Physiology, signaling, and pharmacology of galanin peptides and receptors: three decades of emerging diversity

R Lang, AL Gundlach, FE Holmes, SA Hobson… - Pharmacological …, 2015 - ASPET
Galanin was first identified 30 years ago as a" classic neuropeptide," with actions primarily
as a modulator of neurotransmission in the brain and peripheral nervous system. Other …

Mechanisms of perineural invasion

RL Bakst, RJ Wong - Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B …, 2016 - thieme-connect.com
Perineural invasion (PNI) is the neoplastic invasion of nerves. PNI is widely recognized as
an important adverse pathological feature of many malignancies, including pancreatic …

Galanin modulates the neural niche to favour perineural invasion in head and neck cancer

CS Scanlon, R Banerjee, RC Inglehart, M Liu… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
Perineural invasion (PNI) is an indicator of poor survival in multiple cancers. Unfortunately,
there is no targeted treatment for PNI since the molecular mechanisms are largely unknown …

A new gal in town: a systematic review of the role of galanin and its receptors in experimental pain

D Fonseca-Rodrigues, A Almeida, F Pinto-Ribeiro - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Galanin is a neuropeptide expressed in a small percentage of sensory neurons of the dorsal
root ganglia and the superficial lamina of the dorsal horn of the spinal cord. In this work, we …

Neuroendocrine and neuroimmune mechanisms underlying comorbidity of pain and obesity

DH Zhang, YH Fan, YQ Zhang, H Cao - Life Sciences, 2023 - Elsevier
Pain and obesity, as well as their associated impairments, are major health concerns.
Understanding the relationship between the two is the focus of a growing body of research …

Effects of trigeminal nerve injury on the expression of galanin and its receptors in the rat trigeminal ganglion

F Liu, T Yajima, M Wang, JF Shen, H Ichikawa, T Sato - Neuropeptides, 2020 - Elsevier
In the spinal nervous system, the expression of galanin (GAL) and galanin receptors
(GALRs) that play important roles in the transmission and modulation of nociceptive …

Effects of exogenous galanin on neuropathic pain state and change of galanin and its receptors in DRG and SDH after sciatic nerve-pinch injury in rat

X Xu, X Yang, P Zhang, X Chen, H Liu, Z Li - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
A large number of neuroanatomical, neurophysiologic, and neurochemical mechanisms are
thought to contribute to the development and maintenance of neuropathic pain. However …

[HTML][HTML] Cisplatin induced sensory neuropathy is prevented by vascular endothelial growth factor-A

S Vencappa, LF Donaldson… - American journal of …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Increased patient survival is a mark of modern anti-cancer therapy success. Unfortunately
treatment side-effects such as neurotoxicity are a major long term concern. Sensory …

The partial saphenous nerve injury model of pain impairs reward-related learning but not reward sensitivity or motivation

CE Phelps, BM Lumb, LF Donaldson, ES Robinson - Pain, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Chronic pain is highly comorbid with affective disorders, including major depressive
disorder. A core feature of major depressive disorder is a loss of interest in previously …

Beneficial effects of galanin system on diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain and its complications

M Yu, P Fang, H Wang, G Shen, Z Zhang, Z Tang - Peptides, 2020 - Elsevier
Diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain (DPNP) is a distal spontaneous pain, caused by lesion
of sensory neurons and accompanied by depression and anxiety frequently, which reduce …