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Katherine A. Smith

University of Alabama at Birmingham

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Inhibition of the RNA Regulator HuR mitigates spinal cord injury by potently suppressing post-injury neuroinflammation

Mohammed Amir Husain, Reed Smith, Robert E. Sorge, Abdulraheem Kaimari, Ying Si, Ali Z. Hassan, Abhishek Guha, Katherine A. Smith, Christopher P. Cardozo, Jennifer J. DeBerry, Shaida A. Andrabi, Burt Nabors, Natalia Filippova, Caroline K. Webb, Peter H. King

This study shows that inhibiting HuR with SRI-42127 reduces neuroinflammation and improves functional outcomes after spinal cord injury.

The FASEB Journal · May 2, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

The myokine FGF21 associates with enhanced survival in ALS and mitigates stress-induced cytotoxicity

Abhishek Guha, Ying Si, Reed Smith, Mohamed Kazamel, Nan Jiang, Katherine A. Smith, Anna Elizabeth Thalacker‐Mercer, Brijesh K. Singh, Ritchie Ho, Shaida A. Andrabi, Joao D. Tavares Da Silva Pereira, Juliana S. Salgado, Manasi Agrawal, Emina Horvat Velić, Peter H. King

This study identifies FGF21 as a biomarker in ALS associated with slower disease progression and protective effects against stress-induced cytotoxicity.

bioRxiv · Sep 11, 2024 · PreprintNeuroscience