Dr. Da Silva Publications

  1. Chowdhury NS, Bi C, Furman AJ, Chiang AKI, Skippen P, Si E, Millard SK, Margerison SM, Spies D, Keaser ML, Da Silva JT, Chen S, Schabrun SM, Seminowicz DA. A novel cortical biomarker signature predicts individual pain sensitivity. medRxiv. 2024 September. Later published in JAMA Neurology. 2025. PMID: 39399054.
  2. Ventura L, do Espírito-Santo RF, Keaser M, Zhang Y, Ro JY, Da Silva JT. Green light exposure reduces primary hyperalgesia and proinflammatory cytokines in a rodent model of knee osteoarthritis: shedding light on sex differences. Biomedicines. 2024 September. PMID: 39335519
  3. do Espírito-Santo RF, Margerison SM, Zhang Y, Pak J, Ro JY, Da Silva JT. Age- and Sex-Dependent Effects of Moderate Exercise on Endogenous Pain Inhibition in Rats. Biomedicines. 2024 May 18;12(5):1122. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines12051122. PMID: 38791084
  4. Ro JY, Zhang Y, Asgar J, Shou H, Chung MK, Melemedjian OK, Da Silva JT, Chen S. Forced swim stress exacerbates inflammation-induced hyperalgesia and oxidative stress in the rat trigeminal ganglia. Frontiers in Pain Research, section Musculoskeletal Pain. 2024. PMID: 38721062. PMCID: PMC11076691DOI: 10.3389/fpain.2024.1372942
  5. da Silva Fiorin F, do Espírito Santo CC, Da Silva JT, Chung MK. Inflammation, brain connectivity, and neuromodulation in post-traumatic headache. Brain Behav Immun Health. 2024 Jan 6;35:100723. doi: 10.1016/j.bbih.2024.100723.
  6. Da Silva JT, Hernandez-Rojas LG, Mekonen HK, Hanson S, Melemedjian O, Scott AJ, Ernst RK, Seminowicz DA, Traub RJ. Sex differences in visceral sensitivity and brain activity in a rat model of comorbid pain: a longitudinal study. Pain. 2024 Mar 1;165(3):698-706. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003074
  7. Zhang Y, Asgar J, Shou H, Pak J, Da Silva JT, Ro JY. Intraganglionic reactive oxygen species mediate inflammatory pain and hyperalgesia through TRPA1 in the rat. Front Pain Res (Lausanne). 2023 May 30;4:1204057. doi: 10.3389/fpain.2023.1204057
  8. Da Silva JT, Freitas MF, Giorgi R, Flight S, Lavin M, Venning M, Mirtschin P, Chacur M. Analgesic effects of Naja kaouthia snake venom and its fractions on inflammatory pain are mediated by peripheral opioid receptors. Journal of Venom Research, 2022.
  9. Sosa JP, Da Silva JT, Burrowes SS, Yoo SY, Keaser ML, Meiller TF, Seminowicz DA. Time of day influences psychophysical measures in women with burning mouth syndrome. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2021.
  10. Da Silva JT, Tricou C, Zhang Y, Tofighbakhsh A, Seminowicz DA, Ro JY. Pain modulatory network is influenced by sex and age in a healthy state and during osteoarthritis progression in rats. Aging Cell, 2021.
  11. Da Silva JT, Tricou C, Zhang Y, Seminowicz DA, Ro JY. Brain networks and endogenous pain inhibition are modulated by age and sex in healthy rats. Pain, 2020.
  12. Da Silva JT, Seminowicz DA. Neuroimaging of pain in animal models: a review of recent literature. Pain Reports, 2019.
  13. Da Silva JT, Letzen J, Haythornthwaite J, Finan P, Campbell C, Seminowicz DA. Do chronic pain and comorbidities affect brain function in sickle cell patients? A systematic review of neuroimaging and treatment approaches. Pain, 2019.
  14. Ro JY, Zhang Y, Tricou C, Yang D, Da Silva JT, Zhang R. Age and sex differences in acute and osteoarthritis-like pain responses in rats. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci, 2019.
  15. Da Silva JT, Zhang Y, Asgar J, Ro JY, Seminowicz DA. Diffuse noxious inhibitory controls and brain networks are modulated in a testosterone-dependent manner in Sprague Dawley rats. Behavioural Brain Research, 2018.