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S. M. Ward

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h-index: 72
Works: 260
Citations: 17K

Most-cited papers

Interstitial cells: regulators of smooth muscle function.
K. Sanders, S. M. Ward, S. D. Koh
2014Physiological Reviews456 citations Open access
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Regulation of gastrointestinal motility—insights from smooth muscle biology
K. Sanders, S. D. Koh, S. Ro, S. M. Ward
2012Nature Reviews Gastroenterology &Hepatology454 citations Open access
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The Significance of Interstitial Cells in Neurogastroenterology
P. Blair, P. Rhee, K. Sanders, S. M. Ward
2014Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility127 citations Open access
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Regulation of Gastrointestinal Smooth Muscle Function by Interstitial Cells.
K. Sanders, Yoshihiko Kito, S. Hwang, S. M. Ward
2016Physiology122 citations Open access
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Nitric oxide and its role as a non‐adrenergic, non‐cholinergic inhibitory neurotransmitter in the gastrointestinal tract
K. Sanders, S. M. Ward
2018British Journal of Pharmacology106 citations Open access
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Ser1928 phosphorylation by PKA stimulates the L-type Ca2+ channel CaV1.2 and vasoconstriction during acute hyperglycemia and diabetes
M. Nystoriak, Madeline Nieves-Cintrón, Tommaso Patriarchi, Olivia R. Buonarati +11 more
2017Science Signaling100 citations Open access
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Electrical Slow Waves in the Mouse Oviduct Are Dependent upon a Calcium Activated Chloride Conductance Encoded by Tmem16a1
R. Dixon, G. Hennig, S. Baker, F. Britton +4 more
2012Biology of Reproduction98 citations Open access
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Oviductal motile cilia are essential for oocyte pickup but dispensable for sperm and embryo transport
Shui-Qiao Yuan, Zhuqing Wang, Hongying Peng, S. M. Ward +3 more
2021Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America95 citations Open access
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Transcriptome of interstitial cells of Cajal reveals unique and selective gene signatures
Moon-Young Lee, S. Ha, Chanjae Park, Paul J. Park +7 more
2017PLoS ONE91 citations Open access
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Platelet derived growth factor receptor α-positive cells in the tunica muscularis of human colon
Masaaki Kurahashi, Y. Nakano, G. Hennig, S. M. Ward +1 more
2012Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine89 citations Open access
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Platelet-derived growth factor receptor-α cells in mouse urinary bladder: a new class of interstitial cells
Byoung H. Koh, R. Roy, M. Hollywood, K. Thornbury +6 more
2012Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine83 citations Open access
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Impacts of Caffeine during Pregnancy
Jingjing Qian, Qi Chen, S. M. Ward, E. Duan +1 more
2019Trends in endocrinology and metabolism79 citations Open access
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A novel population of subepithelial platelet-derived growth factor receptor α-positive cells in the mouse and human colon.
Masaaki Kurahashi, Y. Nakano, Lauren E. Peri, Jared B. Townsend +2 more
2013American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology71 citations Open access
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Clustering of Ca2+ transients in interstitial cells of Cajal defines slow wave duration
B. Drumm, G. Hennig, Matthew J. Battersby, E. K. Cunningham +4 more
2017The Journal of General Physiology64 citations Open access
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Temporal sequence of activation of cells involved in purinergic neurotransmission in the colon
S. Baker, Grant W. Hennig, S. M. Ward, K. Sanders
2015Journal of Physiology53 citations Open access
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Adenosine 5′‐diphosphate‐ribose is a neural regulator in primate and murine large intestine along with β‐NAD+
Leonie Durnin, S. Hwang, S. M. Ward, K. Sanders +1 more
2012Journal of Physiology52 citations Open access
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Spontaneous Ca2+ transients in interstitial cells of Cajal located within the deep muscular plexus of the murine small intestine
S. Baker, B. Drumm, D. Saur, G. Hennig +2 more
2016Journal of Physiology46 citations Open access
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Effects of new‐generation inhibitors of the calcium‐activated chloride channel anoctamin 1 on slow waves in the gastrointestinal tract
S. Hwang, N. Basma, K. Sanders, S. M. Ward
2016British Journal of Pharmacology45 citations Open access
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The cells and conductance mediating cholinergic neurotransmission in the murine proximal stomach
T. Sung, S. Hwang, S. D. Koh, Y. Bayguinov +7 more
2018Journal of Physiology44 citations Open access
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ANO1 in intramuscular interstitial cells of Cajal plays a key role in the generation of slow waves and tone in the internal anal sphincter
Caroline A. Cobine, E. Hannah, M.-H. Zhu, H. E. Lyle +4 more
2017Journal of Physiology44 citations Open access
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Calcium signalling in Cajal-like interstitial cells of the lower urinary tract
B. Drumm, S. D. Koh, K. Andersson, S. M. Ward
2014Nature reviews. Urology43 citations
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Impaired BKCa channel function in native vascular smooth muscle from humans with type 2 diabetes
Madeline Nieves-Cintrón, Arsalan U. Syed, Olivia R. Buonarati, R. Rigor +7 more
2017Scientific Reports40 citations Open access
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Problems with extracellular recording of electrical activity in gastrointestinal muscle
K. Sanders, S. M. Ward, G. Hennig
2016Nature Reviews Gastroenterology &Hepatology39 citations Open access
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AKAP5 complex facilitates purinergic modulation of vascular L-type Ca2+ channel CaV1.2
Maria Paz Prada, Arsalan U. Syed, G. Reddy, Miguel A. S. Martín-Aragón Baudel +13 more
2020Nature Communications37 citations Open access
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A Gs-coupled purinergic receptor boosts Ca2+ influx and vascular contractility during diabetic hyperglycemia
Maria Paz Prada, Arsalan U. Syed, Olivia R. Buonarati, G. Reddy +11 more
2019eLife35 citations Open access
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Uridine adenosine tetraphosphate is a novel neurogenic P2Y1 receptor activator in the gut
Leonie Durnin, S. Hwang, Masaaki Kurahashi, B. Drumm +4 more
2014Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America35 citations Open access
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Ca2+ signaling driving pacemaker activity in submucosal interstitial cells of Cajal in the murine colon
S. Baker, Wesley Leigh, Guillermo Barrios del Valle, Inigo F. De Yturriaga +4 more
2021eLife34 citations Open access
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Ca2+ signaling behaviours of intramuscular interstitial cells of Cajal in the murine colon
B. Drumm, S. Hwang, S. Baker, S. M. Ward +1 more
2019Journal of Physiology34 citations Open access
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Relationships of endocrine cells to each other and to other cell types in the human gastric fundus and corpus
J. Fakhry, M. Stebbing, Billie Hunne, Y. Bayguinov +5 more
2018Cell and Tissue Research33 citations Open access
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The identification of neuronal control pathways supplying effector tissues in the stomach
J. Furness, M. D. Di Natale, Billie Hunne, Lalita Oparija +6 more
2020Cell and Tissue Research29 citations Open access
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An ex vivo bladder model with detrusor smooth muscle removed to analyse biologically active mediators released from the suburothelium
Leonie Durnin, B. Kwok, Priya Kukadia, R. McAvera +7 more
2018Journal of Physiology29 citations Open access
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The Mystery of the Interstitial Cells in the Urinary Bladder.
S. D. Koh, Haeyeong Lee, S. M. Ward, K. Sanders
2018Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology29 citations Open access
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Differential sensitivity of gastric and small intestinal muscles to inducible knockdown of anoctamin 1 and the effects on gastrointestinal motility
S. Hwang, David M. Pardo, Hai-Feng Zheng, Y. Bayguinov +11 more
2019Journal of Physiology28 citations Open access
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Responses to Enteric Motor Neurons in the Gastric Fundus of Mice With Reduced Intramuscular Interstitial Cells of Cajal
K. Sanders, A. Salter, G. Hennig, S. D. Koh +3 more
2014Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility27 citations Open access
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Propulsive colonic contractions are mediated by inhibition-driven poststimulus responses that originate in interstitial cells of Cajal
S. D. Koh, B. Drumm, Hongli Lu, Hyun Jin Kim +11 more
2022Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America25 citations Open access
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Characterization of slow waves generated by myenteric interstitial cells of Cajal of the rabbit small intestine.
Yoshihiko Kito, R. Mitsui, S. M. Ward, K. Sanders
2015American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology25 citations Open access
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Nitrergic neuromuscular transmission in the mouse internal anal sphincter is accomplished by multiple pathways and postjunctional effector cells.
Caroline A. Cobine, Alexandra G. Sotherton, Lauren E. Peri, K. Sanders +2 more
2014American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology25 citations Open access
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Organization and Electrophysiology of Interstitial Cells of Cajal and Smooth Muscle Cells in the Gastrointestinal Tract
K. Sanders, S. D. Koh, S. M. Ward
201225 citations
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ANO1, CaV1.2, and IP3R form a localized unit of EC-coupling in mouse pulmonary arterial smooth muscle
Elizabeth J Akin, Joydeep Aoun, Connor Jimenez, K. Mayne +10 more
2023The Journal of General Physiology24 citations Open access
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Ca2+ transients in ICC-MY define the basis for the dominance of the corpus in gastric pacemaking
S. Baker, S. Hwang, P. Blair, Carlee Sireika +4 more
2021Cell Calcium24 citations Open access
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Identification and classification of interstitial cells in the mouse renal pelvis
N. Grainger, Ryan Freeman, Cameron C. Shonnard, B. Drumm +3 more
2020Journal of Physiology23 citations Open access
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A Novel Class of Interstitial Cells in the Mouse and Monkey Female Reproductive Tracts1
Lauren E. Peri, Byoung H. Koh, Grace Ward, Y. Bayguinov +5 more
2015Biology of Reproduction23 citations Open access
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Spatial organization and coordination of slow waves in the mouse anorectum
K. A. Hall, S. M. Ward, Caroline A. Cobine, K. Keef
2014Journal of Physiology23 citations Open access
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Inhibitory responses mediated by vagal nerve stimulation are diminished in stomachs of mice with reduced intramuscular interstitial cells of Cajal
E. Beckett, K. Sanders, S. M. Ward
2017Scientific Reports22 citations Open access
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ESTABLISHMENT OF PACEMAKER ACTIVITY IN TISSUES ALLOTRANSPLANTED WITH INTERSTITIAL CELLS OF CAJAL
C. McCann, S. Hwang, Y. Bayguinov, E. Colletti +2 more
2013Neurogastroenterology and Motility22 citations Open access
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Contractile Protein Expression and Phosphorylation and Contractility of Gastric Smooth Muscles from Obese Patients and Patients with Obesity and Diabetes
Wen Li, Kent C. Sasse, Y. Bayguinov, S. M. Ward +1 more
2018Journal of Diabetes Research21 citations Open access
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Regulation of Gastric Electrical and Mechanical Activity by Cholinesterases in Mice
Amy A. Worth, A. Forrest, Lauren E. Peri, S. M. Ward +2 more
2015Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility20 citations Open access
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Caffeine consumption during early pregnancy impairs oviductal embryo transport, embryonic development and uterine receptivity in mice†
Jingjing Qian, Yun-Fang Zhang, Yongcun Qu, Liwen Zhang +10 more
2018Biology of Reproduction19 citations Open access
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Serum response factor regulates smooth muscle contractility via myotonic dystrophy protein kinases and L-type calcium channels
Moon-Young Lee, Chanjae Park, S. Ha, Paul J. Park +11 more
2017PLoS ONE19 citations Open access
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Spatiotemporal Control of Vascular CaV1.2 by α1C S1928 Phosphorylation
Miguel A. S. Martín-Aragón Baudel, V. Flores-Tamez, Junyoung Hong, G. Reddy +10 more
2022Circulation Research18 citations Open access
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