iPSCs and DRGs: stepping stones to new pain therapies

M Alsaloum, SG Waxman - Trends in molecular medicine, 2022 - cell.com
There is a pressing need for more effective nonaddictive treatment options for pain. Pain
signals are transmitted from the periphery into the spinal cord via dorsal root ganglion (DRG) …

Normalization of cholesterol metabolism in spinal microglia alleviates neuropathic pain

JM Navia-Pelaez, SH Choi… - Journal of Experimental …, 2021 - rupress.org
Neuroinflammation is a major component in the transition to and perpetuation of neuropathic
pain states. Spinal neuroinflammation involves activation of TLR4, localized to enlarged …

[HTML][HTML] Cellular models of pain: new technologies and their potential to progress preclinical research

L Chrysostomidou, AH Cooper, GA Weir - Neurobiology of Pain, 2021 - Elsevier
In vitro models fill a vital niche in preclinical pain research, allowing detailed study of
molecular pathways, and in the case of humanised systems, providing a translational bridge …

[HTML][HTML] Modeling chemotherapy induced neurotoxicity with human induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived sensory neurons

C Schinke, VF Vallone, A Ivanov, Y Peng… - Neurobiology of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) is a frequent, potentially irreversible
adverse effect of cytotoxic chemotherapy often leading to a reduction or discontinuation of …

[HTML][HTML] Electrophysiological alterations driving pain-associated spontaneous activity in human sensory neuron somata parallel alterations described in …

RY North, MA Odem, Y Li, CE Tatsui, RM Cassidy… - The journal of pain, 2022 - Elsevier
Neuropathic pain in rodents can be driven by ectopic spontaneous activity (SA) generated
by sensory neurons in dorsal root ganglia (DRG). The recent demonstration that SA in …

Paclitaxel in vitro reversibly sensitizes the excitability of IB4 (−) and IB4 (+) sensory neurons from male and female rats

E Villalba‐Riquelme… - British journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background and Purpose Paclitaxel produces a chemotherapy‐induced peripheral
neuropathy that persists in 50–60% of cancer patients upon treatment. Evidence from animal …

AIBP regulates TRPV1 activation in chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy by controlling lipid raft dynamics and proximity to TLR4 in dorsal root ganglion …

JM Navia-Pelaez, JBP Lemes, L Gonzalez, L Delay… - Pain, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Nociceptive afferent signaling evoked by inflammation and nerve injury is mediated by the
opening of ligand-gated and voltagegated receptors or channels localized to cholesterol …

Thymoquinone Alleviates Paclitaxel-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy through Regulation of the TLR4-MyD88 Inflammatory Pathway

H Xing, S Zhang, M You, M Yan, J Zhang… - ACS Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Paclitaxel-induced peripheral neuropathy (PIPN) is one of the common adverse effects
during the paclitaxel (PTX) treatment of cancer. In this study, we investigated the …

[HTML][HTML] AIBP regulates TRPV1 activation in CIPN by controlling lipid raft dynamics and proximity to TLR4 in DRG neurons

JM Navia-Pelaez, JBP Lemes, L Gonzalez, L Delay… - Pain, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Neuropathic pain remains a challenge for many cancer patients who receive
chemotherapeutic treatment and who have limited and rarely effective options for pain …

[HTML][HTML] Time-and concentration-dependent adverse effects of paclitaxel on non-neuronal cells in rat primary dorsal root ganglia

A Elfarnawany, F Dehghani - Toxics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Paclitaxel is a chemotherapeutic agent used to treat a wide range of malignant tumors.
Although it has anti-tumoral properties, paclitaxel also shows significant adverse effects on …