Schwann cells as a target cell for the treatment of cancer pain

W Zhang, C Wu, J Liu - Glia, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Tumor erosion and metastasis can invade surrounding tissues, damage nerves, and
sensitize the peripheral primary receptors, inducing pain, which can potentially worsen the …

Potential role of Schwann cells in neuropathic pain

W Zhang, S Liu, L Ming, J Yu, C Zuo, D Hu… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Neuropathic pain (NPP) is a common syndrome associated with most forms of cancer, which
poses a serious threat to human health. NPP may persist even after the nociceptive …

The role of Schwann cells in cancer

S Deborde, RJ Wong - Advanced biology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Schwann cells (SCs) are the most abundant cell type in the nerves in the peripheral nervous
system and compose a family of subtypes that are endowed with a variety of different …

Emerging role of Schwann cells in neuropathic pain: receptors, glial mediators and myelination

Z Wei, Y Fei, W Su, G Chen - Frontiers in cellular neuroscience, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Neuropathic pain caused by nerve injury or disease remains a major challenge for modern
medicine worldwide. Most of the pathogenic mechanisms underlying neuropathic pain are …

Schwann cells in the tumor microenvironment: Need more attention

L Sun, S Chen, M Chen - Journal of Oncology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The tumor microenvironment (TME), which is composed of various cell components and
signaling molecules, plays an important role in the occurrence and progression of tumors …

Cell therapy for neuropathic pain

QH Yin, TH Zou, SJ Sun, D Yang - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Neuropathic pain (NP) is caused by a lesion or a condition that affects the somatosensory
system. Pathophysiologically, NP can be ascribed to peripheral and central sensitization …

A review on stem cell therapy for neuropathic pain

S Asgharzade, A Talaei, T Farkhondeh… - Current stem cell …, 2020 - ingentaconnect.com
Neuropathic pain is a complex, chronic pain state that is heterogeneous in nature and
caused by the consequence of a lesion or disease affecting the somatosensory system …

Peripheral nerve resident macrophages and Schwann cells mediate cancer-induced pain

F De Logu, M Marini, L Landini… - Cancer research, 2021 - AACR
Although macrophages (MΦ) are known to play a central role in neuropathic pain, their
contribution to cancer pain has not been established. Here we report that depletion of sciatic …

Schwann cells induce cancer cell dispersion and invasion

S Deborde, T Omelchenko, A Lyubchik… - The Journal of …, 2016 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Nerves enable cancer progression, as cancers have been shown to extend along nerves
through the process of perineural invasion, which carries a poor prognosis. Furthermore, the …

Schwann cells: a new player in the tumor microenvironment

YL Bunimovich, AA Keskinov, GV Shurin… - Cancer immunology …, 2017 - Springer
Cancerous cells must cooperate with the surrounding stroma and non-malignant cells within
the microenvironment to support the growth and invasion of the tumor. The nervous system …