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Cruz-Almeida Lab Pain Research and Intervention Center of Excellence
UF PRICE
Carlos J Cruz

Carlos J Cruz, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

Department: DN-PRICE
Business Phone: (352) 273-5971
Business Email: cruzcarlos@ufl.edu

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Accomplishments

  1. New Investigator Recognition Award

    Orthopaedic Research Society

Publications

Academic Articles

  1. Hypertension is associated with knee osteoarthritis pain in an age-dependent manner

    Journal
    Experimental Gerontology.
    Volume/Issue
    212
    [DOI]
    10.1016/j.exger.2025.112938.
    Publisher’s Site

  2. Pipeline Validation for Rodent Gait Analysis Using deeplabcut.

    Journal
    Journal of biomechanical engineering.
    Volume/Issue
    147(11)
    [DOI]
    10.1115/1.4069390.
    [PMID]
    40802266.
    PubMed Publisher’s Site

  3. Comorbid hypertension and osteoarthritis exacerbates joint remodeling and gait compensations in female rats with milder effects observed in males.

    Journal
    Osteoarthritis and cartilage open.
    Volume/Issue
    7(3)
    [DOI]
    10.1016/j.ocarto.2025.100649.
    [PMID]
    40735537.
    PubMed Publisher’s Site

  4. Gait assessment in a female rat Sprague Dawley model of disc-associated low back pain.

    Journal
    Connective tissue research.
    Volume/Issue
    65(5):407-420
    [DOI]
    10.1080/03008207.2024.2395287.
    [PMID]
    39287332.
    2 citations PubMed Publisher’s Site

  5. Vagotomy accelerates the onset of symptoms during early disease progression and worsens joint-level pathogenesis in a male rat model of chronic knee osteoarthritis.

    Journal
    Osteoarthritis and cartilage open.
    Volume/Issue
    6(2)
    [DOI]
    10.1016/j.ocarto.2024.100467.
    [PMID]
    38655014.
    1 citation PubMed Publisher’s Site

  6. Hypertension contributes to exacerbated osteoarthritis pathophysiology in rats in a sex-dependent manner.

    Journal
    Arthritis research & therapy.
    Volume/Issue
    25(1)
    [DOI]
    10.1186/s13075-022-02966-9.
    [PMID]
    36635774.
    11 citations PubMed Publisher’s Site

  7. Neuromodulation as a Potential Disease-Modifying Therapy for Osteoarthritis.

    Journal
    Current rheumatology reports.
    Volume/Issue
    25(1):1-11
    [DOI]
    10.1007/s11926-022-01094-2.
    [PMID]
    36435890.
    10 citations PubMed Publisher’s Site

  8. Autonomic Nervous System Dysregulation and Osteoarthritis Pain: Mechanisms, Measurement, and Future Outlook.

    Journal
    Current rheumatology reports.
    Volume/Issue
    24(6):175-183
    [DOI]
    10.1007/s11926-022-01071-9.
    [PMID]
    35420372.
    25 citations PubMed Publisher’s Site

Education

  1. PhD, Biomedical Engineering

    University of Florida

  2. BS, Chemical Engineering

    University of South Florida

Contact Details

Phones:
Business:
(352) 273-5971
Emails:
Business:
cruzcarlos@ufl.edu
Addresses:
Business Mailing:
P.O. Box 103628
 GAINESVILLE FL 32610
Business Street:
P.O. Box 103628
 GAINESVILLE FL 32610