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Alaina L. Waters

University of Florida HealthORCID 0009-0002-7706-0573Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Assay:electronic health records· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Aida Calderón‐RiveraiD· 2 shared Erick Josué Rodríguez-PalmaiD· 2 shared Heather N. AlleniD· 2 shared Kimberly GómeziD· 2 shared Rajesh KhannaiD· 2 shared Santiago Loya‐LópeziD· 2 shared Tyler S. NelsoniD· 2 shared Emanuel Loeza‐AlcoceriD· 1 shared

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NaV1.7-dependent peripheral sensitization drives chronic pain in Parkinson's disease

Tyler S. Nelson, Naomi K Grabus, Heather N. Allen, Aida Calderón‐Rivera, Santiago Loya‐López, Erick Josué Rodríguez-Palma, Alaina L. Waters, Eslam Elhanafy, Stephanie I. Shiers, Ishwarya Sankaranarayanan, Kimberly Gómez, Theodore John Price, Rajesh Khanna

This study identifies NaV1.7-dependent peripheral sensitization as a mechanism of chronic pain in Parkinson's disease and highlights CRMP2 regulation of NaV1.7 as a therapeutic target.

bioRxiv · Sep 15, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

Myotonic Muscle Activity Drives a Persistent Pain State Responsive to NaV1.8-directed Analgesics

Tyler S. Nelson, Aida Calderón‐Rivera, Heather N. Allen, Alaina L. Waters, Emanuel Loeza‐Alcocer, Jorge Baruch Pineda-Farías, Narges Pachenari, Santiago Loya‐López, Kimberly Gómez, Erick Josué Rodríguez-Palma, Paz Duran, Michael S. Gold, Rajesh Khanna

This study shows that transient myotonia can cause long-lasting pain by altering nociceptive processing and identifies NaV1.8 as a target for analgesics.

Journal of Clinical Investigation · Sep 8, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience