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Kenneth J. Kellar

Georgetown University Medical CenterORCID 0000-0002-0696-9432Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:human· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Assay:electronic health records· 1 Organism:rat· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Andrew C. HarrisiD· 1 shared Craig A. StockmeieriD· 1 shared Gerard Ahern· 1 shared Ghazaul DezfuliiD· 1 shared Gouri MahajaniD· 1 shared Grażyna RajkowskaiD· 1 shared Jian Young Wu· 1 shared Katherine E. ConantiD· 1 shared

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6-Methylnicotine is a strong agonist at α4β2 and α3β4 nicotinic cholinergic receptors

Thao T. Olson, Reniel Suarez Gonzalez, Yousef Aljohani, Ghazaul Dezfuli, Andrew C. Harris, Mark G. LeSage, Gerard Ahern, Kenneth J. Kellar

This study compares 6-Methylnicotine and nicotine's effects on α4β2 and α3β4 nicotinic cholinergic receptors, finding 6-MN is more potent and upregulates these receptors.

bioRxiv · Oct 16, 2026 · PreprintPharmacology & Toxicology

Venlafaxine stimulates an MMP-9-dependent increase in excitatory/inhibitory balance in a stress model of depression

Seham Alaiyed, Mondona S. McCann, Gouri Mahajan, Grażyna Rajkowska, Craig A. Stockmeier, Kenneth J. Kellar, Jian Young Wu, Katherine E. Conant

This study shows venlafaxine increases MMP-9 levels and restores excitatory/inhibitory balance in a stress model of depression.

Journal of Neuroscience · Apr 8, 2020Peer-reviewedNeuroscience