Publications

Islam, J., Chaudhary, P. K., Kim, S., Kc, E., Park, Y. S., & Kim, S. (2025). The Efficacy of Intrathecal Platelet-Rich Plasma Administration in Alleviation of Chronic Neuropathic Pain in Rat Model. Molecular Neurobiology, 1-18. 

Islam J, Rahman MT, Ali M, Kc E, Lee HJ, Hyun SH, Park YS. CaMKIIα-NpHR-Mediated Optogenetic Inhibition of DRG Glutamatergic Neurons by Flexible Optic Fiber Alleviates Chronic Neuropathic Pain. Neuromolecular Med. 2025 Apr 14;27(1):26.

Islam, J., Rahman, M. T., Ali, M., Kim, H. K., Kc, E., & Park, Y. S. (2025). Optogenetic inhibition of ventrolateral orbitofrontal cortex astrocytes facilitates ventrolateral periaqueductal gray glutamatergic activity to reduce hypersensitivity in infraorbital nerve injury rat model. The Journal of Headache and Pain, 26(1), 41. 

Islam, J., Rahman, M. T., Ali, M., Kc, E., & Park, Y. S. (2024). Potential hypothalamic mechanisms in trigeminal neuropathic pain: a comparative analysis with migraine and cluster headache. The Journal of Headache and Pain, 25(1), 205. 

Islam, J., Rahman, M. T., Kc, E., & Park, Y. S. (2024). Deciphering the functional role of insular cortex stratification in trigeminal neuropathic pain. The Journal of Headache and Pain, 25(1), 76. 

Elina, K. C., Islam, J, Kim, H. K. & Park, Y. S. (2023). "GFAP-NpHR mediated optogenetic inhibition of trigeminal nucleus caudalis attenuates hypersensitive behaviors and thalamic discharge attributed to infraorbital nerve constriction injury." The Journal of Headache and Pain 24.1 (2023): 137.

Islam, J., Kc, E., Kim, S., Chung, M. Y., Park, K. S., Kim, H. K., & Park, Y. S. (2023). Optogenetic Inhibition of Glutamatergic Neurons in the Dysgranular Posterior Insular Cortex Modulates Trigeminal Neuropathic Pain in CCI-ION Rat. NeuroMolecular Medicine, 1-17

Islam, J., Kc, E., So, K. H., Kim, S., Kim, H. K., Park, Y. Y., & Park, Y. S. (2023). Modulation of trigeminal neuropathic pain by optogenetic inhibition of posterior hypothalamus in CCI-ION rat. Scientific Reports, 13(1), 489.

Elina, K. C., Islam, J, Lee, G. & Park, Y. S. (2023). Optogenetic Approach in Trigeminal Neuralgia and Potential Concerns: Preclinical Insights. Molecular Neurobiology, 1-12.

Elina, K. C., Islam, J & Park, Y. S. (2022). Trigeminal ganglion itself can be a viable target to manage trigeminal neuralgia. The Journal of Headache and Pain, 23 (1),1- 8.

Elina, K. C., Islam, J., Kim, S., Kim, H. K., & Park, Y. S. (2022). Pain Relief in a Trigeminal Neuralgia Model via Optogenetic Inhibition on Trigeminal Ganglion Itself with Flexible Optic Fiber Cannula. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 16.

Islam, J., Elina, K. C., & Park, Y. S. (2022). Recent update on trigeminal neuralgia. Journal of the Korean Society of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, 18(1), 9-19. 

 Elina, K. C., Oh, B. H., Islam, J., Kim, S., & Park, Y. S. (2021). Activation of CamKIIα expressing neurons on ventrolateral periaqueductal gray improves behavioral hypersensitivity and thalamic discharge in a trigeminal neuralgia rat model. The Journal of Headache and Pain, 22(1), 1-14.

Elina, K. C., Moon, H. C., Islam, J., Kim, H. K., & Park, Y. S. (2021). The effect of optogenetic inhibition of the anterior cingulate cortex in neuropathic pain following sciatic nerve injury. Journal of Molecular Neuroscience, 71(3), 638-650 

Islam, J., Kc, E., Kim, S., Kim, H. K., & Park, Y. S. (2021). Stimulating GABAergic Neurons in the Nucleus Accumbens Core Alters the Trigeminal Neuropathic Pain Responses in a Rat Model of Infraorbital Nerve Injury. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 22(16), 8421.

Islam, J., So, K. H., Kc, E., Moon, H. C., Kim, A., Hyun, S. H., ... & Park, Y. S. (2021). Transplantation of human embryonic stem cells alleviates motor dysfunction in AAV2-Htt171-82Q transfected rat model of Huntington’s disease. Stem Cell Research & Therapy, 12(1), 1-14.

Elina, K. C., Moon, H. C., Kim, S., Kim, H. K., Won, S. Y., Hyun, S. H., & Park, Y. S. (2020). Optical modulation on the nucleus accumbens core in the alleviation of neuropathic pain in chronic dorsal root ganglion compression rat model. Neuromodulation: Technology at the Neural Interface, 23(2), 167-176.

Islam, J., Kc, E., Oh, B. H., Kim, S., Hyun, S. H., & Park, Y. S. (2020). Optogenetic stimulation of the motor cortex alleviates neuropathic pain in rats of infraorbital nerve injury with/without CGRP knock-down. The journal of headache and pain, 21(1), 1-13.

Islam, J., Kc, E., Oh, B. H., Moon, H. C., & Park, Y. S. (2020). Pain modulation effect on motor cortex after optogenetic stimulation in shPKCγ knockdown dorsal root ganglion-compressed Sprague-Dawley rat model. Molecular Pain, 16, 1744806920943685.

So, K. H., Choi, J. H., Jaisan Islam, E. K., Moon, H. C., Won, S. Y., Kim, H. K., ... & Park, Y. S. (2020). An optimization of AAV-82Q-delivered rat model of Huntington’s disease. Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society, 63(5), 579.

Moon, H. C., & Park, Y. S. (2017). Reduced GABAergic neuronal activity in zona incerta causes neuropathic pain in a rat sciatic nerve chronic constriction injury model. Journal of pain research, 1125-1134. 

Lee, D., Moon, H. C., Tran, B. T., Kwon, D. H., Kim, Y. H., Jung, S. D., ... & Park, Y. S. (2018). Characterization of tetrodes coated with Au nanoparticles (AuNPs) and PEDOT and their application to thalamic neural signal detection in vivo. Experimental neurobiology, 27(6), 593. 

Moon, H. C., Won, S. Y., Kim, E. G., Kim, H. K., Cho, C. B., & Park, Y. S. (2018). Effect of optogenetic modulation on entopeduncular input affects thalamic discharge and behavior in an AAV2-α-synuclein-induced hemiparkinson rat model. Neuroscience letters, 662, 129-135.