Megan P Hicks
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Velez J, Arif E, Rodgers J, Hicks M, Arthur J, Nihalani D, et al.
J Am Soc Nephrol
. 2017 Feb;
28(7):2119-2132.
PMID: 28202497
Aminopeptidase A (APA) is expressed in glomerular podocytes and tubular epithelia and metabolizes angiotensin II (AngII), a peptide known to promote glomerulosclerosis. In this study, we tested whether APA expression...
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Velez J, Janech M, Hicks M, Morinelli T, Rodgers J, Self S, et al.
PLoS One
. 2014 Oct;
9(10):e110083.
PMID: 25337950
Unopposed angiotensin (Ang) II-mediated cellular effects may lead to progressive glomerulosclerosis. While Ang-II can be locally generated in the kidneys, we previously showed that glomerular podocytes primarily convert Ang-I, the...
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Hicks M, Wischerath K, LaCrosse A, Olive M
Neural Plast
. 2012 Dec;
2012:283829.
PMID: 23213573
Adult-generated neurons in the dentate gyrus (DG) of the hippocampus play a role in various forms of learning and memory. However, adult born neurons in the DG, while still at...
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Cleva R, Hicks M, Gass J, Wischerath K, Plasters E, Widholm J, et al.
Behav Neurosci
. 2011 Feb;
125(1):10-9.
PMID: 21319882
Extinction of classically and instrumentally conditioned behaviors, such as conditioned fear and drug-seeking behavior, is a process of active learning, and recent studies indicate that potentiation of glutamatergic transmission facilitates...
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Sahuque L, Kullberg E, McGeehan A, Kinder J, Hicks M, Blanton M, et al.
Psychopharmacology (Berl)
. 2006 Mar;
186(1):122-32.
PMID: 16568282
Rationale: Corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) produces anxiety-like and aversive effects when infused directly into the various regions of the brain, including the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BNST). However, the...
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Melendez R, Hicks M, Cagle S, Kalivas P
Alcohol Clin Exp Res
. 2005 Mar;
29(3):326-33.
PMID: 15770106
Background: An increased level of extracellular glutamate is a key neurochemical feature associated with ethanol exposure and withdrawal. Methods: In the current study, extracellular levels of glutamate and glutamate transport...