2026
Ghatge M, Flora GD, Patel RB, Nayak MK, Kumskova M, Nguyen T, Usachev YM, Chauhan AK. The mitochondrial calcium uniporter regulates calcium dynamics to drive platelet function, bioenergetics, and thrombosis. J Thromb Haemost. 2026 Feb;24(2):716-731. doi: 10.1016/j.jtha.2025.10.019. Epub 2025 Nov 4. PMID: 41197806.
Gereau RW 4th, Sutherland SP, Baker T, Campbell CM, Cruz-Almeida Y, DeBar LL, Falcon M, Farrar JT, George SZ, Haythornthwaite J, Kashikar-Zuck S, Letzen JE, Markman J, Merlin JS, Porter LL, Price TJ, Starrels J, Stucky CL, Tawfik VL, Ward JM, Sluka KA. Research recommendations for the HEAL Initiative: A path forward for pain research. J Pain. 2026 Apr 26:106301. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2026.106301. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42049122.
Berardi G, Janowski A, McNally S, Post A, Garg A, Sluka KA. Postexertional Symptom Exacerbation after Submaximal Exercise in Individuals with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Postacute Sequelae of COVID-19. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2026 Apr 1;58(4):637-649. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000003891. Epub 2025 Nov 4. PMID: 41185151; PMCID: PMC13565752.
Janowski AJ, Post AA, Heredia-Rizo AM, Frey-Law LA, Bayman EO, Sluka KA, Chimenti RL. Exploring biomarkers of change in movement-evoked pain in Achilles tendinopathy: A secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial. Clin Biomech (Bristol). 2026 Jan;131:106706. doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2025.106706. Epub 2025 Nov 7. PMID: 41207117; PMCID: PMC12626106.
Janowski AJ, Hayashi K, Plumb AN, Lesnak JB, Smith AF, Rasmussen L, Gross E, Post AA, Berardi G, Klein ME, Brown R, Vignes H, Taylor EB, Nackley AG, Sluka K. A mouse model to study persistent fatigue. Res Sq [Preprint]. 2026 Apr 30:rs.3.rs-9335120. doi: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-9335120/v1. Update in: Sci Rep. 2026 Jul 22. doi: 10.1038/s41598-026-62864-x. PMID: 42094057; PMCID: PMC13142607.
Smith AF, Rust HN, Sluka KA, Gantz SC. Activation of mu-opioid receptors slows pacemaking in hypothalamic A11 dopamine neurons. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2026 Aug 21. doi: 10.1038/s41386-026-02531-x. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42629433.
Berardi G, Law LF, McCarthy R, Burns J, Vance C, Dailey DL, Charters M, Urquhart A, Dailey E, Wager TD, Lindquist MA, Ansari B, Sluka KA. Modeling Relationships among Pain and Function in Individuals with Knee Osteoarthritis in the A2CPS Cohort. Clin J Pain. 2026 Jul 9. doi: 10.1097/AJP.0000000000001405. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42421662.
Janowski AJ, Hayashi K, Plumb AN, Lesnak JB, Smith AF, Rasmussen L, Gross E, Post AA, Berardi G, Klein ME, Brown R, Vignes H, Taylor EB, Nackley AG, Sluka KA. Behavioral and molecular characterization of fatigue-like manifestations triggered by acute restraint stress and LPS or saline. Sci Rep. 2026 Jul 22. doi: 10.1038/s41598-026-62864-x. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42481658.
Amerian Z, Fleagle T, Tuladhar U, Watson R, Wong M, Van Gorp B, Smith BJ, Richards M, Hall M, Donnelly J, Danielson J, Leao RV, Stanley D, Magnotta V, Holmes JH, Sluka K, Chimenti RL. Quantitative Understanding of Advanced Novel Imaging Techniques for Fasciitis and Biosignature Yield (Quantify): Protocol for a Cross-Sectional Diagnostic Study. JMIR Res Protoc. 2026 Feb 11;15:e87613. doi: 10.2196/87613. PMID: 41672492; PMCID: PMC12936652.
Gillette EY, Vance KG, Bayman EO, Dailey DL, Vance CGT, Chimenti RL, Crofford LJ, Van Gorp BJ, Johnson EM, Archer KR, Reisinger HS, Zimmerman MB, Sluka KA, Berardi G. Sociodemographic Factors, but Not Rurality, Explain Limited Variance in Fibromyalgia Severity: A Secondary Analysis of Two Randomized Clinical Trials. Pain Med. 2026 Jul 11:pnag088. doi: 10.1093/pm/pnag088. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42434958; PMCID: PMC13565753.
Van Gorp BJ, Johnson E, Vance K, Pedelty J, Dailey DL, Archer KR, Crofford L, Vance CGT, Sluka KA, Reisinger HS. Perspectives of Private Practice Physical Therapy Health Care Systems Participating in a Pragmatic Clinical Trial: A Qualitative Study. Phys Ther. 2026 Jul 19:pzag073. doi: 10.1093/ptj/pzag073. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42472467.
Wong MAKM, Frazier M, Jensen R, Fleagle T, Van Gorp B, Hall N, Ten Eyck P, Wendt L, Pacha M, Danielson J, Hall M, Wilken J, Chimenti RL. Progressive Achilles Loading via Clinician e-Support (PACE): Protocol for a Dual-Site Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2026 Apr 7;15:e90955. doi: 10.2196/90955. PMID: 41945770; PMCID: PMC13056041.
Fleagle TR, Castillo EG, Amerian Z, Sancho I, Heredia Rizo AM, Maragano-Campisto N, Ceniza-Bordallo G, Ruffino D, Danielson JF, Scott SC, Rio EK, Murphy MC, Chimenti RL. Cross cultural adaptation of the TENDINopathy severity assessment - Achilles (TENDINS-A) for Spanish speaking populations. Musculoskelet Sci Pract. 2026 Oct;85:103625. doi: 10.1016/j.msksp.2026.103625. Epub 2026 Jul 24. PMID: 42526178; PMCID: PMC13493060.
Hall MM, Chimenti RL, Danielson JF, Fleagle TR. Effects of Ultrasound-Guided Tenotomy and Debridement on Pain, Function, and Psychological Factors for Achilles Tendinopathy: A Prospective Cohort Study. J Orthop Res. 2026 Feb;44(2):na. doi: 10.1002/jor.70071. Epub 2025 Sep 28. PMID: 41015820; PMCID: PMC12856796.
Khoshavi O, Merkle SL, Paul CJ, Frey-Law LA. High Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Vigorous Physical Activity Relate to Select Pain Sensitivity Assessments in Healthy Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study. Pain Res Manag. 2026 Mar 1;2026:3112089. doi: 10.1155/prm/3112089. PMID: 41777628; PMCID: PMC12950830.
 

2022
Berardi G, Frey-Law L, Sluka KA, Bayman EO, Coffey CS, Ecklund D, Vance CGT, Dailey DL, Burns J, Buvanendran A, McCarthy RJ, Jacobs J, Zhou XJ, Wixson R, Balach T, Brummett CM, Clauw D, Colquhoun D, Harte SE, Harris RE, Williams DA, Chang AC, Waljee J, Fisch KM, Jepsen K, Laurent LC, Olivier M, Langefeld CD, Howard TD, Fiehn O, Jacobs JM, Dakup P, Qian WJ, Swensen AC, Lokshin A, Lindquist M, Caffo BS, Crainiceanu C, Zeger S, Kahn A, Wager T, Taub M, Ford J, Sutherland SP, Wandner LD.: Multi-Site Observational Study to Assess Biomarkers for Susceptibility or Resilience to Chronic Pain: The Acute to Chronic Pain Signatures (A2CPS) Study Protocol. Front Med (Lausanne). 2022 Apr 25;9:849214. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2022.849214. eCollection 2022.PMID: 35547202; PMCID: PMC9082267
Dailey DL, Vance CGT, Chimenti R, Rakel BA, Zimmerman MB, Williams JM, Sluka KA, Crofford LJ.: The Influence of Opioids on Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation Effects in Women With Fibromyalgia. J Pain. 2022 Mar 12:S1526-5900(22)00046-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2022.02.008. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35292378
Wang D, Casares S, Eilers K, Hitchcock S, Iverson R, Lahn E, Loux M, Schnetzer C, Frey-Law LA.: Assessing Multisensory Sensitivity Across Scales: Using the Resulting Core Factors to Create the Multisensory Amplification Scale. .J Pain. 2022 Feb;23(2):276-288. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2021.07.013. Epub 2021 Aug 27. PMID: 34461307 
Wang D, Frey-Law LA.: Multisensory sensitivity differentiates between multiple chronic pain conditions and pain-free individuals. Pain. 2022 May 19. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002696. Online ahead of print. PMID: 35588150.
Klomp A, Omichi R, Iwasa Y, Smith RJ, Usachev YM, Russo AF, Narayanan NS, Lee A.: The voltage-gated Ca2+ channel subunit α2δ-4 regulates locomotor behavior and sensorimotor gating in mice. PLoS One. 2022 Mar 30;17(3):e0263197. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0263197. eCollection 2022. PMID: 3535383
Walters GC, Usachev YM.: MCU (Mitochondrial Ca2+ Uniporter) makes the calcium go round, Journal of Biological Chemistry (2022), doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbc.2022.101604.  "JBC EDITORS' PICK HIGHLIGHT"

2021
Todd BP, Chimenti MS, Luo Z, Ferguson PJ, Bassuk AG, Newell EA.:  Traumatic brain injury results in unique microglial and astrocyte transcriptomes enriched for type I interferon responseJ Neuroinflammation. 2021 Jul 5;18(1):151. doi: 10.1186/s12974-021-02197-w. PMID: 34225752; PMCID: PMC8259035
Kuburas A, Mason BN, Hing B, Wattiez AS, Reis AS, Sowers LP, Moldovan Loomis C, Garcia-Martinez LF, Russo AF.:  PACAP induces light aversion in mice by an inheritable mechanism independent of CGRP. J Neurosci. 2021 May 26;41(21):4697-4715.  doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2200-20.2021. Epub 2021 Apr 12. PMID: 33846231. (Highlighted in J Neurosci Featured Research https://www.jneurosci.org/content/featured-research)
Warwick CA, Keyes AL, Woodruff TM, and Usachev YM.: The complement cascade in the regulation of neuroinflammation, nociceptive sensitization and pain.  Journal of Biological Chemistry, 297, 2021. Sep;297(3):101085.  doi: 10.1016/j.jbc.2021.101085. Epub 2021 Aug 17.PMID: 34411562; PMCID: PMC8446806
Wang D, Casares S, Eilers K, Hitchcock S, Iverson R, Lahn E, Loux M, Schnetzer C, Frey-Law LA.:  Assessing multisensory sensitivity across scales: using the resulting core factors to create the multisensory amplification scale. J Pain 2021 Aug 27;S1526-5900(21)00318-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2021.07.013. PMID: 34461307
Baehr LA, Frey-Law LA, Findlay M.:  Quantitative sensory changes related to physical activity in adult populations: a scoping review. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2021 Sep 8. doi: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000001883. PMID: 34508062
Aoyagi K, Liew JW, Farrar JT, Wang N, Carlesso L, Kumar D, Frey Law L, Lewis CE, Nevitt M, Neogi T.: Does weight-bearing versus non-weight-bearing pain reflect different pain mechanisms in knee osteoarthritis?: the Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study (MOST). Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2022 Apr;30(4):545-550.  doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2021.10.014. Epub 2021 Nov 19. PMID: 34801670; PMCID: PMC8940656 (available on 2023-04-01).

2023

2020
  • Lesnak JB, Inoue S, Lima L, Rasmussen L, Sluka KA.: Testosterone protects against the development of widespread muscle pain in mice. Pain. 2020 Dec;161(12):2898-2908. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001985.  PMID: 32658149; PMCID: PMC7669728