[HTML][HTML] Microglial STING activation alleviates nerve injury-induced neuropathic pain in male but not female mice

AS Prudente, SH Lee, J Roh, DD Luckemeyer… - Brain, behavior, and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microglia, resident immune cells in the central nervous system, play a role in
neuroinflammation and the development of neuropathic pain. We found that the stimulator of …

STING/NF-κB/IL-6-mediated inflammation in microglia contributes to spared nerve injury (SNI)-induced pain initiation

J Sun, Y Zhou, B Xu, J Li, L Zhang, D Li… - Journal of Neuroimmune …, 2022 - Springer
Innate immune response acts as the first line of host defense against damage and is initiated
following the recognition of pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs). For double …

[HTML][HTML] Activation of the STING pathway induces peripheral sensitization via neuroinflammation in a rat model of bone cancer pain

Y Zhang, W Wang, Z Gong, Y Peng, X Li, Z Zhang… - Inflammation …, 2023 - Springer
Background Neuroinflammation in the peripheral nervous system has been linked to cancer
metastasis-induced bone pain. The stimulator of interferon genes (STING), an innate …

[HTML][HTML] STING regulates peripheral nerve regeneration and colony stimulating factor 1 receptor (CSF1R) processing in microglia

G Morozzi, J Rothen, G Toussaint, K De Lange… - Iscience, 2021 - cell.com
Inflammatory responses are crucial for regeneration following peripheral nerve injury (PNI).
PNI triggers inflammatory responses at the site of injury. The DNA-sensing receptor cyclic …

[HTML][HTML] STING controls opioid-induced itch and chronic itch via spinal tank-binding kinase 1-dependent type I interferon response in mice

N Li, C Wang, Y Zhao, Y Wang, T Gao, Y Yu… - Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Background Patients receiving epidural or intrathecal opioids administration for neuraxial
analgesia frequently suffer from an irritating itch. STING (stimulator of interferon genes), an …

[HTML][HTML] STING contributes to cancer-induced bone pain by promoting M1 polarization of microglia in the medial prefrontal cortex

X Zhang, X Li, W Wang, Y Zhang, Z Gong, Y Peng… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Cancer-induced bone pain commonly occurs in patients with bone tumors
or bone metastases, and in recent years, central nervous system hyperalgesia has received …

[HTML][HTML] Regulatory T-cells inhibit microglia-induced pain hypersensitivity in female mice

JA Kuhn, ID Vainchtein, J Braz, K Hamel, M Bernstein… - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
Peripheral nerve injury-induced neuropathic pain is a chronic and debilitating condition
characterized by mechanical hypersensitivity. We previously identified microglial activation …

[HTML][HTML] Vinorelbine causes a neuropathic pain-like state in mice via STING and MNK1 signaling associated with type I interferon induction

Ú Franco-Enzástiga, K Natarajan, ET David, K Patel… - Iscience, 2024 - cell.com
Type I interferons (IFNs) increase the excitability of dorsal root ganglia (DRGs) neurons via
MNK-eIF4E signaling to promote pain sensitization in mice. Activation of stimulator of …

[HTML][HTML] Induction of antiviral interferon-stimulated genes by neuronal STING promotes the resolution of pain in mice

M Defaye, A Bradaia, NS Abdullah… - The Journal of …, 2024 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Inflammation and pain are intertwined responses to injury, infection, or chronic diseases.
While acute inflammation is essential in determining pain resolution and opioid analgesia …

Constitutively active STING causes neuroinflammation and degeneration of dopaminergic neurons in mice

EM Szego, L Malz, N Bernhardt, A Rösen-Wolff… - Elife, 2022 - elifesciences.org
Stimulator of interferon genes (STING) is activated after detection of cytoplasmic dsDNA by
cGAS (cyclic GMP-AMP synthase) as part of the innate immunity defence against viral …