Microglia in neuropathic pain: cellular and molecular mechanisms and therapeutic potential

K Inoue, M Tsuda - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2018 - nature.com
Acute nociceptive pain is a key defence system that enables the detection of danger signals
that threaten homeostasis and survival. However, chronic pain (such as the neuropathic …

Minocycline: far beyond an antibiotic

N Garrido‐Mesa, A Zarzuelo… - British journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Minocycline is a second‐generation, semi‐synthetic tetracycline that has been in therapeutic
use for over 30 years because of its antibiotic properties against both gram‐positive and …

Physiology of microglia

H Kettenmann, UK Hanisch, M Noda… - Physiological …, 2011 - journals.physiology.org
Microglial cells are the resident macrophages in the central nervous system. These cells of
mesodermal/mesenchymal origin migrate into all regions of the central nervous system …

The effect of pain on cognitive function: a review of clinical and preclinical research

O Moriarty, BE McGuire, DP Finn - Progress in neurobiology, 2011 - Elsevier
Cognitive impairment is commonly associated with the pain experience. This impairment
represents a major obstacle to daily activities and rehabilitation, especially in the chronic …

Spinal inhibition of p38 MAP kinase reduces inflammatory and neuropathic pain in male but not female mice: Sex-dependent microglial signaling in the spinal cord

S Taves, T Berta, DL Liu, S Gan, G Chen… - Brain, behavior, and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Previous studies have shown that activation of p38 mitogen-activating kinase (MAPK) in
spinal microglia participates in the generation of inflammatory and neuropathic pain in …

[HTML][HTML] Microglia and monocytes synergistically promote the transition from acute to chronic pain after nerve injury

J Peng, N Gu, L Zhou, UB Eyo, M Murugan… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Microglia and peripheral monocytes contribute to hypersensitivity in rodent models of
neuropathic pain. However, the precise respective function of microglia and peripheral …

Neuropeptides and microglial activation in inflammation, pain, and neurodegenerative diseases

L Carniglia, D Ramírez, D Durand… - Mediators of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Microglial cells are responsible for immune surveillance within the CNS. They respond to
noxious stimuli by releasing inflammatory mediators and mounting an effective inflammatory …

Microglia: biology and pathology

MB Graeber, WJ Streit - Acta neuropathologica, 2010 - Springer
The past 20 years have seen a gain in knowledge on microglia biology and microglia
functions in disease that exceeds the expectations formulated when the microglia “immune …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] IRF8 is a critical transcription factor for transforming microglia into a reactive phenotype

T Masuda, M Tsuda, R Yoshinaga, H Tozaki-Saitoh… - Cell reports, 2012 - cell.com
Microglia become activated by multiple types of damage in the nervous system and play
essential roles in neuronal pathologies. However, how microglia transform into reactive …