Imlach lab publications
Selected highlight publications
1. Spanswick DC, Wei H, Zhao FY, Caldeira Borges da Cruz MP, Whyment AD, Campbell-Galland A, O'Sullivan K, Autelitano F, Guillemot M, Kenley D, Gearing AJ, Pickering AE, Imlach WL. Lanthionine synthetase C-like protein 1 (LanCL1): a therapeutic target for neuropathic pain. Pain. 2026, 167(8).
2. Chen S, Shanmuganathan D, Imlach WL. Microbiome-derived metabolites alleviate chronic pain in a reserpine-induced model of fibromyalgia. iScience. 2026 Mar 18;29(4):115406
3. Tonello R, Anderson WB, Davidson S, Escriou V, Yang L, Schmidt BL, Imlach WL, Bunnett NW. The contribution of endocytosis to sensitization of nociceptors and synaptic transmission in nociceptive circuits. Pain. 2023 Jun 1;164(6):1355-1374.
4. Draper-Joyce CJ, Bhola R, Wang J, Bhattarai A, Nguyen ATN, Cowie-Kent I, O'Sullivan K, Chia LY, Venugopal H, Valant C, Thal DM, Wootten D, Panel N, Carlsson J, Christie MJ, White PJ, Scammells P, May LT, Sexton PM, Danev R, Miao Y, Glukhova A, Imlach WL, Christopoulos A. Positive allosteric mechanisms of adenosine A1 receptor-mediated analgesia. Nature. 2021 Sep;597(7877):571-576.
5. Sykes MJ, Kekesi OS, Wong YT, Zhao FY, Spanswick D, Imlach WL. Neuron-specific responses to acetylcholine within the spinal dorsal horn circuits of rodent and primate. Neuropharmacology. 2021 Aug 17;198:108755.
6. Bista P, Imlach WL. Pathological Mechanisms and Therapeutic Targets for Trigeminal Neuropathic Pain. Medicines (Basel). 2019 Aug 22;6(3). pii: E91.
7. Winters BL, Rawling T, Vandenberg RJ, Christie MJ, Bhola RF, Imlach WL. Activity of novel lipid glycine transporter inhibitors on synaptic signalling in the dorsal horn of the spinal cord. Br J Pharmacol. 2018 Jun;175(12):2337-2347.
8. Yarwood RE, Imlach WL, Lieu T, Veldhuis NA, Jensen DD, Klein Herenbrink C, Aurelio L, Cai Z, Christie MJ, Poole DP, Porter CJH, McLean P, Hicks GA, Geppetti P, Halls ML, Canals M, Bunnett NW. Endosomal signaling of the receptor for calcitonin gene-related peptide mediates pain transmission. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 2017 Nov 14;114(46):12309-12314.
9. Imlach WL, Bhola RF, Mohammadi SA, Christie MJ. 2016. Glycinergic dysfunction in a subpopulation of dorsal horn interneurons in a rat model of neuropathic pain. Sci Rep. 6, 37104.
10. Imlach WL, Bhola RF, May LT, Christopoulos A, Christie MJ. 2015. A positive allosteric modulator of the adenosine A1 receptor selectively inhibits primary afferent synaptic transmission in a neuropathic pain model. Mol Pharmacol. 88, 460-8.
Additional publications
A full list of Imlach Lab publications can be viewed on PubMed.