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Kenneth E. McCarson

Kenneth E. McCarson

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Neuroscience

D-Index
39
Citations
4743
World Ranking
8397
National Ranking
3587

Overview

Kenneth E. McCarson is affiliated with the University of Kansas in the United States and focuses on research primarily within the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience. Their work spans several related subfields, including Physiology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Pharmacology, Neurology, and Psychiatry and Mental Health.

Their research interests cover multiple main topics, with an emphasis on Pain Mechanisms and Treatments, Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology, as well as Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms. Additional areas of interest include Autophagy in Disease and Therapy, Alzheimer's Disease Research and Treatments, Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research, and Healthcare and Venom Research.

Recent publications reflect this focus and include:

  • "Spinal neuropeptide Y Y1 receptor-expressing neurons are a pharmacotherapeutic target for the alleviation of neuropathic pain," 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Models of Inflammation: Carrageenan- or Complete Freund's Adjuvant (CFA)-Induced Edema and Hypersensitivity in the Rat," 2021, Current Protocols
  • "Models of Inflammation: Carrageenan Air Pouch," 2021, Current Protocols
  • "Hippocampal mitogen-activated protein kinase phosphatase-1 regulates behavioral and systemic effects of chronic corticosterone administration," 2021, Biochemical Pharmacology
  • "Neuropeptide Y Y2 Receptors in Sensory Neurons Tonically Suppress Nociception and Itch but Facilitate Postsurgical and Neuropathic Pain Hypersensitivity," 2024, Anesthesiology

They frequently collaborate with several coauthors, including Tyler S. Nelson, Pranav Prasoon, Michelle K. Winter, Bradley K. Taylor, and Jill C. Fehrenbacher. These collaborations indicate repeated joint work on related projects and publications.

The most frequent publication venues for their research are:

  • Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature
  • Current Protocols
  • Biochemical Pharmacology
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Anesthesiology

Best Publications

  • The role of GABA in the mediation and perception of pain.

    S.J. Enna;Kenneth E. McCarson

  • NK-1 and NK-3 type tachykinin receptor mRNA expression in the rat spinal cord dorsal horn is increased during adjuvant or formalin- induced nociception

    Kenneth E. McCarson;James E. Krause

  • Constitutive μ-opioid receptor activity leads to long-term endogenous analgesia and dependence.

    Gregory Corder;Suzanne Doolen;Renee R. Donahue;Michele K Winter

  • Persistent Pain Produces Stress-like Alterations in Hippocampal Neurogenesis and Gene Expression

    Vanja Duric;Kenneth E. McCarson

  • Hippocampal neurokinin-1 receptor and brain-derived neurotrophic factor gene expression is decreased in rat models of pain and stress.

    V. Duric;K.E. McCarson

  • D3 dopamine receptors in rat spinal cord: implications for sensory and motor function

    Beth Levant;Kenneth E McCarson

  • Vitamin D Deficiency Promotes Skeletal Muscle Hypersensitivity and Sensory Hyperinnervation

    Sarah E. Tague;Gwenaëlle L. Clarke;Michelle K. Winter;Kenneth E. McCarson

  • Mechanisms of pain modulation by sex hormones in migraine.

    Saurabh Gupta;Kenneth E. McCarson;K.M.A. Welch;Nancy E.J. Berman

  • Decreased brain docosahexaenoic acid content produces neurobiological effects associated with depression : Interactions with reproductive status in female rats

    Beth Levant;Marlies K. Ozias;Paul F. Davis;Michelle Winter

  • Nerve growth factor induces mechanical allodynia associated with novel A fibre-evoked spinal reflex activity and enhanced neurokinin-1 receptor activation in the rat

    S. W.N. Thompson;A. Dray;K. E. McCarson;J. E. Krause

  • Neurokinin-1 (NK-1) receptor and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) gene expression is differentially modulated in the rat spinal dorsal horn and hippocampus during inflammatory pain.

    Vanja Duric;Kenneth E McCarson

  • Calcitonin gene-related peptide regulates expression of neurokinin1 receptors by rat spinal neurons

    Virginia S. Seybold;Kenneth E. McCarson;Paul G. Mermelstein;Rachel D. Groth

  • Sex differences in behavior and expression of CGRP-related genes in a rodent model of chronic migraine.

    Nicholas L. Stucky;Eugene Gregory;Michelle K. Winter;Yong-Yue He

  • The GABAB receptor as a target for antidepressant drug action

    Subroto Ghose;Michelle K Winter;Kenneth E McCarson;Carol A Tamminga

  • Nociceptive regulation of GABAB receptor gene expression in rat spinal cord

    Kenneth E McCarson;S.J Enna

  • GABA pharmacology: the search for analgesics.

    Kenneth E. McCarson;S. J. Enna

  • Estrogen increases nociception-evoked brain-derived neurotrophic factor gene expression in the female rat.

    Amy L Allen;Kenneth E McCarson

  • Central and peripheral expression of neurokinin-1 and neurokinin-3 receptor and substance P-encoding messenger RNAs: peripheral regulation during formalin-induced inflammation and lack of neurokinin receptor expression in primary afferent sensory neurons.

    K.E. McCarson

  • Role of the Oestrogen Receptors GPR30 and ERα in Peripheral Sensitization: Relevance to Trigeminal Pain Disorders in Women

    Christopher S. Liverman;Jordan W. Brown;Rajat Sandhir;Kenneth E. McCarson

  • Release of substance P into the superficial dorsal horn following nociceptive activation of the hindpaw of the rat

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  • Beneficial actions of neurotrophin treatment on diabetes-induced hypoalgesia in mice.

    Julie A Christianson;Janelle M Ryals;Kenneth E McCarson;Douglas E Wright

Frequent Co-Authors

Nancy E.J. Berman
Nancy E.J. Berman University of Kansas
Bradley K. Taylor
Bradley K. Taylor University of Pittsburgh
Rajat Sandhir
Rajat Sandhir Panjab University
Carol A. Tamminga
Carol A. Tamminga The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Alice A. Larson
Alice A. Larson University of Minnesota
Paul G. Mermelstein
Paul G. Mermelstein University of Minnesota
Ronald S. Duman
Ronald S. Duman Yale University
Günther Sperk
Günther Sperk Innsbruck Medical University
Jeffrey S. Mogil
Jeffrey S. Mogil McGill University

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