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Brian M. Davis is affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Medicine, with a focus on specialized subfields such as Gastroenterology, Paleontology, Physiology, Molecular Biology, and Surgery.

Their recent publications illustrate a broad engagement with topics related to gastrointestinal health, neurological mechanisms, and evolutionary biology. Notable recent papers include Nonpeptidergic neurons suppress mast cells via glutamate to maintain skin homeostasis (2021, Cell), scRNA-Seq Reveals New Enteric Nervous System Roles for GDNF, NRTN, and TBX3 (2021, Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology), Unique Molecular Characteristics of Visceral Afferents Arising from Different Levels of the Neuraxis: Location of Afferent Somata Predicts Function and Stimulus Detection Modalities (2020, Journal of Neuroscience), Future directions in preclinical and translational cancer neuroscience research (2020, Nature Cancer), and Sympathetic Input to Multiple Cell Types in Mouse and Human Colon Produces Region-Specific Responses (2020, Gastroenterology).

The main research topics reflected in their work are:

  • Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
  • Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Evolution and Paleontology Studies
  • Congenital gastrointestinal and neural anomalies
  • Vagus Nerve Stimulation Research
  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology

Brian M. Davis has frequently published in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Gastroenterology, Cancer Cell, and the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology.

Collaboration has been a notable aspect of their career. Frequent co-authors include Kathryn M. Albers, Kristen Smith, Brian S. Edwards, Kimberly A. Meerschaert, and Sarah A. Najjar.

Best Publications

  • Comparative localization of serotonin1A, 1C, and 2 receptor subtype mRNAs in rat brain.

    D. E. Wright;K. B. Seroogy;K. H. Lundgren;B. M. Davis

  • Production of dissociated sensory neuron cultures and considerations for their use in studying neuronal function and plasticity.

    Sacha A Malin;Brian M Davis;Derek C Molliver

  • Overexpression of nerve growth factor in epidermis of transgenic mice causes hypertrophy of the peripheral nervous system

    KM Albers;DE Wright;BM Davis

  • Ablation of sensory neurons in a genetic model of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma slows initiation and progression of cancer.

    Jami L. Saloman;Kathryn M. Albers;Dongjun Li;Douglas J. Hartman

  • Cutaneous TRPV1+ Neurons Trigger Protective Innate Type 17 Anticipatory Immunity

    Jonathan A. Cohen;Tara N. Edwards;Andrew W. Liu;Toshiro Hirai

  • Nociceptors lacking TRPV1 and TRPV2 have normal heat responses.

    C. Jeffery Woodbury;Melissa Zwick;Melissa Zwick;Shuying Wang;Jeffrey J. Lawson

  • Pain and inflammatory bowel disease

    Klaus Bielefeldt;Brian Davis;David G. Binion

  • Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Family Members Sensitize Nociceptors In Vitro and Produce Thermal Hyperalgesia In Vivo

    S. A. Malin;D. C. Molliver;H. R. Koerber;P. Cornuet

  • Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor is a survival factor for isolectin B4-positive, but not vanilloid receptor 1-positive, neurons in the mouse.

    Melissa Zwick;Brian M. Davis;C. Jeffrey Woodbury;John N. Burkett

  • Thermal nociception and TRPV1 function are attenuated in mice lacking the nucleotide receptor P2Y2.

    Sacha A. Malin;Brian M. Davis;H. Richard Koerber;Ian J. Reynolds

  • Neurotrophins, nociceptors, and pain.

    Lorne M. Mendell;Kathryn M. Albers;Brian M. Davis

  • Artemin Overexpression in Skin Enhances Expression of TRPV1 and TRPA1 in Cutaneous Sensory Neurons and Leads to Behavioral Sensitivity to Heat and Cold

    C. M. Elitt;S. L. McIlwrath;J. J. Lawson;S. A. Malin

  • Convergence of bladder and colon sensory innervation occurs at the primary afferent level

    Julie A. Christianson;Ruomei Liang;Elena E. Ustinova;Brian M. Davis

  • Keratinocytes can modulate and directly initiate nociceptive responses

    Kyle M Baumbauer;Jennifer J DeBerry;Peter C Adelman;Richard H Miller

  • TRPV1 unlike TRPV2 is restricted to a subset of mechanically insensitive cutaneous nociceptors responding to heat.

    Jeffrey J. Lawson;Sabrina L. McIlwrath;C. Jeffery Woodbury;Brian M. Davis

  • Neuroplastic Changes Occur Early in the Development of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma

    Rachelle E. Stopczynski;Daniel P. Normolle;Douglas J. Hartman;Haoqiang Ying

  • TRPV1 and TRPA1 Antagonists Prevent the Transition of Acute to Chronic Inflammation and Pain in Chronic Pancreatitis

    Erica S. Schwartz;Jun-Ho La;Nicole N. Scheff;Brian M. Davis

  • Nonpeptidergic neurons suppress mast cells via glutamate to maintain skin homeostasis.

    Shiqun Zhang;Tara N. Edwards;Virendra K. Chaudhri;Jianing Wu;Jianing Wu

  • Synergistic Role of TRPV1 and TRPA1 in Pancreatic Pain and Inflammation

    Erica S. Schwartz;Julie A. Christianson;Xiaowei Chen;Jun–Ho La

  • Development of central projections of lumbosacral sensory neurons in the chick

    Brian M. Davis;Eric Frank;Frances A. Johnson;Sheryl A. Scott

  • Cutaneous overexpression of NT-3 increases sensory and sympathetic neuron number and enhances touch dome and hair follicle innervation.

    K M Albers;T N Perrone;T P Goodness;M E Jones

Frequent Co-Authors

Kathryn M. Albers
Kathryn M. Albers University of Pittsburgh
H. Richard Koerber
H. Richard Koerber University of Pittsburgh
Gerald F. Gebhart
Gerald F. Gebhart University of Pittsburgh
Michael S. Gold
Michael S. Gold University of Pittsburgh
Lorne M. Mendell
Lorne M. Mendell Stony Brook University
Stephen G. Waxman
Stephen G. Waxman Yale University
Nicholas C. Brecha
Nicholas C. Brecha University of California, Los Angeles
Paola Bagnoli
Paola Bagnoli University of Pisa
Ting Wang
Ting Wang Washington University in St. Louis
Leif Andersson
Leif Andersson Texas A&M University

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