Trigeminal Nerve Stimulation Attenuates Traumatic Brain Injury-Induced Neuronal Damage via CGRP-PINK1 Mitophagy Axis
Chunyan Li, Keren Powell, Steven Wadolowski, Junhwan Kim, Kaitlyn Rams, Bernadette Tam, Amir Dehdashti, Jamie S. Ullman, David Ledoux, Lance B. Becker, Ping Wang
This paper shows that trigeminal nerve stimulation reduces traumatic brain injury-induced neuronal damage by preserving mitochondrial function through the CGRP-PINK1 mitophagy pathway.
bioRxiv · Oct 13, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience