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Kirk Hillsley

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 07/22/2019 - 20:31
First Name
Kirk
Last Name
Hillsley
Email
kirkhillsley@trentu.ca
Phone
705-748-1011 ext. 6346
Location
Life and Health Sciences Complex D221
Campus
Peterborough
Job Title
Assistant Profressor
Accreditation
B.Sc., Ph.D. (Sheffield University, UK)
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Professor Kirk Hillsley
Home Department
Biology
Publications
Aerssens J, Hillsley K, Peeters PJ, de Hoogt R, Stanisz A, Lin J, Van den Wyngaert I, Gohlmann HW, Grundy D, Stead RH, Coulie, B. Alterations in the brain-gut axis underlying visceral chemosensitivity in Nippostrongylus brasiliensis infected mice. Gastroenterology 2007 Apr;132(4):1375-87.
Hillsley K, McCaul C, Aerssens J, Peeters PJ, Gijsen H, Moechars D, Coulie B, Grundy D, Stead RH. Activation of the cannabinoid 2 (CB2) receptor inhibits murine mesenteric afferent nerve activity. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2007 Sep;19(9):769-77.
Hillsley K, Lin J, Stanisz A, Grundy D, Aerssens J, Peeters PJ, Moechars D, Coulie B, Stead RH. Dissecting the role of sodium currents in visceral sensory neurons in a model of chronic hyperexcitability using Nav1.8 and Nav1.9 knockout mice. J Physiol. 2006 Aug
Stead RH, Colley EC, Wang B, Partosoedarso E, Lin J, Stanisz A,
Hillsley K. Vagal influences over mast cells. Auton Neurosci. 2006 Apr 30; 125(1-2): 53-61
Peeters PJ, Aerssens J, de Hoogt R, Stanisz A, Göhlmann HW, Hillsley K, Meulemans A, Grundy D, Stead RH, Coulie B. Molecular profiling of murine sensory neurons in the nodose and dorsal root ganglia labeled from the peritoneal cavity. Physiol Genomics. 2006 Feb 14; 24(3): 252-63
Areas of Research
  • Effects of stress and infection on the Microbiota - Gut - Brain axis
  • Peripheral-CNS interactions
  • Neurophysiology
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