Lisa Johanek Ph.D. 2004 Thesis Title: Antihyperalgesic Effects of Cannabinoids: Peripheral and Spinal Mechanisms Advisor: Donald A. Simone

Thesis Publications:

Johanek LM and Simone DA (2005) The cannabinoid agonist, CP 55,940,
prevents capsaicin-induced sensitization of spinal cord dorsal horn neurons. Journal of Neurophysiology 93:989-997.

Johanek LM and Simone DA (2004) Activation of peripheral cannabinoid receptors attenuates cutaneous hyperalgesia produced by a heat injury.
Pain 109(3):432-42.

Johanek LM and Simone DA (2004) The cannabinoid agonist, CP 55,940, prevents capsaicin-induced sensitization of spinal cord dorsal horn neurons. In press, Journal of Neurophysiology.

Johanek LM, Heitmiller DR, Turner M, Nader N, Hodges J, Simone DA (2001) Cannabinoids attenuate capsaicin-evoked hyperalgesia through spinal and peripheral mechanisms. Pain 93(3):303-15.

Publications:

Johanek, L.M., Meyer, R.A., Hartke, T., Hobelmann, J.G., Maine , D.N., LaMotte, R.H. and Ringkamp, M.  Psychophysical and physiological evidence for parallel afferent pathways mediating the sensation of itch.  Journal of  Neuroscience, . 11:27(28):7490-7497, 2007.