Publications

Quinolinic acid potentially links kidney injury to brain toxicity

Saliba, A., Debnath, S., Tamayo, I., Lee, H. J., Ragi, N., Das, F., Montellano, R., Tumova, J., Maddox, M., Trevino, E., Singh, P., Fastenau, C., Maity, S., Zhang, G., Hejazi, L., Venkatachalam, M. A., O’Connor, J. C., Fongang, B., Hopp, S. C., Bieniek, K. F., … Sharma, K. (2025). Quinolinic acid potentially links kidney injury to brain toxicity. JCI insight10(6), e180229. https://doi.org/10.1172/jci.insight.180229


Increased white blood cell in young adults with family histories of alcohol and other substance use disorders

Mithaiwala, M. N., Phillips, N. S., Nguyen, D. H., Beehler, M. S., Ballard, H. S., Vincent, A. S., Lovallo, W. R., Kochunov, P., Hong, L. E., O’Connor, J. C., Cole, S., & Acheson, A. (2024). Increased white blood cell in young adults with family histories of alcohol and other substance use disorders. Addiction biology29(11), e70000. https://doi.org/10.1111/adb.70000


Targeting inflammasome complexes as a novel therapeutic strategy for mood disorders

de Miranda, A. S., de Brito Toscano, E. C., O’Connor, J. C., & Teixeira, A. L. (2024). Targeting inflammasome complexes as a novel therapeutic strategy for mood disorders. Expert opinion on therapeutic targets28(5), 401–418. https://doi.org/10.1080/14728222.2024.2366872


Long-term benefits of hematopoietic stem cell-based macrophage/microglia delivery of GDNF to the CNS in a mouse model of Parkinson’s disease

Ge, G., Sivasubramanian, B. P., Geng, B. D., Zhao, S., Zhou, Q., Huang, G., O’Connor, J. C., Clark, R. A., & Li, S. (2024). Long-term benefits of hematopoietic stem cell-based macrophage/microglia delivery of GDNF to the CNS in a mouse model of Parkinson’s disease. Gene therapy31(5-6), 324–334. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41434-024-00451-3


The Influence of Branched-Chain Amino Acid Supplementation on Fatigue and Tryptophan Metabolism After Acute and Chronic Exercise in Older Adults: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Robbins, R. N., Cortes, T., O’Connor, J. C., Jiwani, R., & Serra, M. C. (2023). The Influence of Branched-Chain Amino Acid Supplementation on Fatigue and Tryptophan Metabolism After Acute and Chronic Exercise in Older Adults: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR research protocols12, e52199. https://doi.org/10.2196/52199