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M. Shaqura

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h-index: 22
Works: 54
Citations: 1,663

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Painful inflammation-induced increase in mu-opioid receptor binding and G-protein coupling in primary afferent neurons.
C. Zöllner, M. Shaqura, C. Bopaiah, S. Mousa +2 more
2003Molecular Pharmacology198 citations
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Chronic morphine use does not induce peripheral tolerance in a rat model of inflammatory pain.
C. Zöllner, S. Mousa, O. Fischer, H. Rittner +7 more
2008Journal of Clinical Investigation129 citations Open access
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Rapid upregulation of μ opioid receptor mrna in dorsal root ganglia in response to peripheral inflammation depends on neuronal conduction
Wiebke Puehler, C. Zöllner, Alexander Brack, M. Shaqura +3 more
2004124 citations
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Nerve growth factor governs the enhanced ability of opioids to suppress inflammatory pain.
S. Mousa, B. Cheppudira, M. Shaqura, O. Fischer +3 more
2007Brain : a journal of neurology107 citations
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Characterization of μ Opioid Receptor Binding and G Protein Coupling in Rat Hypothalamus, Spinal Cord, and Primary Afferent Neurons during Inflammatory Pain
M. Shaqura, C. Zöllner, S. Mousa, C. Stein +1 more
2004Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics101 citations
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Peripheral Antinociceptive Effects of Exogenous and Immune Cell-Derived Endomorphins in Prolonged Inflammatory Pain
D. Labuz, S. Berger, S. Mousa, C. Zöllner +6 more
2006Journal of Neuroscience89 citations Open access
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Endogenous peripheral antinociception in early inflammation is not limited by the number of opioid‐containing leukocytes but by opioid receptor expression
A. Brack, H. Rittner, H. Machelska, M. Shaqura +5 more
2004Pain87 citations
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The presence of mu-, delta-, and kappa-opioid receptors in human heart tissue
P. Sobanski, M. Krajnik, M. Shaqura, E. Bloch-boguslawska +2 more
2014Heart and Vessels76 citations Open access
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Membrane-bound glucocorticoid receptors on distinct nociceptive neurons as potential targets for pain control through rapid non-genomic effects.
M. Shaqura, Xiongjuan Li, M. Al-Khrasani, M. Shakibaei +6 more
2016Neuropharmacology59 citations Open access
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Relative contributions of peripheral versus supraspinal or spinal opioid receptors to the antinociception of systemic opioids
Baled I. Khalefa, M. Shaqura, M. Al-Khrasani, S. Fürst +2 more
2012European Journal of Pain59 citations
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Rab7 Silencing Prevents μ-Opioid Receptor Lysosomal Targeting and Rescues Opioid Responsiveness to Strengthen Diabetic Neuropathic Pain Therapy
S. Mousa, M. Shaqura, Baled I. Khalefa, C. Zöllner +7 more
2013Diabetes47 citations Open access
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Reduced number, G protein coupling, and antinociceptive efficacy of spinal mu-opioid receptors in diabetic rats are reversed by nerve growth factor.
M. Shaqura, Baled I. Khalefa, M. Shakibaei, J. Winkler +4 more
2013Journal of Pain37 citations Open access
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Identification of μ‐ and κ‐opioid receptors as potential targets to regulate parasympathetic, sympathetic, and sensory neurons within rat intracardiac ganglia
S. Mousa, M. Shaqura, Jörn Schäper, Wei Huang +4 more
2010The Journal of comparative neurology36 citations
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Involvement of the peripheral sensory and sympathetic nervous system in the vascular endothelial expression of ICAM-1 and the recruitment of opioid-containing immune cells to inhibit inflammatory pain.
S. Mousa, M. Shaqura, Ute Brendl, M. Al-Khrasani +2 more
2010Brain, behavior, and immunity35 citations
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Pro- versus Antinociceptive Nongenomic Effects of Neuronal Mineralocorticoid versus Glucocorticoid Receptors during Rat Hind Paw Inflammation
Xiongjuan Li, M. Shaqura, Doaa M. Mohamed, A. Beyer +3 more
2018Anesthesiology30 citations
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Acute mechanical sensitization of peripheral nociceptors by aldosterone through non-genomic activation of membrane bound mineralocorticoid receptors in naive rats.
M. Shaqura, Xiongjuan Li, Mohammed A. Al-Madol, S. Tafelski +3 more
2016Neuropharmacology30 citations Open access
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Protein kinase C-mediated mu-opioid receptor phosphorylation and desensitization in rats, and its prevention during early diabetes
S. Mousa, M. Shaqura, J. Winkler, Baled I. Khalefa +4 more
2016Pain29 citations
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Developmental expression of δ‐opioid receptors during maturation of the parasympathetic, sympathetic, and sensory innervations of the neonatal heart: Early targets for opioid regulation of autonomic control
S. Mousa, M. Shaqura, Jörn Schäper, S. Treskatsch +3 more
2011The Journal of comparative neurology29 citations
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New insights into mechanisms of opioid inhibitory effects on capsaicin-induced TRPV1 activity during painful diabetic neuropathy.
M. Shaqura, Baled I. Khalefa, M. Shakibaei, C. Zöllner +4 more
2014Neuropharmacology28 citations
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Efficacy-Based Perspective to Overcome Reduced Opioid Analgesia of Advanced Painful Diabetic Neuropathy in Rats
M. Balogh, F. Zádor, Z. Zádori, M. Shaqura +12 more
2019Frontiers in Pharmacology25 citations Open access
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Comparative Expression Analyses of Pro- versus Anti-Inflammatory Mediators within Synovium of Patients with Joint Trauma, Osteoarthritis, and Rheumatoid Arthritis
Mohammed A. Al-Madol, M. Shaqura, T. John, R. Likar +3 more
2017Mediators of Inflammation22 citations Open access
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Cellular localization and adaptive changes of the cardiac delta opioid receptor system in an experimental model of heart failure in rats
S. Treskatsch, Aarne Feldheiser, M. Shaqura, L. Dehé +6 more
2014Heart and Vessels22 citations
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Aldosterone Synthase in Peripheral Sensory Neurons Contributes to Mechanical Hypersensitivity during Local Inflammation in Rats
Doaa M. Mohamed, M. Shaqura, Xiongjuan Li, M. Shakibaei +4 more
2020Anesthesiology21 citations Open access
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Upregulation of the kappa opioidergic system in left ventricular rat myocardium in response to volume overload: Adaptive changes of the cardiac kappa opioid system in heart failure.
S. Treskatsch, M. Shaqura, L. Dehé, Aarne Feldheiser +5 more
2015Pharmacological Research21 citations
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Peripheral antinociceptive efficacy and potency of a novel opioid compound 14-O-MeM6SU in comparison to known peptide and non-peptide opioid agonists in a rat model of inflammatory pain.
Baled I. Khalefa, S. Mousa, M. Shaqura, E. Lackó +6 more
2013European Journal of Pharmacology21 citations
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Ultrastructural changes associated with myocardial apoptosis, in failing rat hearts induced by volume overload.
S. Treskatsch, M. Shakibaei, Aarne Feldheiser, M. Shaqura +5 more
2015International Journal of Cardiology19 citations
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p38 Mitogen–activated Protein Kinase Activation by Nerve Growth Factor in Primary Sensory Neurons Upregulates &mgr;-Opioid Receptors to Enhance Opioid Responsiveness Toward Better Pain Control
Reine-Solange Yamdeu, M. Shaqura, S. Mousa, M. Schäfer +1 more
2011Anesthesiology19 citations
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Histopathological Changes in the Kidney following Congestive Heart Failure by Volume Overload in Rats
N. Aboryag, Doaa M. Mohamed, L. Dehé, M. Shaqura +4 more
2017Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity18 citations Open access
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Accessibility of axonal G protein coupled mu‐opioid receptors requires conceptual changes of axonal membrane targeting for pain modulation
S. Mousa, M. Shaqura, Mohammed A. Al-Madol, S. Tafelski +3 more
2017Journal of Controlled Release17 citations
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Neuronal aldosterone elicits a distinct genomic response in pain signaling molecules contributing to inflammatory pain
M. Shaqura, Li Li, Doaa M. Mohamed, Xiongjuan Li +6 more
2020Journal of Neuroinflammation16 citations Open access
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Pathological alterations in liver injury following congestive heart failure induced by volume overload in rats
M. Shaqura, Doaa M. Mohamed, N. Aboryag, Lama Bedewi +5 more
2017PLoS ONE16 citations Open access
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Identification of mineralocorticoid and glucocorticoid receptors on peripheral nociceptors: Translation of experimental findings from animal to human biology.
S. Tafelski, Doaa M. Mohamed, M. Shaqura, C. Assaf +4 more
2019Brain Research12 citations
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Evidence for MOR on cell membrane, sarcoplasmatic reticulum and mitochondria in left ventricular myocardium in rats
S. Treskatsch, M. Shaqura, L. Dehé, T. K. Roepke +3 more
2015Heart and Vessels12 citations
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Chronic Naltrexone Therapy Is Associated with Improved Cardiac Function in Volume Overloaded Rats
L. Dehé, M. Shaqura, M. Nordine, H. Habazettl +6 more
2021Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy11 citations Open access
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Prostanoid Receptor Subtypes and Its Endogenous Ligands with Processing Enzymes within Various Types of Inflammatory Joint Diseases
Mohammed A. Al-Madol, M. Shaqura, T. John, R. Likar +5 more
2020Mediators of Inflammation10 citations Open access
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Superior control of inflammatory pain by corticotropin-releasing factor receptor 1 via opioid peptides in distinct pain-relevant brain areas
S. Mousa, Baled I. Khalefa, M. Shaqura, Mohammed A. Al-Madol +2 more
2022Journal of Neuroinflammation8 citations Open access
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Tumor-Macrophage-Nerve interactions drive neuroinflammation and neuropathic pain in prostate cancer perineural invasion.
S. Mousa, M. Shaqura, Doaa M. Mohamed, Xue-Qi Hong +5 more
2026Brain, behavior, and immunity7 citations Open access
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Functional and Anatomical Characterization of Corticotropin-Releasing Factor Receptor Subtypes of the Rat Spinal Cord Involved in Somatic Pain Relief
S. Mousa, M. Shaqura, Baled I. Khalefa, Li Li +3 more
2021Molecular Neurobiology7 citations Open access
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Translation of Experimental Findings from Animal to Human Biology: Identification of Neuronal Mineralocorticoid and Glucocorticoid Receptors in a Sectioned Main Nerve Trunk of the Leg
S. Tafelski, J. D. Wandrey, M. Shaqura, Xue-Qi Hong +3 more
2023Cells6 citations Open access
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Naltrexone-Induced Cardiac Function Improvement is Associated With an Attenuated Inflammatory Response and Lipid Perioxidation in Volume Overloaded Rats
L. Dehé, S. Mousa, M. Shaqura, M. Shakibaei +2 more
2022Frontiers in Pharmacology6 citations Open access
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The Identification of Opioid Receptors and Peptide Precursors in Human DRG Neurons Expressing Pain-Signaling Molecules Confirms Their Potential as Analgesic Targets
S. Mousa, M. Shaqura, Sascha Tafelski, J. D. Wandrey +3 more
2025Cells5 citations Open access
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Identification of Mineralocorticoid Receptors, Aldosterone, and Its Processing Enzyme CYP11B2 on Parasympathetic and Sympathetic Neurons in Rat Intracardiac Ganglia
L. Dehé, S. Mousa, N. Aboryag, M. Shaqura +3 more
2022Frontiers in Neuroanatomy4 citations Open access
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Identification of glucocorticoid receptors as potential modulators of parasympathetic and sympathetic neurons within rat intracardiac ganglia
S. Mousa, L. Dehé, N. Aboryag, M. Shaqura +3 more
2022Frontiers in Neuroanatomy4 citations Open access
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Analysis of the Local Opioid System in Human Left Ventricular Myocardial Tissue from Failing Hearts.
Alexandra Lasch, Kholod Shahin, M. Shaqura, L. Dehé +6 more
2025Anesthesia and Analgesia3 citations
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Components of Mineralocorticoid Receptor System in Human DRG Neurons Co-Expressing Pain-Signaling Molecules: Implications for Nociception
S. Mousa, Xue-Qi Hong, Elsayed Y. Metwally, Sascha Tafelski +5 more
2025Cells1 citations Open access
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T631 SUPERIOR ANTINOCICEPTION OF CENTRALLY PENETRATING OPIOIDS FENTANYL AND MORPHINE OVER THE PERIPHERALLY RESTRICTED OPIOID LOPERAMIDE IN PAIN MODULATION
Baled I. Khalefa, M. Shaqura, M. Al-Khrasani, S. Fürst +2 more
20111 citations
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S128 FUNCTIONAL AND ANATOMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF CORTICOTROPIN‐RELEASING FACTOR RECEPTOR SUBTYPES OF RAT SPINAL CORD INVOLVED IN THE MODULATION OF INFLAMMATORY PAIN
M. Shaqura, S. Mousa, Baled I. Khalefa, M. Schäfer
20111 citations
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Human DRG Glucocorticoid Receptor Profiling Reveals Targets for Regionally Delivered Steroid Analgesia
S. Mousa, Elsayed Y. Metwally, Xiong-Juan Li, Sascha Tafelski +5 more
2026Cells0 citations Open access
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Superior control of inflammatory pain by corticotropin-releasing factor receptor 1 via opioid peptides in distinct pain-relevant brain areas
S. Mousa, Baled I. Khalefa, M. Shaqura, Mohammed A. Al-Madol +2 more
2022Journal of Neuroinflammation0 citations Open access
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Neuronal aldosterone elicits a distinct genomic response in pain signaling molecules contributing to inflammatory pain
M. Shaqura, Li Li, Doaa M. Mohamed, Xiongjuan Li +6 more
2020Journal of Neuroinflammation0 citations Open access
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