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Bradley J. Kerr

Bradley J. Kerr

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Neuroscience

D-Index
38
Citations
6512
World Ranking
8525
National Ranking
498

Overview

Bradley J. Kerr is affiliated with the University of Alberta in Canada and has an extensive research portfolio centered on medicine and neuroscience. Their work encompasses several subfields, including physiology, neurology, molecular biology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, and immunology.

The scientist's research delves into a range of main topics, prominently focusing on:

  • Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Immune cells in cancer
  • Ion channel regulation and function
  • Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms

Their recent publications include:

  • "Microglia response following acute demyelination is heterogeneous and limits infiltrating macrophage dispersion," 2020, Science Advances
  • "Microglia Diversity in Health and Multiple Sclerosis," 2020, Frontiers in Immunology
  • "Regulation of microglia population dynamics throughout development, health, and disease," 2021, Glia
  • "Microbes, microglia, and pain," 2020, Neurobiology of Pain
  • "Endoplasmic reticulum-mitochondria interplay in chronic pain: The calcium connection," 2020, Molecular Pain

Bradley J. Kerr has frequently collaborated with coauthors such as Jason R. Plemel, Timothy N. Friedman, Aislinn D. Maguire, Gustavo Tenorio, and Shawn M. Lamothe, with multiple joint publications contributing to their collective research outputs.

Their work has appeared in several publication venues, including:

  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • Brain Behavior and Immunity
  • PAIN Reports
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Science Advances

Best Publications

  • The tetrodotoxin-resistant sodium channel SNS has a specialized function in pain pathways

    Armen N. Akopian;Veronika Souslova;Steven England;Steven England;Kenji Okuse

  • The neuropoietic cytokine family in development, plasticity, disease and injury

    Sylvian Bauer;Bradley J. Kerr;Paul H. Patterson

  • Brain-derived neurotrophic factor modulates nociceptive sensory inputs and NMDA-evoked responses in the rat spinal cord.

    B J Kerr;Elizabeth Bradbury;D L Bennett;P M Trivedi

  • Brain-derived neurotrophic factor is an endogenous modulator of nociceptive responses in the spinal cord

    S. W. N. Thompson;D. L. H. Bennett;B. J. Kerr;E. J. Bradbury

  • Functional Recovery after Peripheral Nerve Injury is Dependent on the Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines IL-1β and TNF: Implications for Neuropathic Pain

    Sylvain Nadeau;Mohammed Filali;Ji Zhang;Bradley J. Kerr

  • A role for the TTX-resistant sodium channel Nav 1.8 in NGF-induced hyperalgesia, but not neuropathic pain.

    B J Kerr;Souslova;Stephen McMahon;J N Wood

  • Microglia response following acute demyelination is heterogeneous and limits infiltrating macrophage dispersion

    Jason R. Plemel;Jason R. Plemel;Jo Anne Stratton;Nathan J. Michaels;Khalil S. Rawji

  • Neuropathic pain behaviours in a chronic-relapsing model of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE).

    Camille J. Olechowski;Janet J. Truong;Bradley J. Kerr

  • A Critical Review of Neurobiological Factors Involved in the Interactions Between Chronic Pain, Depression, and Sleep Disruption.

    Paul A. Boakye;Camille Olechowski;Saifudin Rashiq;Michelle J. Verrier

  • Galanin knockout mice reveal nociceptive deficits following peripheral nerve injury.

    Bradley J. Kerr;William B. J. Cafferty;YurI. K. Gupta;Andrea Bacon

  • Potent pro-inflammatory actions of leukemia inhibitory factor in the spinal cord of the adult mouse.

    Bradley J. Kerr;Paul H. Patterson

  • Ceruloplasmin protects injured spinal cord from iron-mediated oxidative damage.

    Khizr I Rathore;Bradley J Kerr;Adriana Redensek;Rubèn López-Vales

  • The transition from acute to chronic pain: understanding how different biological systems interact.

    Katherine A. Mifflin;Bradley J. Kerr

  • Leukemia inhibitory factor promotes oligodendrocyte survival after spinal cord injury.

    Bradley J. Kerr;Paul H. Patterson

  • Tissue displacement and impact force are important contributors to outcome after spinal cord contusion injury.

    Nader Ghasemlou;Bradley J Kerr;Samuel David

  • The MAO inhibitor phenelzine improves functional outcomes in mice with experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE).

    Travis Musgrave;Curtis Benson;Grace Wong;Ikennah Browne

  • The MAO inhibitor phenelzine can improve functional outcomes in mice with established clinical signs in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE).

    Curtis A. Benson;Grace Wong;Gustavo Tenorio;Glen B. Baker

  • Rab32 connects ER stress to mitochondrial defects in multiple sclerosis

    Yohannes Haile;Xiaodan Deng;Carolina Ortiz-Sandoval;Nasser Tahbaz

  • Granzyme B-inhibitor serpina3n induces neuroprotection in vitro and in vivo

    Yohannes Haile;Katia Carmine-Simmen;Camille Olechowski;Bradley Kerr

  • Altered excitatory-inhibitory balance within somatosensory cortex is associated with enhanced plasticity and pain sensitivity in a mouse model of multiple sclerosis

    Liam E. Potter;John W. Paylor;Jee Su Suh;Gustavo Tenorio

  • HIV-1 viral protein R causes peripheral nervous system injury associated with in vivo neuropathic pain

    Shaona Acharjee;Farshid Noorbakhsh;Patrick L. Stemkowski;Camille Olechowski

  • Voluntary wheel running delays disease onset and reduces pain hypersensitivity in early experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE)

    Curtis Benson;John W. Paylor;Gustavo Tenorio;Ian Winship

Frequent Co-Authors

Klaus Ballanyi
Klaus Ballanyi University of Alberta
Stephen B. McMahon
Stephen B. McMahon King's College London
Samuel David
Samuel David McGill University Health Centre
John Wood
John Wood University College London
Peter A. Smith
Peter A. Smith University of Alberta
Bradley K. Taylor
Bradley K. Taylor University of Pittsburgh
David L.H. Bennett
David L.H. Bennett University of Oxford
Ronald Melzack
Ronald Melzack McGill University
Armen N. Akopian
Armen N. Akopian The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Elizabeth J. Bradbury
Elizabeth J. Bradbury King's College London

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