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Catherine M. Cahill is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research spans multiple intersecting fields, including biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, medicine, and neuroscience. The subfields they focus on notably include molecular biology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, pharmacology, and physiology.

Their scholarly output addresses a range of topics central to understanding receptor mechanisms and neurobiology. Main topics of their work include:

  • Neurotransmitter receptor influence on behavior
  • Receptor mechanisms and signaling
  • Neuropeptides and animal physiology
  • Pain mechanisms and treatments
  • Pain management and placebo effect
  • RNA regulation and disease
  • Trace elements in health

Cahill has contributed to multiple peer-reviewed publications across diverse venues. Recent papers include:

  • μ-Opioid Receptors on Distinct Neuronal Populations Mediate Different Aspects of Opioid Reward-Related Behaviors, 2020, eNeuro
  • Iron-responsive-like elements and neurodegenerative ferroptosis, 2020, Learning & Memory
  • In vivo mapping of a GPCR interactome using knockin mice, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Kappa Opioid Signaling at the Crossroads of Chronic Pain and Opioid Addiction, 2021, Handbook of experimental pharmacology
  • Pharmacology of boldine: summary of the field and update on recent advances, 2024, Frontiers in Pharmacology

Frequent publication venues in their career include:

  • eNeuro
  • Learning & Memory
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Frontiers in Pharmacology
  • Handbook of experimental pharmacology

Collaborations have been an integral part of Cahill's research. Frequent co-authors comprise:

  • Jack T. Rogers
  • Christopher J. Evans
  • Merel Dagher
  • Amie L. Severino
  • Nitish Mittal

Best Publications

  • TNF-α and neuropathic pain - a review

    Lawrence Leung;Catherine M Cahill

  • Neuropathic pain: a practical guide for the clinician

    Ian Gilron;C. Peter N. Watson;Catherine M. Cahill;Dwight E. Moulin

  • An iron-responsive element type II in the 5'-untranslated region of the Alzheimer's amyloid precursor protein transcript.

    Jack T. Rogers;Jeffrey D. Randall;Catherine M. Cahill;Paul S. Eder

  • Morphine hyperalgesia gated through microglia-mediated disruption of neuronal Cl⁻ homeostasis.

    Francesco Ferrini;Francesco Ferrini;Tuan Trang;Theresa-Alexandra M Mattioli;Sophie Laffray

  • Translation of the alzheimer amyloid precursor protein mRNA is up-regulated by interleukin-1 through 5'-untranslated region sequences.

    Jack T. Rogers;Lorene M. Leiter;Jay McPhee;Catherine M. Cahill

  • The cognitive and neurophysiological basis of emotion dysregulation in bipolar disorder

    Melissa J. Green;Catherine M. Cahill;Catherine M. Cahill;Gin S. Malhi;Gin S. Malhi;Gin S. Malhi

  • Prolonged morphine treatment targets delta opioid receptors to neuronal plasma membranes and enhances delta-mediated antinociception.

    Catherine M. Cahill;Anne Morinville;Anne Morinville;Mao-Cheng Lee;Jean-Pierre Vincent

  • Treating Prolonged Grief Disorder: A Randomized Clinical Trial

    Richard A. Bryant;Lucy Kenny;Amy Joscelyne;Natasha Rawson

  • Interleukin (IL) 1β Induction of IL-6 Is Mediated by a Novel Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase-dependent AKT/IκB Kinase α Pathway Targeting Activator Protein-1

    Catherine M. Cahill;Jack T. Rogers

  • Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase signaling inhibits DAF-16 DNA binding and function via 14-3-3-dependent and 14-3-3-independent pathways.

    Catherine M. Cahill;Guri Tzivion;Nargis Nasrin;Scott Ogg

  • Fentanyl: Receptor pharmacology, abuse potential, and implications for treatment

    Sandra D. Comer;Catherine M. Cahill

  • Increased Abundance of Opioid Receptor Heteromers After Chronic Morphine Administration

    Achla Gupta;Jan Mulder;Ivone Gomes;Raphael Rozenfeld

  • Up-regulation and trafficking of delta opioid receptor in a model of chronic inflammation: implications for pain control.

    C M Cahill;A Morinville;A Morinville;C Hoffert;D O'Donnell

  • Pain and Poppies: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Opioid Analgesics

    Tuan Trang;Ream Al-Hasani;Daniela Salvemini;Michael W. Salter

  • Mesolimbic dopamine signaling in acute and chronic pain: implications for motivation, analgesia, and addiction

    Anna M.W. Taylor;Susanne Becker;Petra Schweinhardt;Catherine Cahill

  • Treatment of acute stress disorder: a randomized controlled trial.

    Richard A. Bryant;Julie Mastrodomenico;Kim Louise Felmingham;Sally Hopwood

  • DAF-16 recruits the CREB-binding protein coactivator complex to the insulin-like growth factor binding protein 1 promoter in HepG2 cells

    Nargis Nasrin;Scott Ogg;Catherine M. Cahill;William Biggs

  • Executive functioning and theory of mind in euthymic bipolar disorder

    Amanda L Olley;Gin S Malhi;Jennifer Bachelor;Catherine M Cahill

  • Trafficking of δ-opioid receptors and other G-protein-coupled receptors: implications for pain and analgesia

    Catherine M. Cahill;Sarah V. Holdridge;Anne Morinville

  • Selective Translational Control of the Alzheimer Amyloid Precursor Protein Transcript by Iron Regulatory Protein-1

    Hyun Hee Cho;Catherine M. Cahill;Charles R. Vanderburg;Clemens R. Scherzer

  • Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Regulates the Beta Cell Transcription Factor, PDX-1, in Insulinoma Cells

    Xiaolin Wang;Catherine M. Cahill;Marco A. Piñeyro;Jie Zhou

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard A. Bryant
Richard A. Bryant University of New South Wales
Mary C. Olmstead
Mary C. Olmstead Queen's University
Jim Lagopoulos
Jim Lagopoulos University of the Sunshine Coast
James L. Henry
James L. Henry McMaster University
Melissa J. Green
Melissa J. Green University of New South Wales
Fiona Maccallum
Fiona Maccallum University of Warwick
Michael W. Salter
Michael W. Salter University of Toronto
Yves De Koninck
Yves De Koninck Université Laval
Angela Nickerson
Angela Nickerson University of New South Wales
Mauricio Tohen
Mauricio Tohen University of New Mexico

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