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Alia M. Obeidat

Rush University Medical CenterORCID 0000-0002-3522-0084Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 4 Organism:mouse· 4 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1

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Anne‐Marie MalfaitiD· 4 shared Rachel E. MilleriD· 4 shared Richard J. MilleriD· 3 shared Shingo IshiharaiD· 3 shared Dongjun ReniD· 2 shared Frank C. KoiD· 2 shared Spencer FullamiD· 2 shared Tristan MaerziD· 2 shared

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Fast-conducting mechanonociceptors uniquely engage reflexive and affective pain circuitry to drive protective responses

Karina Lezgiyeva, Jingyi Liu, Karen Nguyen, Michelle M. DeLisle, Frank C. Ko, Spencer Fullam, Alia M. Obeidat, Josef Turecek, Ilayda Alkislar, Brendan P. Lehnert, Rosa I. Martinez-Garcia, Riya Sivakumar, Jinheon Choi, Ofer Mazor, Lilit Garibyan, , David D. Ginty

The paper identifies A{delta}-HTMRs as fast-conducting mechanonociceptors that drive protective pain responses through unique spinal reflex circuits.

Neuron · Jul 1, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Identification of Sensory Fiber Types in Mouse Temporomandibular Joint Tissues

Jessie J. Alfaro, Exing Wang, Kyle M. Allen, Alejandro J. Almarza, Benjamin Russell Arenkiel, Başak Dönertaş Ayaz, Yangjin Bae, Bruna Balbino de Paula, Anita E. Bandrowski, Mario Danilo Boada, Jacqueline B Boccanfuso, Jyl Boline, Dellina Lane Carpio, Dawen Cai, Robert M. Caudle, , Armen N. Akopian

This study identifies sensory fiber types in mouse TMJ tissues using immunohistochemistry, finding peptidergic fibers dominate with minimal non-peptidergic nociceptors.

Scientific Reports · Sep 1, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

FM-dye inhibition of Piezo2 relieves acute inflammatory and osteoarthritis knee pain in mice of both sexes

Natalie S. Adamczyk, Shingo Ishihara, Alia M. Obeidat, Dongjun Ren, Richard J. Miller, Anne‐Marie Malfait, Rachel E. Miller

This study shows that inhibiting Piezo2 reduces acute inflammatory and osteoarthritis knee pain in mice using FM-dyes.

bioRxiv · Mar 17, 2025 · PreprintNeuroscience

Intra-Articular Sprouting Of Nociceptors Accompanies Progressive Osteoarthritis: Comparative Evidence In Four Murine Models

Alia M. Obeidat, Shingo Ishihara, Jun Li, Lindsey Lammlin, Lucas M. Junginger, Tristan Maerz, Richard J. Miller, Rachel E. Miller, Anne‐Marie Malfait

The paper examines nociceptor sprouting in four mouse models of knee OA, finding progressive neuroplasticity associated with joint damage across different stages of the disease.

bioRxiv · Jun 30, 2023 · PreprintNeuroscience