

Ashley Plumb
19 posts

@an_plumb
Postdoctoral researcher 🧠 | University of Texas at Dallas | Microbiome and chronic pain | Sadler lab 🧫



This issue's cover spotlights reviews that discuss sex differences in the transition from acute to chronic pain: jci.org/articles/view/… and nonopioid targets for treating acute pain: jci.org/articles/view/…. Cover artwork by @ksluka0101 conveys the multifarious negative impacts of pain on individuals and society.


Original: Drs. Plumb, @ksluka0101 et al. show testosterone reduces RVM SERT, increases 5-HT2A receptor mRNA, and alleviates hyperalgesia in mice. Androgen receptors in the RVM, identified in females, reveal sex-specific pain relief mechanisms. Full: jpain.org/article/S1526-…





















Congrats to the Winners @JSArceneaux91 @drstarbird @DrWoappi @FrankieDHeyward @HKbeasley @bey_category @BlackInNeuro @BlackInPhysio @BlackInCardio @CommOfScholars @TheRealDrDukes @RalphWhiteIII @CamiloE_ @jomicah24 @TiffanyMRich @adricortee @VandyBasicScDEI @VUBasicSciences

So many fantastic posters again today! Check out and follow @an_plumb and @UIowa_PAIN studying mechanisms of sex differences in activity-induced pain C.49 #USASPposters #USASP2022