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Richard P. Kraig is affiliated with the University of Chicago in the United States. Their research spans several interconnected fields, including Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Neuroscience.

Their work frequently addresses topics such as:

  • Migraine and Headache Studies
  • Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
  • Extracellular vesicles in disease
  • MicroRNA in disease regulation
  • Reproductive System and Pregnancy
  • Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
  • Thyroid Disorders and Treatments

Kraig's recent scholarly output includes several papers published in peer-reviewed journals, reflecting diverse aspects of neuroscience and molecular biology. Notable publications include:

  • IFNγ-stimulated dendritic cell extracellular vesicles can be nasally administered to the brain and enter oligodendrocytes (2021, PLoS ONE)
  • Insulin-like growth factor-1 inhibits spreading depression-induced trigeminal calcitonin gene related peptide, oxidative stress & neuronal activation in rat (2020, Brain Research)
  • Insulin-like growth factor-1 inhibits nitroglycerin-induced trigeminal activation of oxidative stress, calcitonin gene-related peptide and c-Fos expression (2021, Neuroscience Letters)

The venues where Kraig publishes include:

  • PLoS ONE
  • Brain Research
  • Neuroscience Letters

Frequent collaborators in their research endeavors include Lisa Won, Kae M. Pusic, and Aya D. Pusic, with multiple co-authored articles demonstrating ongoing scientific partnerships.

Subfields within Kraig's corpus cover both clinical and molecular perspectives, such as Psychiatry and Mental Health, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Molecular Biology, Cancer Research, and Immunology.

Best Publications

  • Characterization of inducible cyclooxygenase in rat brain

    Christopher D. Breder;David Dewitt;Richard P. Kraig

  • Alkaline and acid transients in cerebellar microenvironment

    R. P. Kraig;C. R. Ferreira-Filho;C. Nicholson

  • Neocortical spreading depression provokes the expression of c-fos protein-like immunoreactivity within trigeminal nucleus caudalis via trigeminovascular mechanisms.

    Michael A. Moskowitz;Kazuhiko Nozaki;Richard P. Kraig

  • Hydrogen Ions Kill Brain at Concentrations Reached in Ischemia

    Richard P. Kraig;Carol K. Petito;Fred Plum;William A. Pulsinelli

  • Youth and environmental enrichment generate serum exosomes containing miR-219 that promote CNS myelination

    Aya D. Pusic;Richard P. Kraig

  • Dynamics of interstitial and intracellular pH in evolving brain infarct

    M. Nedergaard;R. P. Kraig;J. Tanabe;W. A. Pulsinelli

  • Intracellular pH Transients of Mammalian Astrocytes

    Mitchell Chesler;Richard P. Kraig

  • Astrocytic acidosis in hyperglycemic and complete ischemia.

    Richard P. Kraig;Mitchell Chesler

  • IFNγ-stimulated dendritic cell exosomes as a potential therapeutic for remyelination.

    Aya D. Pusic;Kae M. Pusic;Benjamin L.L. Clayton;Richard P. Kraig

  • Prostaglandin E receptor subtypes in cultured rat microglia and their role in reducing lipopolysaccharide-induced interleukin-1beta production.

    Anthony O. Caggiano;Richard P. Kraig

  • Spreading depression increases immunohistochemical staining of glial fibrillary acidic protein.

    Richard P. Kraig;Liming Dong;Ronald Thisted;Christine B. Jaeger

  • The Effects of Extracellular Acidosis on Neurons and Glia in vitro

    Steven A. Goldman;William A. Pulsinelli;Wendy Y. Clarke;Richard P. Kraig

  • Intracellular pH of astrocytes increases rapidly with cortical stimulation

    M. Chesler;R. P. Kraig

  • Carbonic acid buffer changes during complete brain ischemia.

    Richard P. Kraig;William A. Pulsinelli;Fred Plum

  • Hydrogen ion buffering during complete brain ischemia.

    Richard P. Kraig;William A. Pulsinelli;Fred Plum

  • Calcium Waves Precede Electrophysiological Changes of Spreading Depression in Hippocampal Organ Cultures

    Phillip E. Kunkler;Richard P. Kraig

  • Hippocampal Spreading Depression Bilaterally Activates the Caudal Trigeminal Nucleus in Rodents

    Phillip E. Kunkler;Richard P. Kraig

  • Environmental Enrichment Stimulates Immune Cell Secretion of Exosomes that Promote CNS Myelination and May Regulate Inflammation.

    Kae M. Pusic;Aya D. Pusic;Richard P. Kraig

  • Optimization of multiplexed bead-based cytokine immunoassays for rat serum and brain tissue.

    R.E. Hulse;P.E. Kunkler;J.P. Fedynyshyn;R.P. Kraig

  • Astrocytic clasmatodendrosis in hippocampal organ culture.

    Raymond E. Hulse;J. Winterfield;Phillip E. Kunkler;Richard P. Kraig

  • Optical Current Source Density Analysis in Hippocampal Organotypic Culture Shows That Spreading Depression Occurs with Uniquely Reversing Currents

    Phillip E. Kunkler;Raymond E. Hulse;Michael W. Schmitt;Charles Nicholson

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles Nicholson
Charles Nicholson New York University
Michael A. Moskowitz
Michael A. Moskowitz Harvard University
Peter C. Searson
Peter C. Searson Johns Hopkins University
Igor L. Medintz
Igor L. Medintz United States Naval Research Laboratory
Brian Popko
Brian Popko Northwestern University
Berislav V. Zlokovic
Berislav V. Zlokovic University of Southern California
Costantino Iadecola
Costantino Iadecola Cornell University
Steven A. Goldman
Steven A. Goldman University of Rochester Medical Center

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