Persistent alterations in microglial enhancers in a model of chronic pain

F Denk, M Crow, A Didangelos, DM Lopes… - Cell reports, 2016 - cell.com
Chronic pain is a common and devastating condition that induces well-characterized
changes in neurons and microglia. One major unanswered question is why these changes …

[HTML][HTML] Repopulated spinal cord microglia exhibit a unique transcriptome and contribute to pain resolution

LJ Donovan, CM Bridges, AR Nippert, M Wang, S Wu… - Cell reports, 2024 - cell.com
Microglia are implicated as primarily detrimental in pain models; however, they exist across
a continuum of states that contribute to homeostasis or pathology depending on timing and …

Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals time-and sex-specific responses of mouse spinal cord microglia to peripheral nerve injury and links ApoE to chronic pain

S Tansley, S Uttam, A Ureña Guzmán, M Yaqubi… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Activation of microglia in the spinal cord following peripheral nerve injury is critical for the
development of long-lasting pain hypersensitivity. However, it remains unclear whether …

Microglial heterogeneity in chronic pain

G Sideris-Lampretsas, M Malcangio - Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 2021 - Elsevier
In this review, we report existing preclinical evidence on how the CNS compartment as well
as sex affect microglia functions in health. We highlight that recent advances in …

Genetic pathway analysis reveals a major role for extracellular matrix organization in inflammatory and neuropathic pain

M Parisien, A Samoshkin, SN Tansley, MH Piltonen… - Pain, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Chronic pain is a debilitating and poorly treated condition whose underlying mechanisms
are poorly understood. Nerve injury and inflammation cause alterations in gene expression …

Neuropathic pain promotes adaptive changes in gene expression in brain networks involved in stress and depression

G Descalzi, V Mitsi, I Purushothaman, S Gaspari… - Science …, 2017 - science.org
Neuropathic pain is a complex chronic condition characterized by various sensory,
cognitive, and affective symptoms. A large percentage of patients with neuropathic pain are …

High-resolution transcriptome analysis reveals neuropathic pain gene-expression signatures in spinal microglia after nerve injury

H Jeong, YJ Na, K Lee, YH Kim, Y Lee, M Kang… - Pain, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Microglial cells, the resident immune cells of the spinal cord, become activated in response
to peripheral nerve injury. Microglia activation contributes to the development of neuropathic …

A comparison of RNA-seq and exon arrays for whole genome transcription profiling of the L5 spinal nerve transection model of neuropathic pain in the rat

JR Perkins, A Antunes-Martins, M Calvo… - Molecular …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: The past decade has seen an abundance of transcriptional profiling studies of
preclinical models of persistent pain, predominantly employing microarray technology. In …

Epigenetic mechanisms of chronic pain

G Descalzi, D Ikegami, T Ushijima, EJ Nestler… - Trends in …, 2015 - cell.com
Neuropathic and inflammatory pain promote a large number of persisting adaptations at the
cellular and molecular level, allowing even transient tissue or nerve damage to elicit …

Chronic neuropathic pain is accompanied by global changes in gene expression and shares pathobiology with neurodegenerative diseases

H Wang, H Sun, K Della Penna, RJ Benz, J Xu… - Neuroscience, 2002 - Elsevier
Neuropathic pain is induced by injury or disease of the nervous system. Studies aimed at
understanding the molecular pathophysiology of neuropathic pain have so far focused on a …