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Increase in trigeminal ganglion neurons that respond to both calcitonin gene-related peptide and pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide in mouse models of chronic migraine and posttraumatic headache. (Links to an external site)

May 1, 2021October 15, 2021

Guo, Z., Czerpaniak, K., Zhang, J., and Cao, Y.Q. (2021). Pain 162(5):1483-1499.

Low-dose interleukin-2 and regulatory T cell treatments attenuate punctate and dynamic mechanical allodynia in a mouse model of sciatic nerve injury. (Links to an external site)

April 6, 2021October 15, 2021

Hu, R., Zhang, J., Liu, X., Huang, D., and Cao, Y.Q. (2021). J Pain Res 14:893-906.

Low-dose interleukin-2 reverses behavioral sensitization in multiple mouse models of headache disorders. (Links to an external site)

June 1, 2020October 15, 2021

Zhang, J., Czerpaniak, K., Huang, L., Liu, X, Cloud, M. E., Unsinger, J., Hotchkiss, R. S., Li, D., and Cao, Y. Q. (2020). Pain 161(6), 1381-1398.

TRESK K+ channel activity regulates trigeminal nociception and headache. (Links to an external site)

July 29, 2019October 15, 2021

Guo, Z. H., Qiu, C. S., Jiang, X. H., Zhang, J. T., Li, F. X., Liu, Q., Dhaka, A., and Cao, Y. Q. (2019) eNeuro 6(4)_0236, 1-23

Deficits in Burrowing Behaviors Are Associated With Mouse Models of Neuropathic but Not Inflammatory Pain or Migraine. (Links to an external site)

June 28, 2018October 15, 2021

Shepherd A.J., Cloud M.E., Cao Y.Q., and Mohapatra D.P. (2018) Front Behav Neurosci 12:124

Quantitative Analysis of Mouse Dural Afferent Neurons Expressing TRPM8, VGLUT3, and NF200. (Links to an external site)

January 1, 2018October 15, 2021

Ren, L., Chang, M. J., Zhang, Z., Dhaka, A., Guo, Z. H. and Cao, Y. Q. (2018). Headache 58(1): 88-101

TRPM8 and migraine. (Links to an external site)

September 16, 2016October 15, 2021

Dussor, G., and Cao, Y. Q. (2016) Headache 56, 1406-1417

Characterization of a mouse model of headache. (Links to an external site)

August 1, 2016October 15, 2021

Huang, D. Y., Ren, L., Qiu, C. S, Liu, P., Peterson, J., Yanagawa, Y., and Cao, Y. Q. (2016). Pain 157, 1744-1760

Function and postnatal changes of dural afferent fibers expressing TRPM8 channels. (Links to an external site)

June 26, 2015October 15, 2021

Ren, L., Dhaka, A., and Cao, Y. Q. (2015). Molecular Pain 11(1), 37

Non-migraine associated TRESK K+ channel variant C110R does not increase the excitability of trigeminal ganglion neurons. (Links to an external site)

August 1, 2014October 15, 2021

Guo, Z. H., Liu, P., Ren, F., and Cao, Y. Q. (2014). J Neurophysiol 112, 568-579

Over-expression of TRESK K+ channels reduces the excitability of trigeminal ganglion nociceptors. (Links to an external site)

January 23, 2014October 15, 2021

Guo, Z. H., and Cao, Y. Q. (2014). PLoS One 9(1), e87029

Expression of the transient receptor potential channels TRPV1, TRPA1 and TRPM8 in mouse trigeminal primary afferent neurons innervating the dura. (Links to an external site)

September 12, 2012October 15, 2021

Huang, D. Y., Li, S. Y., Dhaka, A., Story, G. M., and Cao, Y. Q. (2012). Molecular Pain 8, 66

Functional analysis of a migraine-associated TRESK K+ channel mutation. (Links to an external site)

July 31, 2012October 15, 2021

Liu, P., Xiao, Z. M., Ren, F., Guo, Z. H., Chen, Z. W., Zhao, H. C., and Cao, Y. Q. (2013). J Neurosci 33, 12810-12824

Effects of familial hemiplegic migraine type 1 mutation T666M on voltage-gated calcium channel activities in trigeminal ganglion neurons. (Links to an external site)

March 15, 2012October 15, 2021

Tao, J., Liu, P., Xiao, Z., Zhao, H., Gerber, B. R., and Cao, Y. Q. (2012). J Neurophysiol 107, 1666-1680

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