Contribution of AMPA receptor-mediated LTD in LA/BLA-CeA pathway to comorbid aversive and depressive symptoms in neuropathic pain

H Jiang, JP Liu, K Xi, LY Liu, LY Kong… - Journal of …, 2021 - Soc Neuroscience
Comorbid anxiety and depressive symptoms in chronic pain are a common health problem,
but the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Previously, we have demonstrated that …

[HTML][HTML] Sensitization of neurons in the central nucleus of the amygdala via the decreased GABAergic inhibition contributes to the development of neuropathic pain …

H Jiang, D Fang, LY Kong, ZR Jin, J Cai, XJ Kang… - Molecular brain, 2014 - Springer
Background Despite high prevalence of anxiety accompanying with chronic pain, the
mechanisms underlying pain-related anxiety are largely unknown. With its well-documented …

Chronic stress exacerbates neuropathic pain via the integration of stress-affect–related information with nociceptive information in the central nucleus of the amygdala

MJ Li, LY Liu, L Chen, J Cai, Y Wan, GG Xing - Pain, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Exacerbation of pain by chronic stress and comorbidity of pain with stress-related psychiatric
disorders, including anxiety and depression, represent significant clinical challenges …

[HTML][HTML] An NTS-CeA projection modulates depression-like behaviors in a mouse model of chronic pain

S He, X Huang, J Zheng, Y Zhang, X Ruan - Neurobiology of Disease, 2022 - Elsevier
Depressive symptoms comorbid with chronic pain are a common health problem, but the
underlying neural circuit mechanisms remain elusive. Here, we identify a glutamatergic …

[HTML][HTML] Rostral anterior cingulate cortex–ventrolateral periaqueductal gray circuit underlies electroacupuncture to alleviate hyperalgesia but not anxiety-like behaviors …

X Zhu, Y Xu, Z Shen, H Zhang, S Xiao, Y Zhu… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Neuropathic pain is a common cause of chronic pain and is often accompanied by negative
emotions, making it complex and difficult to treat. However, the neural circuit mechanisms …

Roles of the AMPA receptor subunit GluA1 but not GluA2 in synaptic potentiation and activation of ERK in the anterior cingulate cortex

H Toyoda, MG Zhao, B Ulzhöfer, LJ Wu, H Xu… - Molecular …, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
Cortical areas including the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) are important for pain and
pleasure. Recent studies using genetic and physiological approaches have demonstrated …

[HTML][HTML] Dysfunction of glutamate delta-1 receptor-cerebellin 1 trans-synaptic signaling in the central amygdala in chronic pain

PJ Gandhi, DY Gawande, GP Shelkar, SG Gakare… - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Chronic pain is a debilitating condition involving neuronal dysfunction, but the synaptic
mechanisms underlying the persistence of pain are still poorly understood. We found that …

Enhanced AMPAR-dependent synaptic transmission by S-nitrosylation in the vmPFC contributes to chronic inflammatory pain-induced persistent anxiety in mice

Z Chen, C Su, S Xiong, T Li, H Liang, Y Lin… - Acta Pharmacologica …, 2023 - nature.com
Chronic pain patients often have anxiety disorders, and some of them suffer from anxiety
even after analgesic administration. In this study, we investigated the role of AMPAR …

Role of extracellular signal-regulated kinase in synaptic transmission and plasticity of a nociceptive input on capsular central amygdaloid neurons in normal and acid …

SJ Cheng, CC Chen, HW Yang, YT Chang… - Journal of …, 2011 - Soc Neuroscience
Application of phorbol 12, 13-diacetate (PDA) caused marked enhancement of synaptic
transmission of nociceptive parabrachio-amygdaloid (PBA) input onto neurons of the …

Calcium-permeable AMPA receptors in the nucleus accumbens regulate depression-like behaviors in the chronic neuropathic pain state

Y Goffer, D Xu, SE Eberle, J D'amour… - Journal of …, 2013 - Soc Neuroscience
Depression is a salient emotional feature of chronic pain. Depression alters the pain
threshold and impairs functional recovery. To date, however, there has been limited …