.01.048. Epub 2015 Jan 21. Review. PubMed PMID: 25617478; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4428955.
  41. Factors affecting longitudinal trajectories of plasma sphingomyelins: the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging.Mielke MM, Bandaru VV, Han D, An Y, Resnick SM, Ferrucci L, Haughey NJ.  Aging Cell. 2014 Oct 24. doi: 10.1111/acel.12275. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25345489.
  42. Spinal Cord Injury Causes Chronic Liver Pathology in Rats. Sauerbeck AD, Laws JL, Bandaru VV, Popovich PG, Haughey NJ, McTigue DM.  J Neurotrauma. 2014 Oct 21. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25036371.
  43. Identification of putative biomarkers for HIV-associated neurocognitive impairment in the CSF of HIV-infected patients under cART therapy determined by mass spectrometry. Bora A, Mohien CU, Chaerkady R, Chang L, 4th Moxley R, Sacktor N, Haughey N, McArthur JC, Cotter R, Nath A, Graham DR. J Neurovirol. 2014 Oct;20(5):457-465. Epub 2014 Jul 24. PubMed PMID: 25056907.
  44. Peptidomimetics of Arg-Phe-NH 2 as small molecule agonists of Mas-related gene C (MrgC) receptors. Hin N, Alt J, Zimmermann SC, Delahanty G, Ferraris DV, Rojas C, Li F, Liu Q, Dong X, Slusher BS, Tsukamoto T.  Bioorg Med Chem. 2014 Sep 19. pii: S0968-0896(14)00671-3. doi: 10.1016/j.bmc.2014.09.025. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25288495.
  45. Activation of TRPML1 clears intraneuronal Aβ in preclinical models of HIV infection. Bae M, Patel N, Xu H, Lee M, Tominaga-Yamanaka K, Nath A, Geiger J, Gorospe M, Mattson MP, Haughey NJ.  J Neurosci. 2014 Aug 20;34(34):11485-503. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0210-14.2014. PubMed PMID: 25143627; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4138351.
  46. Activation of MrgC receptor inhibits N-type calcium channels in small-diameter primary sensory neurons in mice. Li Z, He SQ, Xu Q, Yang F, Tiwari V, Liu Q, Tang Z, Han L, Chu YX, Wang Y, Hin N, Tsukamoto T, Slusher B, Guan X, Wei F, Raja SN, Dong X, Guan Y.  Pain. 2014 Aug;155(8):1613-21. doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2014.05.008. Epub 2014 May 9. PubMed PMID: 24813294; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4104261.
  47. Netupitant and palonosetron trigger NK1 receptor internalization in NG108-15 cells. Thomas AG, Stathis M, Rojas C, Slusher BS.  Exp Brain Res. 2014 Aug;232(8):2637-44. doi: 10.1007/s00221-014-4017-7. Epub 2014 Jun 27. PubMed PMID: 24969614; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4112047.
  48. Cerebrospinal fluid ceramides from patients with multiple sclerosis impair neuronal bioenergetics. Vidaurre OG, Haines JD, Katz Sand I, Adula KP, Huynh JL, McGraw CA, Zhang F, Varghese M, Sotirchos E, Bhargava P, Bandaru VV, Pasinetti G, Zhang W, Inglese M, Calabresi PA, Wu G, Miller AE, Haughey NJ, Lublin FD, Casaccia P. Brain. 2014 Aug;137(Pt 8):2271-86. doi: 10.1093/brain/awu139. Epub 2014 Jun 3. PubMed PMID: 24893707; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4164163.
  49. The cerebrospinal fluid HIV risk score for assessing central nervous system activity in persons with HIV.Hammond ER, Crum RM, Treisman GJ, Mehta SH, Marra CM, Clifford DB, Morgello S, Simpson DM, Gelman BB, Ellis RJ, Grant I, Letendre SL, McArthur JC; CHARTER Group.  Am J Epidemiol. 2014 Aug 1;180(3):297-307. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwu098. Epub 2014 Jun 24. PubMed PMID: 24966216; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4108039.
  50. Ceramide metabolism analysis in a model of binge drinking reveals both neuroprotective and toxic effects of ethanol. Bae M, Bandaru VV, Patel N, Haughey NJ. J Neurochem. 2014 Jul 24. doi: 10.1111/jnc.12834. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 25060779.
  51. Regional brain distribution of translocator protein using [(11)C]DPA-713 PET in individuals infected with HIV.Coughlin JM, Wang Y, Ma S, Yue C, Kim PK, Adams AV, Roosa HV, Gage KL, Stathis M, Rais R, Rojas C, McGlothan JL, Watkins CC, Sacktor N, Guilarte TR, Zhou Y, Sawa A, Slusher BS, Caffo B, Kassiou M, Endres CJ, Pomper MG J Neurovirol. 2014 Jun;20(3):219-32. doi: 10.1007/s13365-014-0239-5. Epub 2014 Feb 25. PubMed PMID: 24567030; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4078660.
  52. Pharmacological inhibition of cystine-glutamate exchange induces endoplasmic reticulum stress and ferroptosis.Dixon SJ, Patel DN, Welsch M, Skouta R, Lee ED, Hayano M, Thomas AG, Gleason CE, Tatonetti NP, Slusher BS, Stockwell BR. Elife. 2014 May 20;3:e02523. doi: 10.7554/eLife.02523. PubMed PMID: 24844246; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4054777.
  53. MrgC agonism at central terminals of primary sensory neurons inhibits neuropathic pain.He SQ, Li Z, Chu YX, Han L, Xu Q, Li M, Yang F, Liu Q, Tang Z, Wang Y, Hin N, Tsukamoto T, Slusher B, Tiwari V, Shechter R, Wei F, Raja SN, Dong X, Guan Y.  Pain. 2014 Mar;155(3):534-44. doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2013.12.008. Epub 2013 Dec 11. PubMed PMID: 24333779; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3945061.
  54. Reply: To PMID 23722610. Gamaldo CE, Gamaldo A, McArthur JC, Smith MT. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Mar 1;65(3):e124-5. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000000042. PubMed PMID: 24157912; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3945067.
  55. δ-Thiolactones as prodrugs of thiol-based glutamate carboxypeptidase II (GCPII) inhibitors. Ferraris DV, Majer P, Ni C, Slusher CE, Rais R, Wu Y, Wozniak KM, Alt J, Rojas C, Slusher BS, Tsukamoto T. J Med Chem. 2014 Jan 9;57(1):243-7. doi: 10.1021/jm401703a. Epub 2013 Dec 27. PubMed PMID: 24354364; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3932958.
  56. Molecular mechanisms of 5-HT(3) and NK(1) receptor antagonists in prevention of emesis. Rojas C, Raje M, Tsukamoto T, Slusher BS.  Eur J Pharmacol. 2014 Jan 5;722:26-37. doi: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2013.08.049. Epub 2013 Oct 31. Review. PubMed PMID: 24184669.
  57. Small molecule glutaminase inhibitors block glutamate release from stimulated microglia. Thomas AG, O'Driscoll CM, Bressler J, Kaufmann W, Rojas CJ, Slusher BS.  Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2014 Jan 3;443(1):32-6. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2013.11.043. Epub 2013 Nov 19. PubMed PMID: 24269238; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3927782.
  58. Glutamate carboxypeptidase II inhibition behaviorally and physiologically improves pyridoxine-induced neuropathy in rats. Potter MC, Wozniak KM, Callizot N, Slusher BS.  PLoS One. 2014 Sep 25;9(9):e102936. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0102936. eCollection 2014. PubMed PMID: 25254647; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4177783.
  59. Cognitive changes preceding clinical symptom onset of mild cognitive impairment and relationship to ApoE genotype. Albert M, Soldan A, Gottesman R, McKhann G, Sacktor N, Farrington L, Grega M, Turner R, Lu Y, Li S, Wang MC, Selnes O. Curr Al zheimer Res. 2014;11(8):773-84. PubMed PMID: 25212916; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4163954.
  60. MrgC agonism at central terminals of primary sensory neurons inhibits neuropathic pain. He SQ, Li Z, Chu YX, Han L, Xu Q, Li M, Yang F, Liu Q, Tang Z, Wang Y, Hin N, Tsukamoto T, Slusher B, Tiwari V, Shechter R, Wei F, Raja SN, Dong X, Guan Y.  Pain. 2014 Mar;155(3):534-44. doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2013.12.008. Epub 2013 Dec 11. PubMed PMID: 24333779; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3945061.
  61. Altered subcellular localization of the NeuN/Rbfox3 RNA splicing factor in HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND). Lucas CH, Calvez M, Babu R, Brown A.  Neurosci Lett. 2014 Jan 13;558:97-102. doi: 10.1016/j.neulet.2013.10.037. Epub 2013 Nov 8. PubMed PMID: 24215932; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3880598.
  62. Molecular mechanisms of 5-HT(3) and NK(1) receptor antagonists in prevention of emesis. Rojas C, Raje M, Tsukamoto T, Slusher BS.  Eur J Pharmacol. 2014 Jan 5;722:26-37. doi: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2013.08.049. Epub 2013 Oct 31. Review. PubMed PMID: 24184669.
  63. Small molecule glutaminase inhibitors block glutamate release from stimulated microglia. Thomas AG, O'Driscoll CM, Bressler J, Kaufmann W, Rojas CJ, Slusher BS.  Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2014 Jan 3;443(1):32-6. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2013.11.043. Epub 2013 Nov 19. PubMed PMID: 24269238; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3927782.
  64. Glutamate carboxypeptidase II inhibition behaviorally and physiologically improves pyridoxine-induced neuropathy in rats. Potter MC, Wozniak KM, Callizot N, Slusher BS.  PLoS One. 2014 Sep 25;9(9):e102936. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0102936. eCollection 2014. PubMed PMID: 25254647; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4177783.
  65. Cognitive changes preceding clinical symptom onset of mild cognitive impairment and relationship to ApoE genotype. Albert M, Soldan A, Gottesman R, McKhann G, Sacktor N, Farrington L, Grega M, Turner R, Lu Y, Li S, Wang MC, Selnes O. Curr Alzheimer Res. 2014;11(8):773-84. PubMed PMID: 25212916; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4163954.
  66. A consensus surface activation marker signature is partially dependent on human immunodeficiency virus type 1 Nef expression within productively infected macrophages. Babu R, Brown A.  Retrovirology. 2013 Dec 16;10:155. doi: 10.1186/1742-4690-10-155. PubMed PMID: 24341794; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3883119.
  67. Endolysosome involvement in HIV-1 transactivator protein-induced neuronal amyloid beta production. Chen X, Hui L, Geiger NH, Haughey NJ, Geiger JD.  Neurobiol Aging. 2013 Oct;34(10):2370-8. doi: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2013.04.015. Epub 2013 May 11. PubMed PMID: 23673310; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3706576.
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