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Veselina Petrova

Boston Children's HospitalORCID 0000-0002-5593-0198Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 4 Research Focus:differential expression· 3 Organism:mouse· 3 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Research Focus:database / resource· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1

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Clifford J. WoolfiD· 4 shared Aakanksha JainiD· 2 shared James W. FawcettiD· 2 shared Anda CimpeaniD· 1 shared Andrea G. Solano· 1 shared Biyao ZhangiD· 1 shared Caitlin A. Greene· 1 shared Caleb Hu· 1 shared

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Satellite glial contact enhances differentiation and maturation of human iPSC-derived sensory neurons

Chelsey Jenna LeBlang, Maria F. Pazyra‐Murphy, Elizabeth S. Silagi, Srestha Dasgupta, Marianna Tsolias, Toussaint Miller, Veselina Petrova, Shannon Zhen, Vukasin M. Jovanovic, David Castellano, Kathryn Gerrish, Pinar Ormanoglu, Carlos A. Tristan, Ilyas Singeç, Clifford J. Woolf, , Rosalind A. Segal

This study shows that co-culturing human iPSC-derived sensory neurons with rodent satellite glia enhances their differentiation and maturation, leading to more mature phenotypes and improved disease modeling.

Stem Cell Reports · Sep 23, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Lipid nanoparticle delivery of siRNA to dorsal root ganglion neurons to treat pain

Xiangfei Han, Veselina Petrova, Yudong Song, Yu‐Ting Cheng, Xingya Jiang, Hui Hua Zhou, Caleb Hu, Dean Shuailin Chen, Hyo Jeong Yong, Hyoung Woo Kim, Biyao Zhang, Omer Barkai, Aakanksha Jain, William R. Renthal, Philipp B. Lirk, , Jinjun Shi

This study demonstrates the use of lipid nanoparticles to deliver siRNA to dorsal root ganglion neurons, effectively silencing TRPV1 and reducing pain-related behaviors.

bioRxiv · Jan 23, 2025 · PreprintNeuroscience

Macrophages protect against sensory axon degeneration in diabetic neuropathy

Sara Hakim, Aakanksha Jain, Veselina Petrova, Jonathan Indajang, Riki Kawaguchi, Qing Wang, Elif Sude Duran, Drew Nelson, Stuart S. Adamson, Caitlin A. Greene, Clifford J. Woolf

This study shows that macrophages protect against sensory axon degeneration in diabetic neuropathy by delaying axonal loss through CCR2 signaling.

bioRxiv · Jan 30, 2024 · PreprintNeuroscience

Integrin-driven Axon Regeneration in the Spinal Cord Activates a Distinctive CNS Regeneration Program

Menghon Cheah, Yuyan Cheng, Veselina Petrova, Anda Cimpean, Pavla Jendelová, Vivek Swarup, Clifford J. Woolf, Daniel H. Geschwind, James W. Fawcett

This study identifies a distinct CNS regeneration program activated by integrin expression in spinal cord sensory neurons, differing from PNS regeneration and involving ubiquitination, autophagy, and signaling pathways.

Journal of Neuroscience · Jun 5, 2023Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Protrudin functions as a scaffold in the endoplasmic reticulum to support axon regeneration in the adult central nervous system

Veselina Petrova, Craig S. Pearson, James R. Tribble, Andrea G. Solano, Evan Reid, Pete A. Williams, Herbert M. Geller, Richard Eva, James W. Fawcett

This study shows that Protrudin, when overexpressed, supports axon regeneration in the adult central nervous system by acting as a scaffold to organize endoplasmic reticulum, integrins, and Rab11 endosomes in the distal axon.

bioRxiv · Jan 15, 2020 · PreprintNeuroscience