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  1. Heat-resistant action potentials require TTX-resistant sodium channels NaV1.8 and NaV1.9

    Article • The Journal of General Physiology, July 2018, Rockefeller University Press

    Professor Katharina Zimmermann

  2. Fluorescent Labeling and 2-Photon Imaging of Mouse Tooth Pulp Nociceptors

    Article • Journal of Dental Research, November 2017, SAGE Publications

    Professor Katharina Zimmermann, Dr Alexander Mueller

  3. Activity and connectivity changes of central projection areas revealed by functional magnetic resonance imaging in NaV1.8-deficient mice upon cold signaling

    Article • Scientific Reports, April 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Katharina Zimmermann

  4. Multiple sodium channel isoforms mediate the pathological effects of Pacific ciguatoxin-1

    Article • Scientific Reports, February 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Katharina Zimmermann

  5. Brain mechanisms of abnormal temperature perception in cold allodynia induced by ciguatoxin

    Article • Annals of Neurology, January 2017, Wiley

    Professor Katharina Zimmermann

  6. Crotalphine desensitizes TRPA1 ion channels to alleviate inflammatory hyperalgesia

    Article • Pain, November 2016, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Katharina Zimmermann

  7. Systemic desensitization through TRPA1 channels by capsazepine and mustard oil - a novel strategy against inflammation and pain

    Article • Scientific Reports, June 2016, Nature

    Professor Katharina Zimmermann

  8. Analgesic Effects of GpTx-1, PF-04856264 and CNV1014802 in a Mouse Model of NaV1.7-Mediated Pain

    Article • Toxins, March 2016, MDPI AG

    Professor Katharina Zimmermann

  9. Comprehensive thermal preference phenotyping in mice using a novel automated circular gradient assay

    Article • Temperature, January 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Katharina Zimmermann, Dr Alexander Mueller

  10. Vergiftung durch Tropenfisch: Ciguatera-Epidemie in Deutschland

    Article • DMW - Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift, January 2015, Thieme Publishing Group

    Professor Katharina Zimmermann

  11. Agonist-Dependent Modulation of Cell Surface Expression of the Cold Receptor TRPM8

    Article • Journal of Neuroscience, January 2015, Society for Neuroscience

    Professor Katharina Zimmermann, Dr. Vicente Soriano

  12. Therapeutic opportunities for targeting cold pain pathways

    Article • Biochemical Pharmacology, January 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Katharina Zimmermann

  13. Ciguatera fish poisoning: A first epidemic in Germany highlights an increasing risk for European countries

    Article • Toxicon, December 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Katharina Zimmermann

  14. Amplified Cold Transduction in Native Nociceptors by M-Channel Inhibition

    Article • Journal of Neuroscience, October 2013, Society for Neuroscience

    Professor Katharina Zimmermann

  15. Analgesic treatment of ciguatoxin-induced cold allodynia

    Article • Pain, October 2013, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Katharina Zimmermann

  16. An animal model of oxaliplatin-induced cold allodynia reveals a crucial role for Nav1.6 in peripheral pain pathways

    Article • Pain, September 2013, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Katharina Zimmermann

  17. Central Projection of Pain Arising from Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS) in Human Subjects

    Article • PLoS ONE, October 2012, PLOS

    Professor Katharina Zimmermann

  18. Ciguatoxins activate specific cold pain pathways to elicit burning pain from cooling

    Article • The EMBO Journal, July 2012, Wiley

    Professor Katharina Zimmermann

  19. Methylglyoxal Activates Nociceptors through Transient Receptor Potential Channel A1 (TRPA1): A POSSIBLE MECHANISM OF METABOLIC NEUROPATHIES

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, June 2012, American Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (ASBMB)

    Professor Katharina Zimmermann

  20. Transient receptor potential cation channel, subfamily C, member 5 (TRPC5) is a cold-transducer in the peripheral nervous system

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, October 2011, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Professor Katharina Zimmermann

  21. TRPA1 and Substance P Mediate Colitis in Mice

    Article • Gastroenterology, October 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Katharina Zimmermann

  22. Science of Pain , by A.I. Basbaum and C. Bushnell, 1st ed., Academic Press, 2009, 1088 pp., Reviewed by Katharina Zimmermann

    Article • European Journal of Pain, April 2011, Wiley

    Professor Katharina Zimmermann

  23. The tetrodotoxin-resistant Na+ channel Nav1.8 reduces the potency of local anesthetics in blocking C-fiber nociceptors

    Article • Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology, February 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Katharina Zimmermann

  24. Electrophysiological and Neurochemical Techniques to Investigate Sensory Neurons in Analgesia Research

    Article • January 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Katharina Zimmermann

  25. Differential effects of TRPV channel block on polymodal activation of rat cutaneous nociceptors in vitro

    Article • Experimental Brain Research, April 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Katharina Zimmermann

  26. Voltage-gated sodium channels in pain states: Role in pathophysiology and targets for treatment

    Article • Brain Research Reviews, April 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Katharina Zimmermann

  27. The mechano-activated K+ channels TRAAK and TREK-1 control both warm and cold perception

    Article • The EMBO Journal, March 2009, Wiley

    Professor Katharina Zimmermann

  28. Phenotyping sensory nerve endings in vitro in the mouse

    Article • Nature Protocols, January 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    David Clapham, Professor Katharina Zimmermann

  29. Nociceptors Are Interleukin-1  Sensors

    Article • Journal of Neuroscience, December 2008, Society for Neuroscience

    Professor Katharina Zimmermann

  30. The influence of simultaneous ratings on cortical BOLD effects during painful and non-painful stimulation

    Article • Pain, March 2008, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Katharina Zimmermann

  31. Morphological characterization of rat Mas-related G-protein-coupled receptor C and functional analysis of agonists

    Article • Neuroscience, January 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Katharina Zimmermann

  32. Sensory neuron sodium channel Nav1.8 is essential for pain at low temperatures

    Article • Nature, June 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Katharina Zimmermann

  33. TREK-1, a K+ channel involved in polymodal pain perception

    Article • The EMBO Journal, May 2006, Wiley

    Professor Katharina Zimmermann

  34. Improved superfusion technique for rapid cooling or heating of cultured cells under patch-clamp conditions

    Article • Journal of Neuroscience Methods, March 2006, Elsevier

    Professor Katharina Zimmermann

  35. Variable sensitivity to noxious heat is mediated by differential expression of the CGRP gene

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, August 2005, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Professor Katharina Zimmermann

  36. The TRPV1/2/3 activator 2-aminoethoxydiphenyl borate sensitizes native nociceptive neurons to heat in wildtype but not TRPV1 deficient mice

    Article • Neuroscience, January 2005, Elsevier

    Professor Katharina Zimmermann

  37. S(+)-flurbiprofen but not 5-HT1 agonists suppress basal and stimulated CGRP and PGE2 release from isolated rat dura mater

    Article • Pain, June 2003, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Katharina Zimmermann

  38. ATP can enhance the proton-induced CGRP release through P2Y receptors and secondary PGE2 release in isolated rat dura mater

    Article • Pain, June 2002, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Katharina Zimmermann