2018
Therapeutic potential of Pak1 inhibition for pain associated with cutaneous burn injury
Guo Y, Benson C, Hill M, Henry S, Effraim P, Waxman S, Dib-Hajj S, Tan AM. Therapeutic potential of Pak1 inhibition for pain associated with cutaneous burn injury. Molecular Pain 2018, 14: 1744806918788648. PMID: 29956587, PMCID: PMC6053256, DOI: 10.1177/1744806918788648.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDendritic spine dysgenesisNeuropathic painSpine dysgenesisBurn injurySignificant tactile allodyniaDorsal horn neuronsChronic disease burdenActivity-dependent expressionCutaneous burn injurySecond-degree burn injuryBurn injury modelC-fos expressionPotential molecular targetsDrug discontinuationHeat hyperalgesiaTactile allodyniaDorsal hornPain outcomesChronic painNociceptive activityLower painDisease burdenInjury modelCognitive dysfunctionPain
2016
SHANK3 Deficiency Impairs Heat Hyperalgesia and TRPV1 Signaling in Primary Sensory Neurons
Han Q, Kim YH, Wang X, Liu D, Zhang ZJ, Bey AL, Lay M, Chang W, Berta T, Zhang Y, Jiang YH, Ji RR. SHANK3 Deficiency Impairs Heat Hyperalgesia and TRPV1 Signaling in Primary Sensory Neurons. Neuron 2016, 92: 1279-1293. PMID: 27916453, PMCID: PMC5182147, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2016.11.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBehavior, AnimalBlotting, WesternCapsaicinGanglia, SpinalHumansHyperalgesiaImmunohistochemistryInflammationMiceMice, KnockoutMicrofilament ProteinsNAV1.8 Voltage-Gated Sodium ChannelNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuralgiaPainPatch-Clamp TechniquesPresynaptic TerminalsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSensory Receptor CellsSensory System AgentsSpinal CordTRPV Cation ChannelsConceptsHeat hyperalgesiaSensory neuronsDRG neuronsMouse dorsal root ganglion sensory neuronsDorsal root ganglion sensory neuronsCapsaicin-induced spontaneous painAbnormal pain sensitivityHuman DRG neuronsPrimary sensory neuronsAutism spectrum disorderSpinal cord neuronsSpontaneous painTRPV1 signalingNeuropathic painPain sensitivityPeripheral mechanismsCord neuronsSHANK3 haploinsufficiencyTRPV1 functionPresynaptic terminalsSynaptic currentsPain deficitsSHANK3 deficiencyInward currentsSHANK3 expression
1988
Chapter 39 Psychophysical and neurophysiological studies of chemically induced cutaneous pain and itch The case of the missing nociceptor
LaMotte R. Chapter 39 Psychophysical and neurophysiological studies of chemically induced cutaneous pain and itch The case of the missing nociceptor. Progress In Brain Research 1988, 74: 331-335. PMID: 3187041, DOI: 10.1016/s0079-6123(08)63033-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCutaneous painInjection siteNeurophysiological studiesPeripheral nerve fibersSensation of painCapsaicin painInjection painMechanical hyperesthesiaHeat hyperalgesiaHeat nociceptorsIntradermal injectionCutaneous receptorsNerve fibersHistamine dihydrochloridePainNociceptorsCapsaicinGreater painItchAllodyniaHyperesthesiaFurther investigationCandidate mechanismInjectionSensation
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