Bryanna Shao, Bartosz Kula, Han Le, Prasanna Venkhatesh, Prasanna Katti, Andrea G.Marshall, Siddharth Chittaranjan, Suraj Thapilyal, Namdar Kalpana, C Nivedya, Adam Roszczyk, Harrison Mobley, Mason Killion, Emelina St. John, Pamela Martin, BenjaminRodrigiuez, Markis Hamilton, LaCara Bell, Sunjay Wyckoff, Laurent A. Moran, MarkPhilips, David Hubert, Briar Tomeau, Jeremiah M. Afolabi, Annet Kirabo, Ismary Blanco, Samantha Reasonover, Lauren E. Drake, Ethan S. Lippmann, Chantell Evans, Monica M.Santisteban, Taneisha G. Cheairs, Sepiso Mesenga, Celestine Wanjalla, Jennifer Gaddy, Ronald McMillan, Calixto P Hernandez Perez, Htet Htet Paing, Jenny C. Schafer, BretMobley, Julia Berry, Amber Crabtree, Oleg Kovtun, Shawn Goodwin, Edgar GarzaLopez, Chandravanu Dash, Dao-Fu Dai, Tyne W. Miller-Fleming, Antentor Hinton Jr., Nathan A Smith. (2025)The role of MICOS in modulating mitochondrial dynamics and structural changes in vulnerable regions of Alzheimer’s Disease.bioRxiv 2025.12.13.693635; doi: https://doi.org/10.64898/2025.12.13.693635
Baoman Li, Qian Sun, Fengfei Ding, Qiwu Xu, Ning Kang, Yang Xue, Antonio Ladron-de-Guevara, Hajime Hirase, Pia Weikop, Sheng Gong, Nathan A. Smith, and Maiken Nedergaard. (2024) Anti-seizure effects of norepinephrine-induced free fatty acid release. Cell Metabolism, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmet.2024.10.011
Kit Neikirk, Kinuthia Kabugi, Margaret Mungai, Bartosz Kula, Nathan A. Smith, Antentor O. Hinton Jr. (2024) Ethnicity-related differences in mitochondrial regulation by insulin stimulation in diabetes. Journal of Cellular Physiology, 1-18.https://doi.org/10.1002/jcp.31317
Bartosz Kula, Botond Antal, Corey Weistuch, Florian Gackière, Alexander Barre, VictorVelado, Jeffrey M Hubbard, Maria Kukley, Lilianne R Mujica-Parodi, Nathan A Smith. D-β-hydroxybutyrate stabilizes hippocampal CA3-CA1 circuit during acute insulin resistance. PNAS Nexus, Volume 3, Issue 5, May 2024, pgae 196, https://doi.org/10.1093/pnasnexus/pgae196
Neikirk K, Vue Z, Vue N, Barongan T, Vang C, Beasley HK, Marshall AG, Kirabo A, Wanajalla CN, Smith N, Morton D, Shuler HD, Hinton A Jr. Disparities in funding for Nobel Prize awards in medicine and physiology across nationalities, races, and gender. J Cell Physiol. 2024 Jan 15. doi: 10.1002/jcp.31157. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38225913.
Marshall AG, Vue Z, Beasley HK, Neikirk K, Stephens D, Wanjalla CN, Damo SM, Trejo J, Rodriguez-Aliaga P, Headley CA, Shuler H, Liu K, Smith N, Garza-Lopez E, Barongan T, Scudese E, Spencer E, Heemstra J, Vazquez AD, Murray SA, Hinton A Jr. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Laboratory: Strategies to Enhance Inclusive Laboratory Culture. Mol Cell. 2023 Nov 2;83(21):3766-3772. doi: 10.1016/j.molcel.2023.09.011. PMID: 37922871.
Kit Neikirk, Edgar-Garza Lopez, Andrea G Marshall, Ahmad Alghanem, Evan Krystofiak, Bartosz Kula, Nathan Smith, Jianqiang Shao, Prasanna Katti, and Antentor Hinton Jr. Call to action to properly utilize electron microscopy to measure organelles to monitor disease. Eur J Cell Biol. 2023 Dec; 102(4):151365. doi: 10.1016/j.ejcb.2023.151365.
Smith, Nathan A. Examining the role of the locus coeruleus in activating cortical astrocytes. Nat. Rev. Neurosci. 24, 732 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41583-023-00757-y
Michael Willis, Megan R. Carey, John J. Foxe, Jackie Jones, Nathan Smith, and Vidita Vaisya. Strategies and a checklist for increasing diversity, equity and inclusion in your journal. Eur J Neurosci. 2023 Sep;58(5):3199-3205. doi: 10.1111/ejn.16110.
Alfred Mays, Angela Byars-Winston, Antentor Hinton Jr. *, Andrea G. Marshall, Annet Kirabo, Avery August, Bianca J. Marlin, Blake Riggs, Blanton Tolbert, Celestine Wanjalla, Chad Womack, Chantell S. Evans, Christopher Barnes, Chrystal Starbird, Clintoria Williams, Corey Reynolds, Cornelius Taabazuing, Craig E. Cameron, Debra D. Murray, Derek Applewhite, Derrick J. Morton, Dexter Lee, Dionna W. Williams, Donald Lynch, Donita Brady*, Erin Lynch, Florentine U.N. Rutaganira, Gustavo M. Silva, Haysetta Shuler, Ishmail Abdus Saboor*, Jamaine Davis, Kafui Dzirasa*, Latanya Hammonds-Odie, Loretta Reyes, Mariya T. Sweetwyne, Melanie R. McReynolds, Michael D.L. Johnson, Nathan A. Smith, Nikea Pittman, Olujimi A. Ajijola, Quinton Smith, Rena ̃ A.S. Robinson, Samantha C. Lewis, Sandra A. Murray*, Sherilynn Black*, Sonya E. Neal, Stanley Andrisse, Steven Townsend, Steven M. Damo*, Theanne N. Griffith, W. Marcus Lambert, and William M. Clemons Jr. Juneteenth in STEMM and the barriers to equitable science. Cell 186, 12, P2510-2517, June 8, 2023 (Cover)
Wang F, Wang W, Gu S, Qi D, Smith NA, Peng W, Dong W, Yuan J, Zhao B, Mao Y, Cao, Lu QR, Shapiro LA, YI SS, Wu E, and Jason H. Huang. Distinct astrocytic modulatory roles in sensory transmission during sleep, wakefulness, and arousal states in freely moving mice. Nature Communication. 2023 April 17; 14(1): 2186. PMID: 37069258
Rune Nguyen Rasmussen, Antonis Asiminas, Eva Maria Meier Carlsen, Celia Kjaerby, and Nathan Anthony Smith. Astrocytes: integrators of arousal state and sensory context. Trends in Neuroscience. (Cover) 2023 PMID: 37003933
Hone-Blanchet A, Antal B, van Nieuwenhuizen H, McMahon L, Lithen A, Smith NA, Yen YF, Jenkins B, Lin A, Stufflebeam S, Mujica-Parodi L, and Eva-Maria Ratai. Acute administration of ketone beta-hydroxybutyrate down-regulates 7T proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy levels of anterior and posterior cingulate gamma-aminobutyric acid and glutamate in healthy adults. (2022) Neuropsychopharmacology PMID: 35995971
Joseph Abbah, Claire-Marie Vacher, Evan Z. Goldstein, Zhen Li, Srikanya Kundu, Brooke Talbot, Surajit Bhattacharya. Kazue Hashimoto-Torii, Li Wang, Payal Banerjee, Joseph Scafidi, Nathan A. Smith, Li-Jin Chew, and Vittorio Gallo. Oxidative stress-induced damage to the developing hippocampus is mediated by GSK3beta. (2022) J Neuroscience. PMID: 35589394
Nathan A. Smith, Dana L. Helmreich, Antoine Adamantidis, Paola Bovolenta, John J. Foxe, and Vidita A. Vaidya. “Diversity matters series”- The Black In Neuro Movement. (2021) European Journal of Neuroscience PMID: 34935222
Rune Nguyễn Rasmussen and Nathan Anthony Smith. The elusive varicose astrocytes. (2021) Trends in Neuroscience PMID: 34823901
M.J. Herrero, L. Wang, D. Hernandez-Pineda, P. Banjeree, H. Matos, M. Goodrich, A. Panigrahi, N.A. Smith, J.G. Corbin. Sex-specific social behavior and amygdala proteomics in Foxp2 +/- mutant mice. (2021) Frontiers In Behavioral Neuroscie PMID: 34421555
Johnson K.O., Smith N.A., Goldstein E.Z., Gallo V, Liu J, and Jason Triplett. NMDA Receptor Expression by Retinal Ganglion Cells Is Not Required for Topographic Map Formation Not Eye-specific Segregation. (2021) eNeuro PMID: 34193509
James T, Kula B, Choi S, Khan S.S., Bekar L.K., and Nathan A. Smith. Locus coeruleus in memory formation and Alzheimer’s disease. (2020) European Journal of Neuroscience PMID: 33190318
Smith N.A., Bekar L, and Maiken Nedergaard. Astrocytic Endocannabinoids Mediate Hippocampal Transient Heterosynaptic Depression. (2019) Neurochem Res PMID: 31254249
Smith N.A., Kress B.T., Lu Y, Chandler-Militello D, Benraiss A, and Maiken Nedergaard. Fluorescent Ca2+ indicators directly inhibit the Na,K-ATPase and disrupt cellular functions. Sci. Signal. 11, eaal2039 (2018).
Li, P, Fu X, Smith N.A., Curiel J, Tenga M.J., Martin B, Freedman S, Cea-Del Rio C, O’Neill B, Kao A, Oboti L, Tsuchida T.N., Oluigbo C, Yaun A, Magge S.N., O’Neill B, Kao A, Zelleke T.G., Depositario Cabacar D.T., Ghimbovschi S, Knoblach S, Ho C.Y., orbin J, Goodkin H.P., Vicini S, Huntsman M.M., Gaillard W.D., Valdez G, and Judy S. Liu. Loss of Clock results in dysfunction of brain circuits underlying focal epilepsy. Oct (2017) 96(2), pp. 387-401. PMID: 29024662
Gee J. Michael, Smith N.A., Fernandez F.R., Economo M.N., Brunert D., Rothermel M., Morris S.C., Talbot A., Palumbos S., Ichida J., Shepherd J.D., West P.J., Wachowiak D.M., Capecchi M.R., Wilcox K.S., White J.A., and Petr Tvrdik. Imaging Activity in Neurons and Glia with a Polr2a-based and Cre-dependent GCaMP5G-IRES-tdTomato Reporter Mouse. Neuron (2014) (Cover) 83 (5), pp.1058-72. PMID: 25155958.
Fujita T., Chen M.J., Li B., Smith N.A., Peng W., Sun W., Toner M.J., Kress B.T., Benraiss A., Takano T., Wang S., and Maiken Nedergaard. Neuronal transgene expression in dominant-negative Snare Mice. Journal of Neuroscience (2014) 34(50), pp. 16594-16604; doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2585-14.2014. PMID: 25505312.
Wang F, Smith N.A., Xu Q, Goldman S, Peng W, Takano T, and Maiken Nedergaard. Photolysis of Ca2+, but not receptor mediated Ca2+ signaling triggers astrocytic glutamate release. J Neurosci. (2013) 33(44), pp. 17404-12. PMID: 24174673.
Thrane V.R., Thrane A.S., Wang F, Cotrina M.L., Smith N.A., Chen M, Kang N, Fujita T, Nagelhus E.A., and Maiken Nedergaard. Ammonia triggers neuronal disinhibition and seizures by impairing astrocytes potassium buffering. Nature Medicine. Nat Med. (2013) 19(12), pp. 1643-8. PMID: 24240184.
Wang F, Smith N.A. (Co-First author), Xu Q, Fujita T, Baba A, Matsuda T, Takana T, Bekar L, and Maiken Nedergaard. Astrocytes modulate neural network activity by Ca-dependent uptake of extracellular K2++. Signal. 5, ra26 (2012). PMID: 22472648.
Lovatt D, Xu Q, Liu W, Takano T, Smith NA, Schnermann J, Tieu K, and Maiken Nedergaard. Neuronal adenosine release, and not astrocytic ATP release, mediates feedback inhibition of excitatory activity (2012). PNAS March (2012) PMID: 22421436.
Fujita T, Williams Ek, Jensen TK, Smith NA, Takano T, Tieu K, and MaikenNedergaard. Cultured astrocytes do not release adenosine during hypoxic conditions. Cereb. Blood Flow Metab. January (2012) vol. 32(1), pp. e1-7. PMID: 21989480.
LA Kaback, Do Y. Soung, Amish Naik, Nathan Smith, Edward M. Schwatz, Regis J. O’Keefe, and M. Hicham Drissi. Osterix/Sp7 Regulates Mesenchymal Stem Cell Mediated Endochondral Ossification. Journal of Cellular Physiology. Jan (2008), 214(1), pp. 173-82. PMID: 1759353.
Yong-Jun Wang, Chong-Jian Zhou, Oi Shi, Nathan Smith, and Tian-Fang Li. Aging Delays the regeneration process following sciatic nerve injury in rats. Journal of Neurotrauma. May (2007) 24 (5), pp. 885-94. PMID: 17518542.
Smith, N.A., Dong, Y, Lian, J.B., Prata, J, Kingsley, P.D., Van Wijnen, A.J., Stein, J.L., Schwatz, E.M., O’Keefe, R.J., Stein, G.S., and M. Hicham Drissi. Overlapping Expression of Runx 1 (Cbfa2) and Runx 2 (Cbfa1) Transcription Factors Support Cooperative Induction of Skeletal Development. Journal of Cellular Physiology. (2005) 203, pp. 133-143. PMID: 15389629.
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