Chemokines in neuron–glial cell interaction and pathogenesis of neuropathic pain

ZJ Zhang, BC Jiang, YJ Gao - Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2017 - Springer
Neuropathic pain resulting from damage or dysfunction of the nervous system is a highly
debilitating chronic pain state and is often resistant to currently available treatments. It has …

Chemokines and chemokine receptors: new insights into cancer-related inflammation

G Lazennec, A Richmond - Trends in molecular medicine, 2010 - cell.com
Chemokines are involved in cellular interactions and tropism in situations frequently
associated with inflammation. Recently, the importance of chemokines and chemokine …

Chemokines, neuronal–glial interactions, and central processing of neuropathic pain

YJ Gao, RR Ji - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2010 - Elsevier
Millions of people worldwide suffer from neuropathic pain as a result of damage to or
dysfunction of the nervous system under various disease conditions. Development of …

Chemokines in liver inflammation and fibrosis

HE Wasmuth, F Tacke, C Trautwein - Seminars in liver disease, 2010 - thieme-connect.com
Chemokines are a class of small chemotactic molecules with cytokine-like functions, which
are well known to orchestrate inflammatory responses within different organs. Overall, more …

[HTML][HTML] G protein-coupled receptors—recent advances

D Latek, A Modzelewska, B Trzaskowski… - Acta Biochimica …, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The years 2000 and 2007 witnessed milestones in current understanding of G protein-
coupled receptor (GPCR) structural biology. In 2000 the first GPCR, bovine rhodopsin, was …

Mechanisms regulating chemokine receptor activity

LD Bennett, JM Fox, N Signoret - Immunology, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Co‐ordinated movement and controlled positioning of leucocytes is key to the development,
maintenance and proper functioning of the immune system. Chemokines and their receptors …

Dual targeting of CCR2 and CCR5: therapeutic potential for immunologic and cardiovascular diseases

Q Zhao - Journal of leukocyte biology, 2010 - academic.oup.com
This review presents evidence that dual targeting of CCR2 and CCR5 has greater
therapeutic potential than targeting either receptor alone. A cardinal feature of inflammation …

Functional role of chemokines in liver disease models

H Sahin, C Trautwein, HE Wasmuth - Nature Reviews Gastroenterology …, 2010 - nature.com
Chemokines are a class of small cytokine-like molecules that orchestrate immune cell
infiltration into the liver in response to acute and chronic injuries. Apart from their …

Why CCR2 and CCR5 blockade failed and why CCR1 blockade might still be effective in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis

MC Lebre, CE Vergunst, IYK Choi, S Aarrass… - PLoS …, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Background The aim of this study was to provide more insight into the question as to why
blockade of CCR1, CCR2, and CCR5 may have failed in clinical trials in rheumatoid arthritis …

Peptide drugs to target G protein-coupled receptors

K Bellmann-Sickert, AG Beck-Sickinger - Trends in pharmacological …, 2010 - cell.com
Major indications for use of peptide-based therapeutics include endocrine functions
(especially diabetes mellitus and obesity), infectious diseases, and cancer. Whereas some …