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Overview

Patricia J. McLaughlin is affiliated with Pennsylvania State University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience, with a notable focus on subfields such as Neurology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Physiology, and Pathology and Forensic Medicine.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, including:

  • Ocular Surface and Contact Lens
  • Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies
  • Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
  • Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • Cancer, Stress, Anesthesia, and Immune Response

Noteworthy recent publications by Patricia J. McLaughlin include:

  • Dysregulation of the OGF-OGFr pathway correlates with elevated serum OGF and ocular surface complications in the diabetic rat, 2020, Experimental Biology and Medicine
  • Blockade of OGFr delays the onset and reduces the severity of diabetic ocular surface complications, 2020, Experimental Biology and Medicine
  • Ocular surface complications in diabetes: The interrelationship between insulin and enkephalin, 2021, Biochemical Pharmacology
  • Low-dose naltrexone reduced anxiety in persons with multiple sclerosis during the COVID-19 pandemic, 2022, International Immunopharmacology
  • [Met5]-enkephalin preserves diffusion metrics in EAE mice, 2020, Brain Research Bulletin

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Patricia J. McLaughlin include:

  • Ian S. Zagon
  • Joseph W. Sassani
  • Indira Purushothaman
  • Gary A. Thomas
  • Laura Odom

The scientist has published extensively in several venues, including:

  • Experimental Biology and Medicine
  • Journal of Diabetes and Clinical Research
  • Medical Research Archives
  • Neurochemical Research
  • Biochemical Pharmacology

Best Publications

  • Association of serum Rituximab (IDEC-C2B8) concentration and anti-tumor response in the treatment of recurrent low-grade or follicular non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

    N. L. Berinstein;A. J. Grillo-Lopez;C. A. White;I. Bence-Bruckler

  • The biology of the opioid growth factor receptor (OGFr).

    Ian S Zagon;Michael F Verderame;Patricia J McLaughlin

  • Increased brain size and cellular content in infant rats treated with an opiate antagonist

    Ian S. Zagon;Patricia J. McLaughlin

  • Naltrexone modulates tumor response in mice with neuroblastoma

    Ian S. Zagon;Patricia J. McLaughlin

  • Identification of opioid peptides regulating proliferation of neurons and glia in the developing nervous system.

    Ian S. Zagon;Patricia J. McLaughlin

  • Interleukin-10 levels are often elevated in serum of adults with Hodgkin's disease and are associated with inferior failure-free survival

    A. H. Sarris;K.-O. Kliche;P. Pethambaram;A. Preti

  • A new serologic staging system for large-cell lymphomas based on initial beta 2-microglobulin and lactate dehydrogenase levels.

    F. Swan;W. S. Velasquez;Susan L Tucker;J. R. Redman

  • Liposomal vincristine in relapsed non-Hodgkin's lymphomas: Early results of an ongoing phase II trial

    A.H. Sarris;F. Hagemeister;J. Romaguera;M.A. Rodriguez

  • Naltrexone modulates body and brain development in rats: A role for endogenous opioid systems in growth

    Ian S. Zagon;Patricia J. McLaughlin

  • Opioids and the apoptotic pathway in human cancer cells

    Ian S Zagon;Patricia J McLaughlin

  • Rituximab in indolent lymphoma: the single-agent pivotal trial.

    P. McLaughlin;F. B. Hagemeister;A. J. Grillo-Lopez

  • Distribution of Enkephalin Immunoreactivity in Germinative Cells of Developing Rat Cerebellum

    Ian S. Zagon;Randall E. Rhodes;Patricia J. McLaughlin

  • Endogenous opioids regulate dendritic growth and spine formation in developing rat brain.

    Kurt F. Hauser;Patricia J. McLaughlin;Ian S. Zagon

  • Endogenous opioid systems and the regulation of dendritic growth and spine formation

    Kurt F. Hauser;Patricia J. McLaughlin;Ian S. Zagon

  • MIME chemotherapy (methyl-GAG, ifosfamide, methotrexate, etoposide) as treatment for recurrent Hodgkin's disease.

    F. B. Hagemeister;Nizar M Tannir;P. McLaughlin;P. Salvador

  • Opioid receptors and endogenous opioids in diverse human and animal cancers.

    Ian S. Zagon;Patricia J. McLaughlin;Steven R. Goodman;Randy E. Rhodes

  • Immunolocalization of tumour necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) in the placental bed of normotensive and hypertensive human pregnancies

    R. Pijnenborg;P.J. McLaughlin;L. Vercruysse;M. Hanssens

  • Opioid growth factor modulates angiogenesis

    Ian Zagon;John Blebea;Patricia McLaughlin

  • Use of topical insulin to normalize corneal epithelial healing in diabetes mellitus.

    Ian S. Zagon;Matthew S. Klocek;Joseph W. Sassani;Patricia J. McLaughlin

  • Results of a salvage treatment program for relapsing lymphoma: MINE consolidated with ESHAP.

    Maria A Rodriguez;F. C. Cabanillas;W. Velasquez;F. B. Hagemeister

  • Clinical Status and Optimal Use of Rituximab for B-Cell Lymphomas

    P McLaughlin;C A White;A J Grillo-López;D G Maloney

Frequent Co-Authors

Ian S. Zagon
Ian S. Zagon Pennsylvania State University
Fernando Cabanillas
Fernando Cabanillas The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Fredrick B. Hagemeister
Fredrick B. Hagemeister The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Steven R. Goodman
Steven R. Goodman University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Luis Fayad
Luis Fayad The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Alan G. Weeds
Alan G. Weeds MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Borje S. Andersson
Borje S. Andersson The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
David T. Mauger
David T. Mauger Pennsylvania State University
David M. Goldenberg
David M. Goldenberg Immunomedics (United States)
Issa F. Khouri
Issa F. Khouri The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

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