Neuropathic pain: mechanisms, sex differences, and potential therapies for a global problem

S Ghazisaeidi, MM Muley… - Annual Review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
The study of chronic pain continues to generate ever-increasing numbers of publications,
but safe and efficacious treatments for chronic pain remain elusive. Recognition of sex …

Microglia in pain: detrimental and protective roles in pathogenesis and resolution of pain

G Chen, YQ Zhang, YJ Qadri, CN Serhan, RR Ji - Neuron, 2018 - cell.com
The previous decade has seen a rapid increase in microglial studies on pain, with a unique
focus on microgliosis in the spinal cord after nerve injury and neuropathic pain. Numerous …

Early stress-induced impaired microglial pruning of excitatory synapses on immature CRH-expressing neurons provokes aberrant adult stress responses

JL Bolton, AK Short, S Othy, CL Kooiker, M Shao… - Cell reports, 2022 - cell.com
Several mental illnesses, characterized by aberrant stress reactivity, often arise after early-
life adversity (ELA). However, it is unclear how ELA affects stress-related brain circuit …

[HTML][HTML] Central nervous system targets: glial cell mechanisms in chronic pain

CR Donnelly, AS Andriessen, G Chen, K Wang… - …, 2020 - Elsevier
Interactions between central glial cells and neurons in the pain circuitry are critical
contributors to the pathogenesis of chronic pain. In the central nervous system (CNS), two …

Microglial activation elicits a negative affective state through prostaglandin-mediated modulation of striatal neurons

AM Klawonn, M Fritz, S Castany, M Pignatelli, C Canal… - Immunity, 2021 - cell.com
Microglia are activated in many neurological diseases and have been suggested to play an
important role in the development of affective disorders including major depression. To …

Gene therapy for Alzheimer's disease targeting CD33 reduces amyloid beta accumulation and neuroinflammation

A Griciuc, AN Federico, J Natasan… - Human molecular …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Neuroinflammation is a key contributor to the pathology of Alzheimer's disease (AD). CD33
(Siglec-3) is a transmembrane sialic acid-binding receptor on the surface of microglial cells …

Chemogenetic manipulation of microglia inhibits neuroinflammation and neuropathic pain in mice

MH Yi, YU Liu, K Liu, T Chen, DB Bosco… - Brain, behavior, and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microglia play an important role in the central sensitization and chronic pain. However, a
direct connection between microglial function and pain development in vivo remains …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting microglia with lentivirus and AAV: Recent advances and remaining challenges

ME Maes, G Colombo, R Schulz, S Siegert - Neuroscience letters, 2019 - Elsevier
Microglia have emerged as a critical component of neurodegenerative diseases. Genetic
manipulation of microglia can elucidate their functional impact in disease. In neuroscience …

Obesity-associated microglial inflammatory activation paradoxically improves glucose tolerance

JD Douglass, KM Ness, M Valdearcos… - Cell Metabolism, 2023 - cell.com
Hypothalamic gliosis associated with high-fat diet (HFD) feeding increases susceptibility to
hyperphagia and weight gain. However, the body-weight-independent contribution of …

Microglial depletion and repopulation in brain slice culture normalizes sensitized proinflammatory signaling

LG Coleman, J Zou, FT Crews - Journal of neuroinflammation, 2020 - Springer
Background Microglia are critical mediators of neuroimmune pathology across multiple
neurologic disorders. Microglia can be persistently activated or “primed” by Toll-like receptor …