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  1. Vascular endothelial growth factor isoforms differentially protect neurons against neurotoxic events associated with Alzheimer’s disease

    Article • Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, June 2023, Frontiers

    L Donaldson

  2. When Differential Descending Control of Speed Matters: Descending Modulation of A- versus C-Fiber Evoked Spinal Nociception

    Article • Frontiers in Pain Research, June 2022, Frontiers

    L Donaldson

  3. Hypoxia induced carbonic anhydrase mediated dorsal horn neuron activation and induction of neuropathic pain

    Article • Pain, March 2022, Wolters Kluwer Health

    L Donaldson

  4. The partial saphenous nerve injury model of pain impairs reward-related learning but not reward sensitivity or motivation

    Article • Pain, March 2021, Wolters Kluwer Health

    L Donaldson

  5. Repeated exposure of naïve and peripheral nerve-injured mice to a snake as an experimental model of post-traumatic stress disorder and its co-morbidity with neuropathic pain

    Article • Brain Research, October 2020, Elsevier

    L Donaldson

  6. Lamina‐specific population encoding of cutaneous signals in the spinal dorsal horn using multi‐electrode arrays

    Article • The Journal of Physiology, December 2018, Wiley

    L Donaldson

  7. Diabetes-induced microvascular complications at the level of the spinal cord: a contributing factor in diabetic neuropathic pain

    Article • The Journal of Physiology, July 2018, Wiley

    L Donaldson

  8. Physiological Role of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factors as Homeostatic Regulators

    Article • June 2018, American Geophysical Union (AGU)

    L Donaldson

  9. The physiological functions of central nervous system pericytes and a potential role in pain

    Article • F1000Research, March 2018, Faculty of 1000, Ltd.

    Nicholas Beazley-Long, L Donaldson, Alexandra Durrant

  10. Targeting a molecule on blood vessels stopped pain spreading in a model of rheumatoid arthritis

    Article • Brain Behavior and Immunity, March 2018, Elsevier

    Nicholas Beazley-Long, L Donaldson

  11. Sensory neuronal sensitisation occurs through HMGB-1/ RAGE and TRPV1 in high glucose conditions

    Article • Journal of Cell Science, January 2018, The Company of Biologists

    L Donaldson

  12. Top-down control of pain

    Article • The Journal of Physiology, June 2017, Wiley

    L Donaldson

  13. Vascular endothelial growth factor-A165b ameliorates outer-retinal barrier and vascular dysfunction in the diabetic retina

    Article • Clinical Science, May 2017, Portland Press Ltd.

    L Donaldson

  14. NMN Deamidase Delays Wallerian Degeneration and Rescues Axonal Defects Caused by NMNAT2 Deficiency In Vivo

    Article • Current Biology, March 2017, Elsevier

    L Donaldson

  15. Pharmacology of Modulators of Alternative Splicing

    Article • Pharmacological Reviews, December 2016, American Society for Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET)

    L Donaldson

  16. The control of alternative splicing by SRSF1 in myelinated afferents contributes to the development of neuropathic pain

    Article • Neurobiology of Disease, December 2016, Elsevier

    L Donaldson

  17. Alternative RNA splicing: contribution to pain and potential therapeutic strategy

    Article • Drug Discovery Today, November 2016, Elsevier

    L Donaldson

  18. Periaqueductal Grey EP3 Receptors Facilitate Spinal Nociception in Arthritic Secondary Hypersensitivity

    Article • Journal of Neuroscience, August 2016, Society for Neuroscience

    L Donaldson

  19. Vascular endothelial growth factor-A165b prevents diabetic neuropathic pain and sensory neuronal degeneration

    Article • Clinical Science, July 2015, Portland Press Ltd.

    L Donaldson

  20. A novel method for delivering ramped cooling reveals rat behaviours at innocuous and noxious temperatures: A comparative study of human psychophysics and rat behaviour

    Article • Journal of Neuroscience Methods, July 2015, Elsevier

    L Donaldson

  21. Differential contributions of A- and C-nociceptors to primary and secondary inflammatory hypersensitivity in the rat

    Article • Pain, June 2015, Wolters Kluwer Health

    L Donaldson

  22. Intrathecal reboxetine suppresses evoked and ongoing neuropathic pain behaviours by restoring spinal noradrenergic inhibitory tone

    Article • Pain, February 2015, Wolters Kluwer Health

    L Donaldson

  23. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-A165b Is Protective and Restores Endothelial Glycocalyx in Diabetic Nephropathy

    Article • Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, December 2014, American Society of Nephrology

    L Donaldson

  24. Regulation of alternative VEGF-A mRNA splicing is a therapeutic target for analgesia

    Article • Neurobiology of Disease, November 2014, Elsevier

    L Donaldson

  25. Periaqueductal grey cyclooxygenase‐dependent facilitation of C‐nociceptive drive and encoding in dorsal horn neurons in the rat

    Article • The Journal of Physiology, October 2014, Wiley

    L Donaldson

  26. The degree of acute descending control of spinal nociception in an area of primary hyperalgesia is dependent on the peripheral domain of afferent input

    Article • The Journal of Physiology, June 2014, Wiley

    L Donaldson

  27. VEGF-A165b Is an Endogenous Neuroprotective Splice Isoform of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A in Vivo and in Vitro

    Article • American Journal Of Pathology, September 2013, Elsevier

    Nicholas Beazley-Long, L Donaldson

  28. Single bright light exposure decreases sweet taste threshold in healthy volunteers

    Article • Journal of Psychopharmacology, August 2013, SAGE Publications

    L Donaldson

  29. Opiate agonists and antagonists modulate taste perception in opiate-maintained and recently detoxified subjects

    Article • Journal of Psychopharmacology, January 2013, SAGE Publications

    Professor Marcus R Munafo, L Donaldson

  30. Arthritis Model, Adjuvant-Induced Arthritis

    Article • January 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    L Donaldson

  31. SRPK1 inhibition in vivo: modulation of VEGF splicing and potential treatment for multiple diseases

    Article • Biochemical Society Transactions, July 2012, Portland Press Ltd.

    L Donaldson

  32. Spontaneous firing in C-fibers and increased mechanical sensitivity in A-fibers of knee joint-associated mechanoreceptive primary afferent neurones during MIA-induced osteoarthritis in the rat

    Article • Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, April 2012, Elsevier

    L Donaldson

  33. Peripheral Galanin Receptor 2 as a Target for the Modulation of Pain

    Article • Pain Research and Treatment, January 2012, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    L Donaldson

  34. Ovarian VEGF165b expression regulates follicular development, corpus luteum function and fertility

    Article • January 2012, Bioscientifica

    L Donaldson

  35. Differential Roles of Galanin on Mechanical and Cooling Responses at the Primary Afferent Nociceptor

    Article • Molecular Pain, January 2012, SAGE Publications

    L Donaldson

  36. Piperazine-2,3-dicarboxylic Acid Derivatives as Dual Antagonists of NMDA and GluK1-Containing Kainate Receptors

    Article • Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, December 2011, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Graham L Collingridge, Professor Elek Molnar, L Donaldson

  37. Taste perception and implicit attitude toward sweet related to body mass index and soft drink supplementation

    Article • Appetite, August 2011, Elsevier

    L Donaldson

  38. Activation of the Galanin Receptor 2 in the Periphery Reverses Nerve Injury-Induced Allodynia

    Article • Molecular Pain, January 2011, SAGE Publications

    L Donaldson

  39. Intact cutaneous C fibre afferent properties in mechanical and cold neuropathic allodynia

    Article • European Journal of Pain, July 2010, Wiley

    L Donaldson

  40. Transient receptor potential channel A1 and noxious cold responses in rat cutaneous nociceptors

    Article • Neuroscience, February 2010, Elsevier

    L Donaldson

  41. Taste and weight: is there a link?

    Article • American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, July 2009, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    L Donaldson

  42. Effects of acute abstinence and nicotine administration on taste perception in cigarette smokers

    Article • Journal of Psychopharmacology, May 2009, SAGE Publications

    Professor Marcus R Munafo, L Donaldson

  43. Neurogenic Mechanisms in Arthritis

    Article • January 2009, Elsevier

    L Donaldson

  44. Inflammation reduces mechanical thresholds in a population of transient receptor potential channel A1-expressing nociceptors in the rat

    Article • European Journal of Neuroscience, June 2008, Wiley

    L Donaldson

  45. Characterization of a novel neuropathic pain model in mice

    Article • Neuroreport, May 2008, Wolters Kluwer Health

    L Donaldson

  46. Peripheral cannabinoid CB1 receptors inhibit evoked responses of nociceptive neurones in vivo

    Article • European Journal of Pharmacology, May 2008, Elsevier

    L Donaldson

  47. C‐terminal splice variants of the μ‐opioid receptor: existence, distribution and functional characteristics

    Article • Journal of Neurochemistry, February 2008, Wiley

    Professor Graeme Henderson, L Donaldson

  48. Cyclooxygenase-1-Derived Prostaglandins in the Periaqueductal Gray Differentially Control C- versus A-Fiber-Evoked Spinal Nociception

    Article • Journal of Neuroscience, October 2007, Society for Neuroscience

    L Donaldson

  49. Sensory nerves have altered function contralateral to a monoarthritis and may contribute to the symmetrical spread of inflammation

    Article • European Journal of Neuroscience, August 2007, Wiley

    L Donaldson

  50. Human Taste Thresholds Are Modulated by Serotonin and Noradrenaline

    Article • Journal of Neuroscience, December 2006, Society for Neuroscience

    L Donaldson

  51. Sex differences in inflammation and inflammatory pain in cyclooxygenase-deficient mice

    Article • AJP Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology, August 2006, American Physiological Society

    L Donaldson

  52. Understanding pulpitis

    Article • The Journal of Physiology, May 2006, Wiley

    L Donaldson

  53. The endogenous anti-angiogenic family of splice variants of VEGF, VEGFxxxb, are down-regulated in pre-eclamptic placentae at term

    Article • Clinical Science, April 2006, Portland Press Ltd.

    L Donaldson

  54. Inflammation alters somatostatin mRNA expression in sensory neurons in the rat

    Article • European Journal of Neuroscience, January 2005, Wiley

    L Donaldson

  55. Inflammation alters cation chloride cotransporter expression in sensory neurons

    Article • Neurobiology of Disease, October 2004, Elsevier

    L Donaldson

  56. A model of periodontitis in the rat: effect of lipopolysaccharide on bone resorption, osteoclast activity, and local peptidergic innervation

    Article • Journal Of Clinical Periodontology, August 2004, Wiley

    L Donaldson

  57. Sensory neuropeptide mRNA up-regulation is bilateral in periodontitis in the rat: a possible neurogenic component to symmetrical periodontal disease

    Article • European Journal of Neuroscience, February 2004, Wiley

    L Donaldson

  58. Characterisation of a Freund's complete adjuvant-induced model of chronic arthritis in mice

    Article • Journal of Neuroscience Methods, September 2003, Elsevier

    L Donaldson

  59. Identification of a prostaglandin E2 receptor splice variant and its expression in rat tissues

    Article • Prostaglandins & Other Lipid Mediators, March 2001, Elsevier

    L Donaldson

  60. Expression and regulation of prostaglandin E receptor subtype mRNAs in rat sensory ganglia and spinal cord in response to peripheral inflammation

    Article • Prostaglandins & Other Lipid Mediators, January 2001, Elsevier

    L Donaldson

  61. Cyclooxygenase-1 is a marker for a subpopulation of putative nociceptive neurons in rat dorsal root ganglia

    Article • European Journal of Neuroscience, March 2000, Wiley

    L Donaldson

  62. Specific Testicular Cellular Localization and Hormonal Regulation of the PKIα and PKIβ Isoforms of the Inhibitor Protein of the cAMP-dependent Protein Kinase

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, August 1997, Elsevier

    L Donaldson

  63. Inducible receptors

    Article • Trends in Pharmacological Sciences, May 1997, Elsevier

    L Donaldson

  64. Functional characterization by heterologous expression of a novel cloned tachykinin peptide receptor

    Article • Biochemical Journal, November 1996, Portland Press Ltd.

    L Donaldson

  65. Molecular Characterization of a Putative K-Cl Cotransporter in Rat Brain

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, July 1996, Elsevier

    L Donaldson

  66. Induction of transcription factor AP2 mRNA expression in rat primary afferent neurons during acute inflammation

    Article • Neuroscience Letters, August 1995, Elsevier

    L Donaldson

  67. Neuropeptide gene expression and capsaicin-sensitive primary afferents: maintenance and spread of adjuvant arthritis in the rat.

    Article • The Journal of Physiology, July 1995, Wiley

    L Donaldson

  68. Transcription factor AP-2 gene expression in adult rat hippocampal regions: effects of environmental manipualtions

    Article • Neuroscience Letters, April 1995, Elsevier

    L Donaldson

  69. Endogenous Glucocorticoids and the Induction and Spread of Monoarthritis in the Rat

    Article • Journal of Neuroendocrinology, December 1994, Wiley

    L Donaldson

  70. Local anaesthesia prevents acute inflammatory changes in neuropeptide messenger RNA expression in rat dorsal root ganglia neurons

    Article • Neuroscience Letters, July 1994, Elsevier

    L Donaldson

  71. Glucocorticoid receptor and NGFI-A gene expression are induced in the hippocampus after environmental enrichment in adult rats

    Article • Molecular Brain Research, June 1994, Elsevier

    L Donaldson

  72. A discrete adjuvant-induced monoarthritis in the rat: effects of adjuvant dose

    Article • Journal of Neuroscience Methods, August 1993, Elsevier

    L Donaldson

  73. Increased expression of preprotachykinin, calcitonin gene-related peptide, but not vasoactive intestinal peptide messenger RNA in dorsal root ganglia during the development of adjuvant monoarthritis in the rat

    Article • Molecular Brain Research, November 1992, Elsevier

    L Donaldson

  74. Arthritis Model, Adjuvant-Induced Arthritis

    Article • Springer Science + Business Media

    L Donaldson