2022
Sexual dimorphism in a neuronal mechanism of spinal hyperexcitability across rodent and human models of pathological pain
Dedek A, Xu J, Lorenzo LÉ, Godin AG, Kandegedara CM, Glavina G, Landrigan JA, Lombroso PJ, De Koninck Y, Tsai EC, Hildebrand ME. Sexual dimorphism in a neuronal mechanism of spinal hyperexcitability across rodent and human models of pathological pain. Brain 2022, 145: 1124-1138. PMID: 35323848, PMCID: PMC9050559, DOI: 10.1093/brain/awab408.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain-derived neurotrophic factorSuperficial dorsal horn neuronsDorsal horn neuronsFemale ratsNeurotrophic factorNeuronal mechanismsCentral neuronal mechanismsSpinal nociceptive circuitsSpinal pain processingSuperficial dorsal hornChronic pain syndromeLamina I neuronsPreclinical pain modelsHuman organ donorsSynaptic NMDAR responsesNMDAR potentiationSpinal hyperexcitabilityInflammatory painNociceptive circuitsPain syndromeTactile allodyniaDorsal hornPain modelPathological painLaminae I
2020
Dendritic Spine Dynamics after Peripheral Nerve Injury: An Intravital Structural Study
Benson CA, Fenrich KK, Olson KL, Patwa S, Bangalore L, Waxman SG, Tan AM. Dendritic Spine Dynamics after Peripheral Nerve Injury: An Intravital Structural Study. Journal Of Neuroscience 2020, 40: 4297-4308. PMID: 32371602, PMCID: PMC7252482, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2858-19.2020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDendritic spine dynamicsInjury-induced painPeripheral nerve injuryNeuropathic painDorsal hornSpine dynamicsNerve injuryPeripheral nerve injury-induced painNerve injury-induced painSuperficial dorsal horn neuronsSpinal cord dorsal hornDorsal horn neuronsSuperficial dorsal hornMechanisms of painDendritic spine dysgenesisContext of injuryPostmortem tissue analysisSame dendritic branchRepeat imagingMale miceMedical conditionsEffective treatmentPainSpine dysgenesisDendritic spines
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