[HTML][HTML] The role of the locus coeruleus in pain and associated stress-related disorders

I Suárez-Pereira, M Llorca-Torralba, L Bravo… - Biological …, 2022 - Elsevier
The locus coeruleus (LC)-noradrenergic system is the main source of noradrenaline in the
central nervous system and is involved intensively in modulating pain and stress-related …

Dysregulated neuromodulation in the anterior cingulate cortex in chronic pain

K Lançon, P Séguéla - Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Chronic pain is a significant global socioeconomic burden with limited long-term treatment
options. The intractable nature of chronic pain stems from two primary factors: the …

[HTML][HTML] Locus coeruleus-noradrenergic modulation of trigeminal pain: Implications for trigeminal neuralgia and psychiatric comorbidities

B Donertas-Ayaz, RM Caudle - Neurobiology of Pain, 2023 - Elsevier
Trigeminal neuralgia is the most common neuropathic pain involving the craniofacial region.
Due to the complex pathophysiology, it is therapeutically difficult to manage. Noradrenaline …

Altered expression of vesicular glutamate transporter-2 and cleaved caspase-3 in the locus coeruleus of nerve-injured rats

L Bravo, P Mariscal, M Llorca-Torralba… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Neuropathic pain is a debilitating chronic condition provoked by a lesion in the nervous
system and it induces functional alterations to the noradrenergic locus coeruleus (LC) …

Nerve Injury Triggers Time-dependent Activation of the Locus Coeruleus, Influencing Spontaneous Pain-like Behavior in Rats

I Suárez-Pereira, C López-Martín… - …, 2024 - pubs.asahq.org
Background Dynamic changes in neuronal activity and in noradrenergic locus coeruleus
(LC) projections have been proposed during the transition from acute to chronic pain. Thus …

[HTML][HTML] The circuit basis for chronic pain and its comorbidities

R Patel - Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Comorbid pain and mood disorders can produce circuit-specific maladaptive plasticity;
however, several translational issues require addressing to maximise future therapeutic …

Locus coeruleus inhibition of vibrissal responses in the trigeminal subnucleus caudalis are reduced in a diabetic mouse model

A Mesa-Lombardo, N García-Magro… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Diabetic neuropathy is the loss of sensory function beginning distally in the lower
extremities, which is also characterized by pain and substantial morbidity. Furthermore, the …

[HTML][HTML] Endogenous opioids gate the locus coeruleus pain generator

MR Norris, CC Kuo, JR Kim, SS Dunn, G Borges… - bioRxiv, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The locus coeruleus (LC) plays a paradoxical role in chronic pain. Although largely known
as a potent source of endogenous analgesia, increasing evidence suggests injury can …

Neural circuit-selective, multiplexed pharmacological targeting of prefrontal cortex-projecting locus coeruleus neurons drives antinociception

CC Kuo, JG McCall - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Selective manipulation of neural circuits using optogenetics and chemogenetics holds great
translational potential but requires genetic access to neurons. Here, we demonstrate a …

Altered expression of vesicular glutamate transporter-2 and cleaved caspase-3 in the locus coeruleus of nerve-injured rats

L Bravo García, P Mariscal Ramírez, M Llorca Torralba… - 2022 - rodin.uca.es
Neuropathic pain is a debilitating chronic condition provoked by a lesion in the nervous
system and it induces functional alterations to the noradrenergic locus coeruleus (LC) …