Dr Ruslan Pustovit
Honorary Fellow
Florey Department of Neuroscience and Mental Health
46 Scholarly works
2 Projects
HIGHLIGHTS
2025
Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)
Targeting the G Protein-Coupled Peptide Receptor RXFP4 to Treat Constipation
2020
Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)
Developing G Protein-Coupled Receptor, Rxfp4, Agonists as Novel Therapeutics for Chronic Constipation
2019
Journal article
Muscarinic receptor 1 allosteric modulators stimulate colorectal emptying in dog, mouse and rat and resolve constipation
DOI: 10.1111/nmo.136922018
Journal article
Neural pathways for colorectal control, relevance to spinal cord injury and treatment: a narrative review
DOI: 10.1038/s41393-017-0026-22017
Journal article
Evidence that central pathways that mediate defecation utilize ghrelin receptors but do not require endogenous ghrelin
DOI: 10.14814/phy2.133852016
Journal article
Selenium and vitamin E together improve intestinal epithelial barrier function and alleviate oxidative stress in heat-stressed pigs
DOI: 10.1113/EP0857462015
Journal article
Site and mechanism of the colokinetic action of the ghrelin receptor agonist, HM01
DOI: 10.1111/nmo.12688
RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS
2026
Journal article
Intravenous megadose sodium ascorbate normalises elevations in intracranial pressure and restores pressor responsiveness to norepinephrine in ovine Gram-negative sepsis.
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-026-59679-12026
Journal article
Altered autonomic balance drives the increase in cardiac output and arterial pressure during convulsive seizures in nonanesthetized sheep
DOI: 10.1002/epi.703582026
Journal article
Understanding insulin-like peptide 5 (INSL5) and relaxin family peptide receptor 4 (RXFP4): structure, signalling, and function
DOI: 10.1039/d6cb00102e2025
Journal article
Development and characterization of a pentylenetetrazol-induced convulsive seizure model in non-anaesthetized sheep
DOI: 10.1093/biomethods/bpaf0862024
Journal article
Reversal of cerebral ischaemia and hypoxia and of sickness behaviour by megadose sodium ascorbate in ovine Gram-negative sepsis
DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2024.04.0582023
Journal article
Development of the aganglionic colon following surgical rescue in a cell therapy model of Hirschsprung disease in rat
DOI: 10.1242/dmm.0500552022
Journal article
Expression of the relaxin family peptide 4 receptor by enterochromaffin cells of the mouse large intestine
DOI: 10.1007/s00441-022-03635-82022
Book Chapter
The innervation of the gastrointestinal tract
DOI: 10.1002/9781119600206.ch12