Publications

Recent publications:

Pasricha TS, Kulkarni S. Dopaminergic signalling in gastrointestinal health and disease. Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 2025;22:696-707. 

Solis-Moreira J. Using the phone while you poop greatly raises hemorrhoid risk, new study says. CNN. Published September 3, 2025. https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/03/health/toilet-time-hemorrhoid-risk-wellness

Seika P, Chang J, Hong SM, et al. Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists are associated with a lower risk of peptic ulcer disease: a nationwide cohort study. Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association. Published online 2025:S1542-3565(25)007359.

McMahan ZH, Puttapaka SN, Casciola-Rosen L, et al. Antimitochondrial antibodies in systemic sclerosis target enteric neurons and are associated with GI dysmotility. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. Published online June 27, 2025. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ard.2025.06.2119

Gorecki AM, Slosberg J, Hong SM, et al. Detection of Mitotic Neuroblasts Provides Additional Evidence of Steady-State Neurogenesis in the Adult Small Intestinal Myenteric Plexus. eneuro. 2025;12(3):ENEURO.0005-24.2025. 

Chang JJ, Kulkarni S, Pasricha TS. Upper Gastrointestinal Mucosal Damage and Subsequent Risk of Parkinson Disease. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Sep 3;7(9):e2431949.

Seika P, Kulkarni S. Nervy Issues of Fatty Tissues: a Deeper Dig into the innervation of fat. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2024 Aug 23. 

Sanayei AM, Mo C, Ballou S, McHenry N, Rangan V, Singh P, Iturrino J, Lembo A, Nee J. Burden and Treatment of Chronic Upper GI Symptoms and Diagnoses: A Nationwide Study. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2024 Jun;22(6):1307-1314.e2.. 

Kulkarni S, Saha M, Slosberg J, Singh A, Nagaraj S, Becker L, Zhang C, Bukowski A, Wang Z, Liu G, Leser JM, Kumar M, Bakhshi S, Anderson MJ, Lewandoski M, Vincent E, Goff LA, Pasricha PJ. Age-associated changes in lineage composition of the enteric nervous system regulate gut health and disease. Elife. 2023 Dec 18;12:RP88051.

Ballou S, Singh P, Nee J, Rangan V, Iturrino J, Geeganage G, Löwe B, Bangdiwala SI, Palsson OS, Sperber AD, Lembo A, Lehmann M. Prevalence and Associated Factors of Bloating: Results From the Rome Foundation Global Epidemiology Study. Gastroenterology. 2023 Sep;165(3):647-655.e4.

Chang JJ, Gadi SRV, Videnovic A, Kuo B, Pasricha TS. Impact of outpatient gastroenterology consult on pharmacotherapy and management of gastrointestinal symptoms in Parkinson's Disease. Clin Park Relat Disord. 2023 Aug 29;9:100215. 

Ballou S, Rangan V, Eidelberg A, Proctor S, McHenry N, Nee J, Iturrino J, Lembo A, Singh P. What Is Unspecified Functional Bowel Disorder? A Commonly Seen, Rarely Recognized, and Poorly Understood Diagnosis. Am J Gastroenterol. 2023 Aug 1;118(8):1402-1409.  

Singh A, Dawson TM, Kulkarni S. Neurodegenerative disorders and gut-brain interactions. J Clin Invest. 2021 Jul 1;131(13):e143775.