Feng Tao, PhD, MD

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1994 Analysis of the acetylcholine action on the electrical activities of pancreatic islet B-cells in mice

F Tao, QF Su, JR Zhang. 1994 Analysis of the acetylcholine action on the electrical activities of pancreatic islet B-cells in mice. Acta Physiologica Sinica 46:105-111

1997 Clinical significance of measuring carotid artery blood flow velocity in TIA patients

F Tao, XX He, WY Hu. 1997 Clinical significance of measuring carotid artery blood flow velocity in TIA patients. J Clinical Neurology 10:253

1999 Hypoxia-ischemia altered expression of glutamate transporter EAAT1 in neonatal rat brain

F Tao, LM Zhang, FY Sun. 1999 Hypoxia-ischemia altered expression of glutamate transporter EAAT1 in neonatal rat brain. Acta Pharmacologica Sinica 20:107-111

2001 Role of glutamate transporter EAAT1 in neuronal damage induced by hypoxia-ischemia in neonatal rats

F Tao, SD Lu, LM Zhang, YL Huang, FY Sun. 2001 Role of glutamate transporter EAAT1 in neuronal damage induced by hypoxia-ischemia in neonatal rats. Neuroscience 102:503-513

2001 Knockdown of PSD-95/SAP90 delays the development of neuropathic pain in rats

F Tao, Y-X Tao, JA Gonzalez, M Fang, P Mao, RA Johns. 2001 Knockdown of PSD-95/SAP90 delays the development of neuropathic pain in rats. NeuroReport 12:3251-3255

2003 Synaptic PDZ domain-mediated protein interactions are disrupted by inhalational anesthetics

M Fang, Y-X Tao, F He, M Zhang, CF Levine, P Mao, F Tao, C-L Chou, S Sadegh-Nasseri, RA Johns. 2003 Synaptic PDZ domain-mediated protein interactions are disrupted by inhalational anesthetics. J Biol Chem 278:36669-36675

2003 Intact carrageenan-induced thermal hyperalgesia in mice lacking inducible nitric oxide synthase

F Tao, Y-X Tao, P Mao, C Zhao, D Li, W-J Liaw, SN Raja, RA Johns. 2003 Intact carrageenan-induced thermal hyperalgesia in mice lacking inducible nitric oxide synthase. Neuroscience 120:847-854

2003 Impaired NMDA receptor-mediated postsynaptic function and blunted NMDA receptor-dependent persistent pain in mice lacking postsynaptic density-93 protein

Y-X Tao, G Rumbaugh, G-D Wang, RS Petralia, C Zhao, FW Kauer, F Tao, M Zhuo, RJ Wenthold, SN Raja, RL Huganir, DS Bredt, RA Johns. 2003 Impaired NMDA receptor-mediated postsynaptic function and blunted NMDA receptor-dependent persistent pain in mice lacking postsynaptic density-93 protein. J Neurosci 23:6703-6712

2003 Role of postsynaptic density protein-95 in the maintenance of peripheral nerve injury-induced neuropathic pain in rats

F Tao, Y-X Tao, P Mao, RA Johns. 2003 Role of postsynaptic density protein-95 in the maintenance of peripheral nerve injury-induced neuropathic pain in rats. Neuroscience 117:731-739

2003 Effect of knock down of spinal cord PSD-93/chapsin-110 on persistent pain induced by complete Freund’s adjuvant and peripheral nerve injury

B Zhang, F Tao, W-J Liaw, DS Bredt, RA Johns, Y-X Tao. 2003 Effect of knock down of spinal cord PSD-93/chapsin-110 on persistent pain induced by complete Freund’s adjuvant and peripheral nerve injury. Pain 106:187-196

2004 Evidence of neuronal excitatory amino acid carrier 1 expression in rat dorsal root ganglion neurons and their central terminals

F Tao, W-J Liaw, B Zhang, M Yaster, JD Rothstein, RA Johns, Y-X Tao. 2004 Evidence of neuronal excitatory amino acid carrier 1 expression in rat dorsal root ganglion neurons and their central terminals. Neuroscience 123:1045-1051

2004 Knockdown of spinal cord postsynaptic density protein-95 prevents the development of morphine tolerance in rats

W-J Liaw, B Zhang, F Tao, M Yaster, RA Johns, Y-X Tao. 2004 Knockdown of spinal cord postsynaptic density protein-95 prevents the development of morphine tolerance in rats. Neuroscience 123:11-15

2004 Differential roles of neuronal and endothelial nitric oxide synthases during carrageenan-induced inflammatory hyperalgesia

F Tao, Y-X Tao, C Zhao, S Dore, W-J Liaw, SN Raja, RA Johns. 2004 Differential roles of neuronal and endothelial nitric oxide synthases during carrageenan-induced inflammatory hyperalgesia. Neuroscience 128:421-430

2006 New role for spinal stargazin in AMPA receptor-mediated pain sensitization after inflammation

F Tao, J Skinner, Q Su, RA Johns. 2006 New role for spinal stargazin in AMPA receptor-mediated pain sensitization after inflammation. J Neurosci Res 84:867-873

2008 Effect of disrupting N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor/postsynaptic density protein-95 interactions on the threshold for halothane anesthesia in mice

F Tao, RA Johns. 2008 Effect of disrupting N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor/postsynaptic density protein-95 interactions on the threshold for halothane anesthesia in mice. Anesthesiology 108:882-887

2008 Cell-permeable peptide Tat-PSD-95 PDZ2 inhibits chronic inflammatory pain behaviors in mice

F Tao*, Q Su, RA Johns. 2008 Cell-permeable peptide Tat-PSD-95 PDZ2 inhibits chronic inflammatory pain behaviors in mice. Mol Ther 16:1776-1782 (*corresponding author)

2010 Effect of PSD-95/SAP90 and/or PSD-93/Chapsyn-110 deficiency on the minimum alveolar anesthetic concentration of halothane in mice

F Tao, J Skinner, Y Yang, RA Johns. 2010 Effect of PSD-95/SAP90 and/or PSD-93/Chapsyn-110 deficiency on the minimum alveolar anesthetic concentration of halothane in mice. Anesthesiology 112:1444-1451

2011 Direct effects of HIV-1 Tat on excitability and survival of primary dorsal root ganglion neurons: possible contribution to HIV-1-associated pain

X Chi, T Amet, D Byrd, K Chang, K Shah, N Hu, A Grantham, S Hu, J Duan, F Tao, G Nicol, Q Yu. 2011 Direct effects of HIV-1 Tat on excitability and survival of primary dorsal root ganglion neurons: possible contribution to HIV-1-associated pain. PLoS ONE 6:e24412

2013 Role of neuregulin-1/ErbB signaling in stem cell therapy for spinal cord injury-induced chronic neuropathic pain

F Tao*, Q Li, S Liu, H Wu, J Skinner, A Hurtado, V Belegu, O Furmanski, Y Yang, JW McDonald, RA Johns. 2013 Role of neuregulin-1/ErbB signaling in stem cell therapy for spinal cord injury-induced chronic neuropathic pain. Stem Cells 31:83-91 (*co-corresponding author)

2014 Role of hippocampal tau protein phosphorylation in isoflurane-induced cognitive dysfunction in transgenic APP695 mice

C Li, S Liu, Y Xing, F Tao*. 2014 Role of hippocampal tau protein phosphorylation in isoflurane-induced cognitive dysfunction in transgenic APP695 mice. Anesthesia & Analgesia 119:413-419 ( *corresponding author)

2014 Stress induces pain transition by potentiation of AMPA receptor phosphorylation

C Li, Y Yang, S Liu, H Fang, Y Zhang, O Furmanski, J Skinner, Y Xing, RA Johns, RL Huganir, F Tao*. 2014 Stress induces pain transition by potentiation of AMPA receptor phosphorylation. J Neurosci 34:13737-13746 (* corresponding author)

2015 Inhalational anesthetics disrupt postsynaptic density protein-95, Drosophila disc large tumor suppressor and zonula occludens-1 domain protein interactions critical to action of several excitatory receptor channels related to anesthesia

F Tao, Q Chen, Y Sato, J Skinner, P Tang, RA Johns. 2015 Inhalational anesthetics disrupt postsynaptic density protein-95, Drosophila disc large tumor suppressor and zonula occludens-1 domain protein interactions critical to action of several excitatory receptor channels related to anesthesia. Anesthesiology 122:776-786.

2016 Role of neuromodulation and optogenetic manipulation in pain treatment

S Liu, C Li, Y Xing, Y Wang, F Tao. 2016. Role of neuromodulation and optogenetic manipulation in pain treatment. Curr Neuropharmacol. 14:654-661.

2016 Sensitivity to isoflurane anesthesia increases in autism spectrum disorder Shank3+/Δc mutant mouse model

C Li, M Schaefer, C Gray, Y Yang, O Furmanski, S Liu, P Worley, CD Mintz, F Tao, RA Johns. 2016 Sensitivity to isoflurane anesthesia increases in autism spectrum disorder Shank3+/Δc mutant mouse model. Neurotoxicol Teratol Nov. 14/. pii:S0892-0362 (16)30133-7. doi: 10.1016/jntt.2016.11002.

2017 Spinal AMPA receptor GluA1 Ser831 phosphorylation controls chronic alcohol consumption-produced prolongation of postsurgical pain

S Liu, Z Zhao, Y Guo, H Shu, C Li, Y Tang, Y Xing, F Tao*. 2017 Spinal AMPA receptor GluA1 Ser831 phosphorylation controls chronic alcohol consumption-produced prolongation of postsurgical pain. Mol Neurobioldoi: 10.1007/s12035-017-0639-7 (*corresponding author)

2017 PKMζ is not required for development of postsurgical pain

S Liu, C Li, Y Guo, Y Xing, F Tao*. 2017 PKMζ is not required for development of postsurgical pain. Mol Neurobioldoi: 10.1007/s12035-017-0499-1 (*corresponding author)

2018 AMPA receptor GluA1 Ser831 phosphorylation is critical for nitroglycerin-induced migraine-like pain

Y Tang, S Liu, H Shu, Y Xing, F Tao*. 2018 AMPA receptor GluA1 Ser831 phosphorylation is critical for nitroglycerin-induced migraine-like pain. Neuropharmacology133:462-469 (*corresponding author)

2018 TNFα in the trigeminal nociceptive system is critical for temporomandibular joint pain

Q Bai, S Liu, H Shu, Y Tang, S George, T Dong, BL Schmidt, F Tao*. 2018 TNFα in the trigeminal nociceptive system is critical for temporomandibular joint pain. Mol Neurobiol doi: 10.1007/s12035-018-1076 (*corresponding author)

2019 Potential application of optogenetic stimulation in the treatment of pain and migraine headache: a perspective from animal studies

S Liu, Y Tang, Y Xing, P Kramer, L Bellinger, F Tao*. 2019 Potential application of optogenetic stimulation in the treatment of pain and migraine headache: a perspective from animal studies. Brain Sci 9(2):26 doi: 10.3390/brainsci9020026 (*corresponding author)

2019 Dopamine receptor D2, but not D1, mediates descending dopaminergic pathway-produced analgesic effect in a trigeminal neuropathic pain mouse model

S Liu, Y Tang, H Shu, D Tatum, Q Bai, J Crawford, Y Xing, MK Lobo, L Bellinger, P Kramer, F Tao*. 2019 Dopamine receptor D2, but not D1, mediates descending dopaminergic pathway-produced analgesic effect in a trigeminal neuropathic pain mouse model. Pain160:334-344 (*corresponding author)

2019 Vascular endothelial growth factor increases the function of calcium-impermeable AMPA receptor GluA2 subunit in astrocytes via activation of protein kinase C signaling pathway

ZW Kou, JL Mo, KW Wu, MH Qiu, YL Huang, F Tao, Y Lei, LL Lv, FY Sun. 2019 Vascular endothelial growth factor increases the function of calcium-impermeable AMPA receptor GluA2 subunit in astrocytes via activation of protein kinase C signaling pathway. Glia67:1344-1358

2019 Role of Descending Dopaminergic Pathways in Pain Modulation

C Li, S Liu, X Lu, F Tao*. 2019 Role of Descending Dopaminergic Pathways in Pain Modulation. Current Neuropharmacology17:1176-1182 (*corresponding author)

2020 Gut microbiota dysbiosis enhances migraine-like pain via TNFα upregulation

Y Tang, S Liu, H Shu, L Yanagisawa, F Tao*. 2020 Gut microbiota dysbiosis enhances migraine-like pain via TNFα upregulation. Molecular Neurobiology57:461-468 (*corresponding author)

2020 Resveratrol alleviates temporomandibular joint inflammatory pain by recovering disturbed gut microbiota

Y Ma, S Liu, H Shu, J Crawford, Y Xing, F Tao*. 2020 Resveratrol alleviates temporomandibular joint inflammatory pain by recovering disturbed gut microbiota. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity PMID: 32001342, DOI: 10.1016/j/bbi.2020.01.016 (*corresponding author)

2020 A preexisting myogenic TMD increases trigeminal CGRP and enhances NTG-induced hypersensitivity in mice

H Shu, S Liu, Y Tang, B Schmidt, J Dolan, L Bellinger, P Kramer, S Bender, F Tao*. 2020 A preexisting myogenic TMD increases trigeminal CGRP and enhances NTG-induced hypersensitivity in mice. International Journal of Molecular Sciences21(11):4049 (*corresponding author)

2020 Optogenetic Activation of Dopamine Receptor D1 and D2 Neurons in Anterior Cingulate Cortex Differentially Modulates Trigeminal Neuropathic Pain

S Liu, H Shu, J Crawford, Y Ma, C Li, F Tao*. 2020 Optogenetic Activation of Dopamine Receptor D1 and D2 Neurons in Anterior Cingulate Cortex Differentially Modulates Trigeminal Neuropathic Pain. Mol Neurobiol 57:4060-4068 (*corresponding author)

2021 A Multidisciplinary Approach to Simultaneously Monitoring Real-Time Neuronal Activity and Pain Behaviors During Optogenetic Stimulation of Brain Neurons in Freely Moving Mice

J Crawford, S Liu, F Tao*. 2021 A Multidisciplinary Approach to Simultaneously Monitoring Real-Time Neuronal Activity and Pain Behaviors During Optogenetic Stimulation of Brain Neurons in Freely Moving Mice. J Pain Res 14:3503-3509 (*corresponding author)

2021 Editorial: Mechanisms of Orofacial Pain and Sex Differences

S Liu, P Kramer, F Tao*. 2021 Editorial: Mechanisms of Orofacial Pain and Sex Differences. Front Integr Neurosci 15:599580 doi: 10.3389/fnint.2021.599580 (*corresponding author)

2022 A potential application of glia-to-neuron conversion for the treatment of neurological disorders

S Liu, F Tao*. 2022 A potential application of glia-to-neuron conversion for the treatment of neurological disorders. Curr Neuropharmacol 20:891-892 (*corresponding author)

2022 Gut microbiota and migraine

J Crawford, S Liu, F Tao*. 2022 Gut microbiota and migraine. Neurobiol Pain doi: 10.1016/j.ynpai.2022.100090 (*corresponding author)