UMN Pain Consortium at Neuroscience 2023

SfN2023

Nov. 13, 2023, 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM 
PSTR185.02 - Characterization of VGF in the nucleus accumbens and its contribution to opioid-evoked behaviors Board B41
*A. P. ADKE1,2, S. M. MULLOY3, R. GAO4, A. M. LEE4, L. VULCHANOVA5, P. E. ROTHWELL5
1Mol. Pharmacol. & Therapeut. Grad. Program, 2Med. Scientist Training Program, 3Grad. Program in Neurosci., 4Dept. of Pharmacol., 5Dept. of Neurosci., Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

PSTR207.07 - Targeting translaminar interneurons of the spinal cord dorsal horn for the study of somatosensory integration in chronic pain Board AA7
M. E. DOTY1, L. VULCHANOVA2*A. G. J. SKORPUT3
1Dartmouth Col., Hanover, NH; 2Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; 3Neurol., Dartmouth Hlth., Lebanon, NH

Nov. 13, 2023, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM 
PSTR253.24 - Agmatine modulates microglial activity in nucleus accumbens of fentanyl self-administration mice Board D9
*C. BARAJAS1, C. PETERSON2, K. F. KITTO1, G. L. WILCOX4, C. A. FAIRBANKS3
2308 Harvard Street SE, 3Univ. of Minnesota, 1Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; 4Univ. Minnesota Med. Sch., Univ. Minnesota Med. Sch., Minneapolis, MN

PSTR270.05 - Decreased AC1 and increased SUR1 spinal cord expression attenuates opioid tolerance and withdrawal in mice Board Y4
*K. M. JOHNSON, B. A. MEYER, J. MELLANG, A. L. FOWLER, A. H. KLEIN; 
Univ. of Minnesota, Duluth, MN

PSTR270.27 - Inhibition of adenylyl cyclase and exchange protein activated by cAMP enhances potassium flux in primary and immortal neuronal cell cultures Board Z7
*B. NELSON1, C. HILL1, A. H. KLEIN2; 
2Univ. of Minnesota Duluth, 1Univ. of Minnesota, Duluth, MN

PSTR270.11 - Lysophosphatidic acid contributes to hyperalgesia in a humanized mouse model of sickle cell disease through direct sensitization of dorsal root ganglia neurons Board Y10
*V. VIATCHENKO-KARPINSKI1, M. JOHNS1, I. A. KHASABOVA1, S. G. KHASABOV1, K. GUPTA2, D. A. SIMONE1; 
1Sch. of dentistry, Univ. of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN; 2Dept. of Med., Univ. of California, Irvine, CA

Nov. 14, 2023, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM 
PSTR410.10 - Single cell transcriptomic analysis of DNA methylation machinery in the prefrontal cortex of transient and persistent neuropathic pain mouse models Board AA4
*S. LEE1, M. RIEDL2, L. VULCHANOVA2, L. STONE1
1Anesthesiol., 2Neurosci., Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

PSTR410.12 - Sexual dimorphism in the spinal effects of the VGF derived peptide TLQP-62 Board AA6
*T. XIE1, R. E. SCHORN2, E. MARRON FERNANDEZ DE VELASCO3, G. L. WILCOX4, C. A. FAIRBANKS5, L. VULCHANOVA2
1Dept of Pharmaceutics, 2Dept of Neurosci., 3Dept of Pharmacol., 4Dept Neurosci, Pharmacol, Dermatol, 5Dept of Pharmaceutics, Pharmacology, Neurosci., Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

Nov. 15, 2023, 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM 
PSTR477.13 - Agmatine-based analog inhibits spinal NMDAr-mediated EPSCs with apparent subunit selectivity Board BB22
*L. CAYE1, C. D. PETERSON2, C. A. FAIRBANKS3, G. L. WILCOX4
1Pharmacol., 2Col. of Pharm., 3Pharmaceutics, Col. of Pharm., 4Neuroscience, Pharmacology, Dermatol., Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

PSTR477.16 - Development of agmatine-based NMDAr antagonists for the treatment of post-operative pain Board BB25
*C. PETERSON1, L. CAYE2, K. KITTO3, G. L. WILCOX4, C. FAIRBANKS1
2Mol. Pharmacol. and Therapeut., 3Neurosci., 1Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; 4Dept Neurosci, Pharmacol, Dermatol, Univ. Minnesota Med. Sch., Minneapolis, MN

PSTR544.19 - Impact of chronic alcohol consumption on tactile hypersensitivity in models of persistent pain Board CC6
*R. E. SCHORN1,2, M. S. RIEDL2, L. S. STONE3, A. M. LEE2,4, L. VULCHANOVA2
1Neurosci., Univ. of Minnesota Grad. Program In Neurosci., Minneapolis, MN; 2Neurosci., 3Anesthesiol., 4Pharmacol., Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

PSTR477.09 - Agmatine inhibits NMDA receptor-mediated calcium transients in spinal cord dorsal horn through nNOS attenuation. Board BB18
T. XIE1, R. E. SCHORN2, C. D. PETERSON1, K. F. KITTO2, G. L. WILCOX2, L. VULCHANOVA2*C. A. FAIRBANKS3
1Pharmaceutics, 2Neurosci., 3Pharmaceutics, Pharmacology, Neurosci., Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN