Meenakshi Rao

Publications

1. Tachykinin signaling defines distinct populations of glia in the enteric nervous system. Neuron. 2026 Mar 18; 114(6):1066-1082.e8. View Abstract
2. Isolation of Distinct Populations of Enteric Glia from the Muscularis Externa and Mucosa of the Mouse Intestine. Methods Mol Biol. 2026; 2971:43-53. View Abstract
3. Type 2 cytokines act on enteric sensory neurons to regulate neuropeptide-driven host defense. Science. 2025 Jul 17; 389(6757):260-267. View Abstract
4. A gut-wrenching tale of neuronal distress. Neuron. 2025 May 07; 113(9):1291-1293. View Abstract
5. Enteric glia regulate Paneth cell secretion and intestinal microbial ecology. Elife. 2025 Apr 14; 13. View Abstract
6. Enteric Glia. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol. 2025 Apr 01; 17(4). View Abstract
7. Enteric glia regulate Paneth cell secretion and intestinal microbial ecology. bioRxiv. 2024 Dec 23. View Abstract
8. Current status and future directions in food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome: An NIAID workshop report of the June 22, 2022, virtual meeting. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2025 Feb; 155(2):336-356. View Abstract
9. Reply. Gastroenterology. 2024 Aug; 167(3):630-631. View Abstract
10. RET Signaling Persists in the Adult Intestine and Stimulates Motility by Limiting PYY Release From Enteroendocrine Cells. Gastroenterology. 2024 03; 166(3):437-449. View Abstract
11. C. difficile intoxicates neurons and pericytes to drive neurogenic inflammation. Nature. 2023 10; 622(7983):611-618. View Abstract
12. Mini-Review: Enteric glial regulation of the gastrointestinal epithelium. Neurosci Lett. 2023 05 14; 805:137215. View Abstract
13. Low nephron endowment increases susceptibility to renal stress and chronic kidney disease. JCI Insight. 2023 02 08; 8(3). View Abstract
14. Similarities and differences between nigral and enteric dopaminergic neurons unravel distinctive involvement in Parkinson's disease. NPJ Parkinsons Dis. 2022 Apr 22; 8(1):50. View Abstract
15. Adult enteric Dclk1-positive glial and neuronal cells reveal distinct responses to acute intestinal injury. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2022 06 01; 322(6):G583-G597. View Abstract
16. Diminished androgen levels are linked to irritable bowel syndrome and cause bowel dysfunction in mice. J Clin Invest. 2022 01 18; 132(2). View Abstract
17. Genomic Effects Associated With Response to Placebo Treatment in a Randomized Trial of Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Front Pain Res (Lausanne). 2021; 2:775386. View Abstract
18. Light-Mediated Inhibition of Colonic Smooth Muscle Constriction and Colonic Motility via Opsin 3. Front Physiol. 2021; 12:744294. View Abstract
19. Enteric glia worm their way into gut immunity. Immunity. 2021 12 14; 54(12):2698-2700. View Abstract
20. Raising the Bar on Translational Studies to Test the Neurobehavioral Effects of Laxatives. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2021 10 01; 73(4):427-428. View Abstract
21. Enteric glia in homeostasis and disease: From fundamental biology to human pathology. iScience. 2021 Aug 20; 24(8):102863. View Abstract
22. Interleukin-6 produced by enteric neurons regulates the number and phenotype of microbe-responsive regulatory T cells in the gut. Immunity. 2021 03 09; 54(3):499-513.e5. View Abstract
23. Proceedings of the 2018 Advances In Motility and In NeuroGastroenterology: AIMING for the Future Single Topic Symposium. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2020 08; 71(2):e59-e67. View Abstract
24. The Villin1 Gene Promoter Drives Cre Recombinase Expression in Extraintestinal Tissues. Cell Mol Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2020; 10(4):864-867.e5. View Abstract
25. Cerebral dopamine neurotrophic factor is essential for enteric neuronal development, maintenance, and regulation of gastrointestinal transit. J Comp Neurol. 2020 10; 528(14):2420-2444. View Abstract
26. An increasingly complex view of intestinal motility. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2020 02; 17(2):72-73. View Abstract
27. Gut-Innervating Nociceptor Neurons Regulate Peyer's Patch Microfold Cells and SFB Levels to Mediate Salmonella Host Defense. Cell. 2020 01 09; 180(1):33-49.e22. View Abstract
28. Cerebral dopamine neurotrophic factor-deficiency leads to degeneration of enteric neurons and altered brain dopamine neuronal function in mice. Neurobiol Dis. 2020 02; 134:104696. View Abstract
29. The Key to a Boy's Heart Is Through His Intestine. Gastroenterology. 2020 04; 158(5):1226-1228. View Abstract
30. Exploring the Potential of RET Kinase Inhibition for Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Preclinical Investigation in Rodent Models of Colonic Hypersensitivity. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 2019 02; 368(2):299-307. View Abstract
31. Advances in Enteric Neurobiology: The "Brain" in the Gut in Health and Disease. J Neurosci. 2018 10 31; 38(44):9346-9354. View Abstract
32. Enteric nervous system development: what could possibly go wrong? Nat Rev Neurosci. 2018 09; 19(9):552-565. View Abstract
33. Enteric nervous system manifestations of neurodegenerative disease. Brain Res. 2018 08 15; 1693(Pt B):207-213. View Abstract
34. Clinical Outcomes and History of Fall in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation Treated with Oral Anticoagulation: Insights From the ARISTOTLE Trial. Am J Med. 2018 03; 131(3):269-275.e2. View Abstract
35. A multifaceted intervention to improve treatment with oral anticoagulants in atrial fibrillation (IMPACT-AF): an international, cluster-randomised trial. Lancet. 2017 Oct 14; 390(10104):1737-1746. View Abstract
36. Regional differences in presentation and antithrombotic treatment of patients with atrial fibrillation: Baseline characteristics from a clustered randomized trial to IMProve treatment with AntiCoagulanTs in patients with atrial fibrillation (IMPACT-AF). Am Heart J. 2017 Oct; 192:38-47. View Abstract
37. Enteric Glia Regulate Gastrointestinal Motility but Are Not Required for Maintenance of the Epithelium in Mice. Gastroenterology. 2017 10; 153(4):1068-1081.e7. View Abstract
38. Neurogastroenterology: The dynamic cycle of life in the enteric nervous system. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2017 08; 14(8):453-454. View Abstract
39. Sudden Cardiac Death in Patients With Ischemic Heart Failure Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Results From the STICH Randomized Clinical Trial (Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Heart Failure). Circulation. 2017 Mar 21; 135(12):1136-1144. View Abstract
40. The bowel and beyond: the enteric nervous system in neurological disorders. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2016 09; 13(9):517-28. View Abstract
41. A clustered randomized trial to IMProve treatment with AntiCoagulanTs in patients with Atrial Fibrillation (IMPACT-AF): design and rationale. Am Heart J. 2016 Jun; 176:107-13. View Abstract
42. Blood Pressure Control and Risk of Stroke or Systemic Embolism in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: Results From the Apixaban for Reduction in Stroke and Other Thromboembolic Events in Atrial Fibrillation (ARISTOTLE) Trial. J Am Heart Assoc. 2015 Dec 01; 4(12). View Abstract
43. Enteric glia express proteolipid protein 1 and are a transcriptionally unique population of glia in the mammalian nervous system. Glia. 2015 Nov; 63(11):2040-2057. View Abstract
44. Perceptions of gender equality in work-life balance, salary, promotion, and harassment: results of the NASPGHAN task force survey. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2015 Apr; 60(4):481-5. View Abstract
45. Bugs, guts, and glia: how microbiota influence enteric gliogenesis and migration. Neuron. 2015 Jan 21; 85(2):229-30. View Abstract
46. Gremlin 1 identifies a skeletal stem cell with bone, cartilage, and reticular stromal potential. Cell. 2015 Jan 15; 160(1-2):269-84. View Abstract
47. Atrial fibrillation: a review of recent studies with a focus on those from the duke clinical research institute. Scientifica (Cairo). 2014; 2014:901586. View Abstract
48. New NASPGHAN research agenda to target the public. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2014 Feb; 58(2):142-3. View Abstract
49. GDE2 regulates subtype-specific motor neuron generation through inhibition of Notch signaling. Neuron. 2011 Sep 22; 71(6):1058-70. View Abstract
50. The antioxidant enzyme Prdx1 controls neuronal differentiation by thiol-redox-dependent activation of GDE2. Cell. 2009 Sep 18; 138(6):1209-21. View Abstract
51. Transmembrane protein GDE2 induces motor neuron differentiation in vivo. Science. 2005 Sep 30; 309(5744):2212-5. View Abstract
52. Molecular mechanisms of RNAi: implications for development and disease. Birth Defects Res C Embryo Today. 2005 Mar; 75(1):28-42. View Abstract
53. In vivo comparative study of RNAi methodologies by in ovo electroporation in the chick embryo. Dev Dyn. 2004 Nov; 231(3):592-600. View Abstract
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