Increased purinergic signaling in human dental pulps with inflammatory pain is sex-dependent

LP See, P Sripinun, W Lu, J Li, N Alboloushi… - The Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
An enhanced understanding of neurotransmitter systems contributing to pain transmission
aids in drug development, while the identification of biological variables like age and sex …

Activation of P2X4 receptors in midbrain cerebrospinal fluid-contacting nucleus leads to mechanical hyperalgesia in chronic constriction injury rats

W Song, Y Yong, Y Zhou, L Lu, G Yu, W Tang… - Purinergic …, 2023 - Springer
Neuropathic pain is a refractory pain state, and its mechanism is still not clear. Previous
studies have shown that the purine receptor P2X4R expressed on hyperactive microglia in …

The developmental journey of therapies targeting purine receptors: from basic science to clinical trials

S Han, H Suzuki-Kerr, SM Vlajkovic, PR Thorne - Purinergic Signalling, 2022 - Springer
Since the discovery of ATP as an extracellular signalling molecule in 1972, purinergic
signalling, mediated by extracellular purines and pyrimidines has been identified in virtually …

Fast green FCF alleviates pain hypersensitivity and down-regulates the levels of spinal P2X4 expression and pro-inflammatory cytokines in a rodent inflammatory pain …

F Xu, J Yang, F Lu, R Liu, J Zheng, J Zhang… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Fast Green FCF (FGF), a biocompatible dye, recently drew attention as a potential drug to
treat amyloid-deposit diseases due to its effects against amyloid fibrillogenesis in vitro and a …

Modeling complex orthopedic trauma in rodents: bone, muscle and nerve injury and healing

H Shen, AM Gardner, J Vyas, R Ishida… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Orthopedic injury can occur from a variety of causes including motor vehicle collision,
battlefield injuries or even falls from standing. Persistent limb pain is common after …

[HTML][HTML] Painful diabetic neuropathy: The role of ion channels

Q Wang, Y Ye, L Yang, L Xiao, J Liu, W Zhang… - Biomedicine & …, 2024 - Elsevier
Painful diabetic neuropathy (PDN) is a common chronic complication of diabetes that
causes neuropathic pain and negatively affects the quality of life. The management of PDN …

1, 8-cineole decreases neuropathic pain probably via a mechanism mediating P2X3 receptor in the dorsal root ganglion

Y Zhang, Y Liu, Q Li, X Wang, X Zheng, B Yang… - Neurochemistry …, 2018 - Elsevier
cineole is a natural monoterpene cyclic ether present in eucalyptus and has been reported
to exhibit anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects. The therapeutic effects of 1, 8-cineole on …

Pharmacological and genetic characterisation of the canine P2X4 receptor

RA Sophocleous, T Berg… - British Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background and Purpose P2X4 receptors are emerging therapeutic targets for treating
chronic pain and cardiovascular disease. Dogs are well‐recognised natural models of …

P2X3 receptors contribute to transition from acute to chronic muscle pain

CO Jorge, G de Azambuja, BB Gomes… - Purinergic …, 2020 - Springer
This study aimed to evaluate whether the development and/or maintenance of chronic-latent
muscle hyperalgesia is modulated by P2X3 receptors. We also evaluate the expression of …

Diversity of receptor expression in central and peripheral mouse neurons estimated from single cell RNA sequencing

A Wangzhou, C Paige, PR Ray, G Dussor, TJ Price - Neuroscience, 2021 - Elsevier
Because somatosensory PNS neurons, in particular nociceptors, are specially tuned to be
able to detect a wide variety of both exogenous and endogenous signals, one might assume …