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Jorge Benitez

University of California, San Francisco

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Assay:imaging· 1 Approach:mechanistic / dynamical model· 1 Research Focus:metabolism & bioenergetics· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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Allan I. BasbaumiD· 2 shared Sian Rodriguez-RosadoiD· 2 shared Ana Isabel DomingosiD· 1 shared Beatriz Caroline de MoraesiD· 1 shared Christopher R. Andolina· 1 shared Cindy D. LiuiD· 1 shared Élora MidavaineiD· 1 shared Jarret A.P. WeinrichiD· 1 shared

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Paradoxical increases in anterior cingulate cortex activity during nitrous oxide-induced analgesia reveal a signature of pain affect

Jarret A.P. Weinrich, Cindy D. Liu, Madison E. Jewell, Christopher R. Andolina, Mollie X. Bernstein, Jorge Benitez, Sian Rodriguez-Rosado, Joao M. Braz, Mervyn Maze, Mikhail I. Nemenov, Allan I. Basbaum

The paper shows that nitrous oxide increases anterior cingulate cortex activity in mice, suggesting this activity reflects pain affect even under anesthesia.

Pain · Aug 11, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Meningeal Regulatory T cell-derived enkephalin gates nociception

Élora Midavaine, Beatriz Caroline de Moraes, Jorge Benitez, Sian Rodriguez-Rosado, João M. Bráz, Nathan P. Kochhar, Walter L. Eckalbar, Lin Tian, Ana Isabel Domingos, John E. Pintar, Allan I. Basbaum, Sakeen W. Kashem

This study identifies meningeal regulatory T cells (mTregs) expressing enkephalin that modulate mechanical pain sensitivity in female mice via a sex hormone-dependent opioid receptor mechanism.

Science · Apr 4, 2025Peer-reviewedImmunology