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Sara M Herz

Virginia Commonwealth UniversityORCID 0009-0004-8763-5670Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Assay:behavioral assay· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Assay:electrophysiology· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1

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A. Siddiqi· 1 shared Abdel-Rahman Dahman· 1 shared Abdul Kader MohiuddiniD· 1 shared Adil Mehraj KhaniD· 1 shared Aemen Rauf· 1 shared Aron H. LichtmaniD· 1 shared Dayna A Adeso· 1 shared Fosua Adu-Gyamfi· 1 shared

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Liposomal DAGLβ Inhibitor Shows Substantial Antinociceptive Potency Mediated by AMPK in a Neuropathic Pain Mouse Models

Liam Babcock, Madeline Gunawardena, Payton E. Lowrey, Rudra Pangeni, Mckenzie Hall, M. Taylor, Saniya Chethan, Sara M Herz, Dayna A Adeso, Olivia L. Murtagh, Qingguo Xu, Ku‐Lung Hsu, Aron H. Lichtman

The paper demonstrates that liposomal DAGLβ inhibitor KT109 shows significantly higher antinociceptive potency in neuropathic pain models, mediated by AMPK activation.

bioRxiv · Oct 21, 2026 · PreprintPharmacology & Toxicology

Peripheral Neuropathy After Chronic Alcohol Exposure in Mice: Impact of sex, total intake and duration and alcohol metabolism.

Lauren V. Moncayo, Fosua Adu-Gyamfi, Abdul Kader Mohiuddin, Madison Cruz, Abdel-Rahman Dahman, Z. Akbar, Sarah K. Kidd, A. Siddiqi, Adil Mehraj Khan, Ka Chiang, Tej Pal Singh, Sara M Herz, Lynn Mawaldi, G Valencia, P. Patel, , Mohamad Imad Damaj

This study investigates the effects of chronic alcohol exposure on peripheral neuropathy in mice, identifying sex, intake duration, and acetaldehyde as key factors in neuroinflammation and hypersensitivity.

bioRxiv · Sep 2, 2025 · PreprintPharmacology & Toxicology