Tabinda Salman

This study shows that cocaine promotes growth of Streptococcus parasanguinis, which leads to neuroinflammation and memory impairment in mice without bacterial translocation.

This study shows that Staphylococcus aureus translocation promotes anti-CD4 autoantibodies in HIV patients on ART, impairing CD4+ T cell recovery.

This study investigates the role of cAMP-dependent signaling pathways in cocaine-induced immediate-early gene expression in D1 medium-spiny neurons of the nucleus accumbens, identifying distinct pathways for Egr-1 and c-Fos induction.

This study shows that oral Actinomyces species from cannabis users induce anxiety-like behavior in mice through mitochondrial dysfunction and reduced GABAergic signaling.

This study shows that cocaine use disorder is associated with oral microbial dysbiosis and selective microbial translocation from saliva to blood.