Cristina Sempio, PhD
Sr. Research Instructor, Anesthesiology

Publications

• Okada CR, Henthorn TK, Zuk J, Sempio C, Roosevelt G, Ruiz AG, Cohen MN, Chatterjee D, Galinkin JL. Population Pharmacokinetics of Single Bolus Dose Fentanyl in Obese Children. Anesth Analg. 2023 Oct 6. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 37801572
• Martin EL, Baker NL, Sempio C, Christians U, Klawitter J, McRae-Clark AL. Sex differences in endocannabinoid tone in a pilot study of cannabis use disorder and acute cannabis abstinence. Addict Biol. 2023 Oct;28(10):e13337. PubMed PMID: 37753564
• Domen CH, Sillau S, Liu Y, Adkins M, Rajkovic S, Bainbridge J, Sempio C, Klawitter J, Leehey MA. Cognitive Safety Data from a Randomized, Double-Blind, Parallel-Group, Placebo-Controlled Phase IIb Study of the Effects of a Cannabidiol and ?9-Tetrahydrocannabinol Drug on Parkinson's Disease-Related Motor Symptoms. Mov Disord. 2023 Jul;38(7):1341-1346. PubMed PMID: 37212386
• Moore BF, Salmons KA, Hoyt AT, Swenson KS, Bates EA, Sauder KA, Shapiro ALB, Wilkening G, Kinney GL, Neophytou AM, Sempio C, Klawitter J, Christians U, Dabelea D. Associations between Prenatal and Postnatal Exposure to Cannabis with Cognition and Behavior at Age 5 Years: The Healthy Start Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Mar 10;20(6). PubMed PMID: 36981794
• Moore CF, Davis CM, Sempio C, Klawitter J, Christians U, Weerts EM. Effects of oral ?9-tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol combinations on a sustained attention task in rats. Exp Clin Psychopharmacol. 2023 Oct;31(5):881-887. PubMed PMID: 36634015
• Moore CF, Davis CM, Sempio C, Klawitter J, Christians U, Weerts EM. ?(9)-Tetrahydrocannabinol Vapor Exposure Produces Conditioned Place Preference in Male and Female Rats. Cannabis Cannabinoid Res. 2022 Sep 30. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 36179013
• Joffre J, Wong E, Lawton S, Lloyd E, Nguyen N, Xu F, Sempio C, Kobzik L, Zlatanova I, Schumacher M, Klawitter J, Su H, Rabl K, Wilhelmsen K, Yeh CC, Hellman J. N-Oleoyl dopamine induces IL-10 via central nervous system TRPV1 and improves endotoxemia and sepsis outcomes. J Neuroinflammation. 2022 May 24;19(1):118. PubMed PMID: 35610647
• Sempio C, Huestis MA, Kaplan B, Klawitter J, Christians U, Henthorn TK. Urinary clearance of 11-nor-9-carboxy-?(9) -tetrahydrocannabinol: A detailed pharmacokinetic analysis. Drug Test Anal. 2022 Aug;14(8):1368-1376. PubMed PMID: 35332698
• Klawitter J, Sempio C, Jackson MJ, Smith PH, Hopp K, Chonchol M, Gitomer BY, Christians U, Klawitter J. Endocannabinoid System in Polycystic Kidney Disease. Am J Nephrol. 2022;53(4):264-272. PubMed PMID: 35263737
• Peters EN, MacNair L, Mosesova I, Christians U, Sempio C, Klawitter J, Land MH, Ware MA, Turcotte C, Bonn-Miller MO. Pharmacokinetics of cannabichromene in a medical cannabis product also containing cannabidiol and ?(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol: a pilot study. Eur J Clin Pharmacol. 2022 Feb;78(2):259-265. PubMed PMID: 34664109
• Gibson LP, Karoly HC, Ellingson JM, Klawitter J, Sempio C, Squeri JE, Bryan AD, Bidwell LC, Hutchison KE. Effects of cannabidiol in cannabis flower: Implications for harm reduction. Addict Biol. 2022 Jan;27(1):e13092. PubMed PMID: 34467598
• Sempio C, Almaraz-Quinones N, Jackson M, Zhao W, Wang GS, Liu Y, Leehey M, Knupp K, Klawitter J, Christians U, Klawitter J. Simultaneous Quantification of 17 Cannabinoids by LC-MS-MS in Human Plasma. J Anal Toxicol. 2022 Apr 21;46(4):383-392. PubMed PMID: 33754154
• Gibson LP, Mueller RL, Winiger EA, Klawitter J, Sempio C, Williams S, Bryan AD, Bidwell LC, Hutchison KE. Cannabinoid Exposure and Subjective Effects of THC and CBD in Edible Cannabis Products. Cannabis Cannabinoid Res. 2022 Nov 15. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 36378267
• Moore CF, Davis CM, Sempio C, Klawitter J, Christians U, Weerts EM. ?(9)-Tetrahydrocannabinol Vapor Exposure Produces Conditioned Place Preference in Male and Female Rats. Cannabis Cannabinoid Res. 2022 Sep 30. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 36179013
• Joffre J, Wong E, Lawton S, Lloyd E, Nguyen N, Xu F, Sempio C, Kobzik L, Zlatanova I, Schumacher M, Klawitter J, Su H, Rabl K, Wilhelmsen K, Yeh CC, Hellman J. N-Oleoyl dopamine induces IL-10 via central nervous system TRPV1 and improves endotoxemia and sepsis outcomes. J Neuroinflammation. 2022 May 24;19(1):118. PubMed PMID: 35610647
• Sempio C, Huestis MA, Kaplan B, Klawitter J, Christians U, Henthorn TK. Urinary clearance of 11-nor-9-carboxy-?(9) -tetrahydrocannabinol: A detailed pharmacokinetic analysis. Drug Test Anal. 2022 Aug;14(8):1368-1376. PubMed PMID: 35332698
• Klawitter J, Sempio C, Jackson MJ, Smith PH, Hopp K, Chonchol M, Gitomer BY, Christians U, Klawitter J. Endocannabinoid System in Polycystic Kidney Disease. Am J Nephrol. 2022;53(4):264-272. PubMed PMID: 35263737
• Peters EN, MacNair L, Mosesova I, Christians U, Sempio C, Klawitter J, Land MH, Ware MA, Turcotte C, Bonn-Miller MO. Pharmacokinetics of cannabichromene in a medical cannabis product also containing cannabidiol and ?(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol: a pilot study. Eur J Clin Pharmacol. 2022 Feb;78(2):259-265. PubMed PMID: 34664109
• Gibson LP, Karoly HC, Ellingson JM, Klawitter J, Sempio C, Squeri JE, Bryan AD, Bidwell LC, Hutchison KE. Effects of cannabidiol in cannabis flower: Implications for harm reduction. Addict Biol. 2022 Jan;27(1):e13092. PubMed PMID: 34467598
• Sempio C, Almaraz-Quinones N, Jackson M, Zhao W, Wang GS, Liu Y, Leehey M, Knupp K, Klawitter J, Christians U, Klawitter J. Simultaneous Quantification of 17 Cannabinoids by LC-MS-MS in Human Plasma. J Anal Toxicol. 2022 Apr 21;46(4):383-392. PubMed PMID: 33754154
• Gibson LP, Karoly HC, Ellingson JM, Klawitter J, Sempio C, Squeri JE, Bryan AD, Bidwell LC, Hutchison KE. Effects of cannabidiol in cannabis flower: Implications for harm reduction. Addict Biol. 2021 Aug 31;:e13092. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34467598
• Gibson LP, Gust CJ, Ellingson JM, YorkWilliams SL, Sempio C, Klawitter J, Bryan AD, Hutchison KE, Cinnamon Bidwell L. Investigating sex differences in acute intoxication and verbal memory errors after ad libitum cannabis concentrate use. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2021 Jun 1;223:108718. PubMed PMID: 33866072
• Gilman JM, Schmitt WA, Wheeler G, Schuster RM, Klawitter J, Sempio C, Evins AE. Variation in Cannabinoid Metabolites Present in the Urine of Adults Using Medical Cannabis Products in Massachusetts. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Apr 1;4(4):e215490. PubMed PMID: 33844003
• Sempio C, Klawitter J, Jackson M, Freni F, Shillingburg R, Hutchison K, Bidwell LC, Christians U, Klawitter J. Analysis of 14 endocannabinoids and endocannabinoid congeners in human plasma using column switching high-performance atmospheric pressure chemical ionization liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. Anal Bioanal Chem. 2021 May;413(12):3381-3392. PubMed PMID: 33817753
• Sempio C, Almaraz-Quinones N, Jackson M, Zhao W, Wang GS, Liu Y, Leehey M, Knupp K, Klawitter J, Christians U, Klawitter J. Simultaneous Quantification of 17 Cannabinoids bY LC-MS-MS in Human Plasma. J Anal Toxicol. 2021 Mar 23. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33754154
• Wymore EM, Palmer C, Wang GS, Metz TD, Bourne DWA, Sempio C, Bunik M. Persistence of ?-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol in Human Breast Milk. JAMA Pediatr. 2021 Jun 1;175(6):632-634. PubMed PMID: 33683306
• Sempio C, Bidwell LC, Hutchison K, Huestis MA, Klawitter J, Christians U, Henthorn TK. Using Population Pharmacokinetic Modeling to Estimate Exposure to ?9-Tetrahydrocannabinol in an Observational Study of Cannabis Smokers in Colorado. Ther Drug Monit. 2021 Aug 1;43(4):536-545. PubMed PMID: 33656464
• Sempio C, Wymore E, Palmer C, Bunik M, Henthorn TK, Christians U, Klawitter J. Detection of Cannabinoids by LC-MS-MS and ELISA in Breast Milk. J Anal Toxicol. 2021 Aug 14;45(7):686-692. PubMed PMID: 33002141
• Gibson LP, Gust CJ, Ellingson JM, YorkWilliams SL, Sempio C, Klawitter J, Bryan AD, Hutchison KE, Cinnamon Bidwell L. Investigating sex differences in acute intoxication and verbal memory errors after ad libitum cannabis concentrate use. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2021 Jun 1;223:108718. PubMed PMID: 33866072
• Gilman JM, Schmitt WA, Wheeler G, Schuster RM, Klawitter J, Sempio C, Evins AE. Variation in Cannabinoid Metabolites Present in the Urine of Adults Using Medical Cannabis Products in Massachusetts. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Apr 1;4(4):e215490. PubMed PMID: 33844003
• Sempio C, Klawitter J, Jackson M, Freni F, Shillingburg R, Hutchison K, Bidwell LC, Christians U, Klawitter J. Analysis of 14 endocannabinoids and endocannabinoid congeners in human plasma using column switching high-performance atmospheric pressure chemical ionization liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. Anal Bioanal Chem. 2021 May;413(12):3381-3392. PubMed PMID: 33817753
• Wymore EM, Palmer C, Wang GS, Metz TD, Bourne DWA, Sempio C, Bunik M. Persistence of ?-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol in Human Breast Milk. JAMA Pediatr. 2021 Jun 1;175(6):632-634. PubMed PMID: 33683306
• Sempio C, Bidwell LC, Hutchison K, Huestis MA, Klawitter J, Christians U, Henthorn TK. Using Population Pharmacokinetic Modeling to Estimate Exposure to ?9-Tetrahydrocannabinol in an Observational Study of Cannabis Smokers in Colorado. Ther Drug Monit. 2021 Aug 1;43(4):536-545. PubMed PMID: 33656464
• Sempio C, Wymore E, Palmer C, Bunik M, Henthorn TK, Christians U, Klawitter J. Detection of Cannabinoids by LC-MS-MS and ELISA in Breast Milk. J Anal Toxicol. 2021 Aug 14;45(7):686-692. PubMed PMID: 33002141
• Sempio C, Wymore E, Palmer C, Bunik M, Henthorn TK, Christians U, Klawitter J. Detection of Cannabinoids by LC-MS-MS and ELISA in Breast Milk. J Anal Toxicol. 2020 Oct 2. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33002141
• Bidwell LC, Ellingson JM, Karoly HC, YorkWilliams SL, Hitchcock LN, Tracy BL, Klawitter J, Sempio C, Bryan AD, Hutchison KE. Association of Naturalistic Administration of Cannabis Flower and Concentrates With Intoxication and Impairment. JAMA Psychiatry. 2020 Aug 1;77(8):787-796. PubMed PMID: 32520316
• Huestis MA, Sempio C, Newmeyer MN, Andersson M, Barnes AJ, Abulseoud OA, Blount BC, Schroeder J, Smith ML. Free and Glucuronide Urine Cannabinoids after Controlled Smoked, Vaporized and Oral Cannabis Administration in Frequent and Occasional Cannabis Users. J Anal Toxicol. 2020 Oct 12;44(7):651-660. PubMed PMID: 32369162
• Wang GS, Bourne DWA, Klawitter J, Sempio C, Chapman K, Knupp K, Wempe MF, Borgelt L, Christians U, Leonard J, Heard K, Bajaj L. Disposition of Oral Cannabidiol-Rich Cannabis Extracts in Children with Epilepsy. Clin Pharmacokinet. 2020 Aug;59(8):1005-1012. PubMed PMID: 32048179
• Sempio C, Huestis MA, Mikulich-Gilbertson SK, Klawitter J, Christians U, Henthorn TK. Population pharmacokinetic modeling of plasma ?9-tetrahydrocannabinol and an active and inactive metabolite following controlled smoked cannabis administration. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2020 Mar;86(3):611-619. PubMed PMID: 31747464
• Davari B, Kotecha N, Clavijo CF, Thomas JJ, Rzasa-Lynn R, Galinkin JL, Christians U, Sempio C. A Sensitive LC-MS/MS Assay for the Quantification of Methadone and its Metabolites in Dried Blood Spots: Comparison With Plasma. Ther Drug Monit. 2020 Feb;42(1):118-128. PubMed PMID: 31318842
• Wang GS, Bourne DWA, Klawitter J, Sempio C, Chapman K, Knupp K, Wempe MF, Borgelt L, Christians U, Heard K, Bajaj L. Disposition of oral delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in children receiving cannabis extracts for epilepsy. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2020 Feb;58(2):124-128. PubMed PMID: 31111749
• Leehey MA, Liu Y, Hart F, Epstein C, Cook M, Sillau S, Klawitter J, Newman H, Sempio C, Forman L, Seeberger L, Klepitskaya O, Baud Z, Bainbridge J. Safety and Tolerability of Cannabidiol in Parkinson Disease: An Open Label, Dose-Escalation Study. Cannabis Cannabinoid Res. 2020;5(4):326-336. PubMed PMID: 33381646
• Bidwell LC, Ellingson JM, Karoly HC, YorkWilliams SL, Hitchcock LN, Tracy BL, Klawitter J, Sempio C, Bryan AD, Hutchison KE. Association of Naturalistic Administration of Cannabis Flower and Concentrates With Intoxication and Impairment. JAMA Psychiatry. 2020 Aug 1;77(8):787-796. PubMed PMID: 32520316
• Huestis MA, Sempio C, Newmeyer MN, Andersson M, Barnes AJ, Abulseoud OA, Blount BC, Schroeder J, Smith ML. Free and Glucuronide Urine Cannabinoids after Controlled Smoked, Vaporized and Oral Cannabis Administration in Frequent and Occasional Cannabis Users. J Anal Toxicol. 2020 Oct 12;44(7):651-660. PubMed PMID: 32369162
• Wang GS, Bourne DWA, Klawitter J, Sempio C, Chapman K, Knupp K, Wempe MF, Borgelt L, Christians U, Leonard J, Heard K, Bajaj L. Disposition of Oral Cannabidiol-Rich Cannabis Extracts in Children with Epilepsy. Clin Pharmacokinet. 2020 Aug;59(8):1005-1012. PubMed PMID: 32048179
• Sempio C, Huestis MA, Mikulich-Gilbertson SK, Klawitter J, Christians U, Henthorn TK. Population pharmacokinetic modeling of plasma ?9-tetrahydrocannabinol and an active and inactive metabolite following controlled smoked cannabis administration. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2020 Mar;86(3):611-619. PubMed PMID: 31747464
• Davari B, Kotecha N, Clavijo CF, Thomas JJ, Rzasa-Lynn R, Galinkin JL, Christians U, Sempio C. A Sensitive LC-MS/MS Assay for the Quantification of Methadone and its Metabolites in Dried Blood Spots: Comparison With Plasma. Ther Drug Monit. 2020 Feb;42(1):118-128. PubMed PMID: 31318842
• Wang GS, Bourne DWA, Klawitter J, Sempio C, Chapman K, Knupp K, Wempe MF, Borgelt L, Christians U, Heard K, Bajaj L. Disposition of oral delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in children receiving cannabis extracts for epilepsy. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2020 Feb;58(2):124-128. PubMed PMID: 31111749
• Sempio C, Lindley E, Klawitter J, Christians U, Bowler RP, Adgate JL, Allshouse W, Awdziejczyk L, Fischer S, Bainbridge J, Vandyke M, Netsanet R, Crume T, Kinney GL. Surface Detection of THC Attributable to Vaporizer Use in the Indoor Environment. Sci Rep. 2019 Dec 9;9(1):18587. PubMed PMID: 31819131
• Knupp KG, Rice JD, Helmkamp LJ, Galinkin J, Sempio C, Jost K, Chapman KE. Prospective evaluation of oral cannabis extracts in children with epilepsy. Seizure. 2019 Nov;72:23-27. PubMed PMID: 31550641
• Fosen JT, Høiseth G, Sempio C, Giarratana N, Enger A, Mørland J, Morini L. Hair EtG: Alterations in segment levels accompanying hair growth. Drug Test Anal. 2019 Jan;11(1):112-118. PubMed PMID: 30084156