M. Imad Damaj

Virginia Commonwealth University — United States

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Life Sciences

17h-index2.0kcitations50works2.52yr avg
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Research Topics

Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study(29), Pain Mechanisms and Treatments(15), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling(12), Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology(11), Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior(9)

Publications50 total

Identification of ethanol analgesia quantitative trait loci and candidate genes in BXD recombinant inbred mouse lines
Addiction Biology·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
New PPARα Agonist A190-Loaded Microemulsion for Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy
Molecular Pharmaceutics·2025· 3 citedOpen Access
Behavioral and transcriptional effects of age in HbSS-BERK humanized SCD mice
Journal of sickle cell disease.·2025Open Access
Proteomic analysis of dorsal root ganglia in a mouse model of paclitaxel-induced neuropathic pain
PLoS ONE·2024· 1 citedOpen Access
Proteomic Analysis of Dorsal Root Ganglia in a Mouse Model of Paclitaxel-Induced Neuropathic Pain
2024· 1 citedOpen Access
Identification of ethanol analgesia quantitative trait loci and candidate genes in BXD recombinant inbred mouse lines
2024Open Access
Genome-wide association studies with experimental validation identify a protective role for B lymphocytes against chronic post-surgical pain
British Journal of Anaesthesia·2024· 17 citedOpen Access
Characterization and validation of a spontaneous acute and protracted oxycodone withdrawal model in male and female mice
Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior·2024· 5 citedOpen Access
Optimizing positive allosteric modulators to selectively target the high sensitivity (α4)2(β2)3 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor
Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics·2024
Investigating the Role of Alpha-7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors in Myeloid Lineage Cells in Acute and Chronic Inflammatory Pain
Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics·2024
Impact of Sex, Nicotine Concentration and Age in a New Mouse Vaping Model
Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics·2024
Short-chain fatty acid, butyrate prevents morphine-and paclitaxel-induced nociceptive hypersensitivity
Scientific Reports·2023· 16 citedOpen Access
Pharmacological profiles and anti-inflammatory activity of pCN-diEPP and mCN-diEPP, new alpha9alpha10 nicotinic receptor ligands
Neuropharmacology·2023· 10 citedOpen Access
Identification and targeting of a unique Na <sub>V</sub> 1.7 domain driving chronic pain
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences·2023· 40 citedOpen Access
Short-chain fatty acid, Butyrate prevents Morphine and Paclitaxel induced peripheral hypersensitivity
Research Square (Research Square)·2023· 2 citedOpen Access
Role of neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in cannabinoid dependence
Pharmacological Research·2023· 7 citedOpen Access
Oxycodone Produces Antinociception, but Worsens Functional Behaviors, in Humanized Sickle Cell Disease Mice
Blood·2022
O-13: INHIBITION OF THE ENDOCANNABINOID REGULATING ENZYME MONOACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE AMELIORATES THE HYPER-NOCICEPTIVE PHENOTYPE IN THE BERKELEY MOUSE MODEL OF SICKLE CELL DISEASE
HemaSphere·2022Open Access
The Role of Astrocyte Elevated Gene-1 (AEG-1), a Novel Multifunctional Protein, in Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy
Journal of Pain·2022
Sex-specific role for serotonin 5-HT2A receptor in modulation of opioid-induced antinociception and reward in mice
Neuropharmacology·2022· 21 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Hamid I. Akbarali(10), Billy R. Martin(9), Hernán A. Navarro(8), F. Ivy Carroll(7), Bruce E. Blough(6), Ronald J. Lukas(4), F. Ivy Carroll(4), Richard A. Glennon(4), Galya R. Abdrakhmanova(4), Bryan Mckiver(4), S. Wayne Mascarella(3), Patrick M. Beardsley(3), Jenny L. Wiley(3), Shakir D. AlSharari(3), Aron H. Lichtman(3), Lawrence E. Brieaddy(3), Karan H. Muchhala(3), Donald K. Jessup(3), Katherine M. Contreras(3), Eda Köşeli(3)