Sierra Dawn Kauer
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PAK1 inhibition with Romidepsin attenuates H‐reflex hyperexcitability after spinal cord injury
Kauer S, Benson C, Carrara J, Tarafder A, Ibrahim Y, Estacion M, Waxman S, Tan A. PAK1 inhibition with Romidepsin attenuates H‐reflex hyperexcitability after spinal cord injury. The Journal Of Physiology 2024, 602: 5061-5081. PMID: 39231098, DOI: 10.1113/jp284976.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2026
Dendritic spine dysgenesis in spinal cord injury: A structural contributor to pain and spasticity
Kauer S, Effraim P, Bangalore L, Waxman S, Tan A. Dendritic spine dysgenesis in spinal cord injury: A structural contributor to pain and spasticity. Experimental Neurology 2026, 399: 115679. PMID: 41654287, DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2026.115679.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements
2024
A FAIR, open-source virtual reality platform for dendritic spine analysis
Reimer M, Kauer S, Benson C, King J, Patwa S, Feng S, Estacion M, Bangalore L, Waxman S, Tan A. A FAIR, open-source virtual reality platform for dendritic spine analysis. Patterns 2024, 5: 101041. PMID: 39568639, PMCID: PMC11573899, DOI: 10.1016/j.patter.2024.101041.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Conditional Astrocyte Rac1KO Attenuates Hyperreflexia after Spinal Cord Injury
Benson C, Olson K, Patwa S, Kauer S, King J, Waxman S, Tan A. Conditional Astrocyte Rac1KO Attenuates Hyperreflexia after Spinal Cord Injury. Journal Of Neuroscience 2023, 44: e1670222023. PMID: 37963762, PMCID: PMC10851682, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1670-22.2023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIncreased astrocytic GLT-1 expression in tripartite synapses is associated with SCI-induced hyperreflexia
Benson C, King J, Kauer S, Waxman S, Tan A. Increased astrocytic GLT-1 expression in tripartite synapses is associated with SCI-induced hyperreflexia. Journal Of Neurophysiology 2023, 130: 1358-1366. PMID: 37877184, PMCID: PMC10972632, DOI: 10.1152/jn.00234.2023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnatomical Diversity of the Adult Corticospinal Tract Revealed by Single-Cell Transcriptional Profiling
Golan N, Ehrlich D, Bonanno J, O'Brien R, Murillo M, Kauer S, Ravindra N, Van Dijk D, Cafferty W. Anatomical Diversity of the Adult Corticospinal Tract Revealed by Single-Cell Transcriptional Profiling. Journal Of Neuroscience 2023, 43: 7929-7945. PMID: 37748862, PMCID: PMC10669816, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0811-22.2023.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Dendritic Spines and Pain Memory
Benson C, King J, Reimer M, Kauer S, Waxman S, Tan A. Dendritic Spines and Pain Memory. The Neuroscientist 2022, 30: 294-314. PMID: 36461773, DOI: 10.1177/10738584221138251.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsInositol Polyphosphate-5-Phosphatase K (Inpp5k) Enhances Sprouting of Corticospinal Tract Axons after CNS Trauma
Kauer SD, Fink KL, Li EHF, Evans BP, Golan N, Cafferty W. Inositol Polyphosphate-5-Phosphatase K (Inpp5k) Enhances Sprouting of Corticospinal Tract Axons after CNS Trauma. Journal Of Neuroscience 2022, 42: 2190-2204. PMID: 35135857, PMCID: PMC8936595, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0897-21.2022.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Pericytes improve locomotor recovery after spinal cord injury in male and female neonatal rats
Mayo J, Kauer S, Brumley M, Bearden S. Pericytes improve locomotor recovery after spinal cord injury in male and female neonatal rats. Microcirculation 2020, 27: e12646. PMID: 32608116, DOI: 10.1111/micc.12646.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Stimulation of 5-HT2A Receptors Recovers Sensory Responsiveness in Acute Spinal Neonatal Rats
Swann H, Kauer S, Allmond J, Brumley M. Stimulation of 5-HT2A Receptors Recovers Sensory Responsiveness in Acute Spinal Neonatal Rats. Behavioral Neuroscience 2017, 131: 92-98. PMID: 28004950, PMCID: PMC5269442, DOI: 10.1037/bne0000176.Peer-Reviewed Original Research