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Overview

David M. Katz is affiliated with Case Western Reserve University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on subfields such as Ophthalmology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Molecular Biology, Genetics, and Cognitive Neuroscience.

The main topics covered in their work include Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Vasculitis and related conditions, Retinal Diseases and Treatments, Glaucoma and retinal disorders, Retinal Development and Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorder Research, and Family and Disability Support Research.

David M. Katz has contributed to several peer-reviewed publications with diverse focuses. Notable recent papers include:

  • Posterior Cortical Atrophy: Characteristics From a Clinical Data Registry (2020), published in Frontiers in Neurology
  • Restoration of motor learning in a mouse model of Rett syndrome following long-term treatment with a novel small-molecule activator of TrkB (2020), published in Disease Models & Mechanisms
  • Emergency Department Presentation of Retinal Artery Occlusion (2021), published in Ophthalmology Retina
  • Isolated Optic Disc Granuloma as a Presenting Sign of Sarcoidosis (2022), published in Ocular Immunology and Inflammation
  • Rett Syndrome: Crossing the Threshold to Clinical Translation (2020), published in UNC Libraries

The frequent publication venues for David M. Katz include:

  • Frontiers in Neurology
  • Disease Models & Mechanisms
  • Ophthalmology Retina
  • Ocular Immunology and Inflammation
  • UNC Libraries

Collaborations feature several coauthors such as Jennifer Olds, William L. Hills, Judith E. A. Warner, Julie Falardeau, and Lori Haase Alasantro. These collaborations reflect interdisciplinary engagement across the topics of interest.

Best Publications

  • Neuronal deficits, not involving motor neurons, in mice lacking BDNF and/or NT4.

    J. C. Conover;J. T. Erickson;David M Katz;L. M. Bianchi

  • Cellular mechanisms regulating activity-dependent release of native brain-derived neurotrophic factor from hippocampal neurons.

    Agnieszka Balkowiec;David M. Katz

  • The central organization of carotid body afferent projections to the brainstem of the rat.

    James C.W. Finley;David M. Katz;David M. Katz

  • Activity-dependent release of endogenous brain-derived neurotrophic factor from primary sensory neurons detected by ELISA in situ.

    Agnieszka Balkowiec;David M. Katz

  • Effect of acetazolamide on visual function in patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension and mild visual loss: the idiopathic intracranial hypertension treatment trial.

    Michael Wall;Michael P. McDermott;Karl D. Kieburtz;James J. Corbett

  • Mice lacking brain-derived neurotrophic factor exhibit visceral sensory neuron losses distinct from mice lacking NT4 and display a severe developmental deficit in control of breathing.

    Jeffery T. Erickson;Joanne C. Conover;Veronique Borday;Jean Champagnat

  • Brain-derived neurotrophic factor expression and respiratory function improve after ampakine treatment in a mouse model of Rett syndrome

    Michael Ogier;Hong Wang;Elizabeth J. Hong;Qifang Wang

  • Physiological patterns of electrical stimulation can induce neuronal gene expression by activating N-type calcium channels.

    Teresa A. Brosenitsch;David M. Katz

  • A suppressor screen in Mecp2 mutant mice implicates cholesterol metabolism in Rett syndrome

    Christie M Buchovecky;Stephen D Turley;Hannah M Brown;Hannah M Brown;Stephanie M Kyle

  • Neurotransmitter Plasticity at the Molecular Level

    I. B. Black;J. E. Adler;C. F. Dreyfus;G. M. Jonakait

  • Brain-derived neurotrophic factor and glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor are required simultaneously for survival of dopaminergic primary sensory neurons in vivo.

    Jeffery T. Erickson;Teresa A. Brosenitsch;David M. Katz

  • Brain Activity Mapping in Mecp2 Mutant Mice Reveals Functional Deficits in Forebrain Circuits, Including Key Nodes in the Default Mode Network, that are Reversed with Ketamine Treatment

    Miriam Kron;C. James Howell;Ian T. Adams;Michael Ransbottom

  • Expression of catecholaminergic characteristics by primary sensory neurons in the normal adult rat in vivo.

    David M. Katz;Keith A. Markey;Menek Goldstein;Ira B. Black

  • Exogenous Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Rescues Synaptic Dysfunction in Mecp2-Null Mice

    David D. Kline;Michael Ogier;Diana L. Kunze;David M. Katz

  • Preclinical research in Rett syndrome: Setting the foundation for translational success

    David M. Katz;Joanne E. Berger-Sweeney;James H. Eubanks;Monica J. Justice

  • Breathing disorders in Rett syndrome: progressive neurochemical dysfunction in the respiratory network after birth.

    David M. Katz;Mathias Dutschmann;Jan Marino Ramirez;Gérard Hilaire

  • Substance P in the vagal sensory ganglia: Localization in cell bodies and pericellular arborizations

    David Miles Katz;Harvey J. Karten

  • BDNF is a target-derived survival factor for arterial baroreceptor and chemoafferent primary sensory neurons.

    Roseann Brady;Syed Ishrat Ali Zaidi;Catherine Mayer;David M. Katz

  • Dysregulation of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Expression and Neurosecretory Function in Mecp2 Null Mice

    Hong Wang;Shyue An Chan;Michael Ogier;David Hellard

  • Pathophysiology of locus ceruleus neurons in a mouse model of Rett syndrome.

    Praveen Taneja;Michael Ogier;Gabriel Brooks-Harris;Danielle A. Schmid

  • Expression and regulation of catecholaminergic traits in primary sensory neurons: relationship to target innervation in vivo

    David M Katz;I. B. Black

  • Chemoafferent degeneration and carotid body hypoplasia following chronic hyperoxia in newborn rats

    Jeffery T. Erickson;Catherine Mayer;Andrew Jawa;Liming Ling

Frequent Co-Authors

Diana L. Kunze
Diana L. Kunze Case Western Reserve University
Jean Champagnat
Jean Champagnat Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Andrew A. Pieper
Andrew A. Pieper University of Iowa
Bernd Fritzsch
Bernd Fritzsch University of Nebraska Medical Center
Nancy Y. Ip
Nancy Y. Ip Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Huda Y. Zoghbi
Huda Y. Zoghbi Baylor College of Medicine
Monica J. Justice
Monica J. Justice Hospital for Sick Children
Sacha B. Nelson
Sacha B. Nelson Brandeis University
Adrian Bird
Adrian Bird University of Edinburgh
Jay Shendure
Jay Shendure University of Washington

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