Single-cell analysis of dorsal root ganglia reveals metalloproteinase signaling in satellite glial cells and pain

R Tonello, AS Prudente, SH Lee, CF Cohen… - Brain, Behavior, and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Satellite glial cells (SGCs) are among the most abundant non-neuronal cells in dorsal root
ganglia (DRGs) and closely envelop sensory neurons that detect painful stimuli. However …

Profiling the molecular signature of satellite glial cells at the single cell level reveals high similarities between rodents and humans

O Avraham, A Chamessian, R Feng, L Yang, AE Halevi… - Pain, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Peripheral sensory neurons located in dorsal root ganglia relay sensory information from the
peripheral tissue to the brain. Satellite glial cells (SGCs) are unique glial cells that form an …

The similar and distinct roles of satellite glial cells and spinal astrocytes in neuropathic pain

A McGinnis, RR Ji - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
Preclinical studies have identified glial cells as pivotal players in the genesis and
maintenance of neuropathic pain after nerve injury associated with diabetes, chemotherapy …

Plp1-expresssing perineuronal DRG cells facilitate colonic and somatic chronic mechanical pain involving Piezo2 upregulation in DRG neurons

N Tiwari, C Smith, D Sharma, S Shen, P Mehta… - Cell Reports, 2024 - cell.com
Satellite glial cells (SGCs) of dorsal root ganglia (DRGs) are activated in a variety of chronic
pain conditions; however, their mediation roles in pain remain elusive. Here, we take …

Chronic pain induces nociceptive neurogenesis in dorsal root ganglia from Sox2‐positive satellite cells

L Zhang, R Xie, J Yang, Y Zhao, C Qi, G Bian, M Wang… - Glia, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Chronic pain is one of the most prevalent chronic diseases in the world. The plastic changes
of sensory neurons in dorsal root ganglia (DRG) have been extensively studied as the …

Pharmacological target-focused transcriptomic analysis of native vs cultured human and mouse dorsal root ganglia

A Wangzhou, LA McIlvried, C Paige… - Pain, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons detect sensory inputs and are crucial for pain
processing. They are often studied in vitro as dissociated cell cultures with the assumption …

[HTML][HTML] Comparative transcriptional analysis of satellite glial cell injury response

SE Jager, LT Pallesen, L Lin, F Izzi… - Wellcome open …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Satellite glial cells (SGCs) tightly surround and support primary sensory
neurons in the peripheral nervous system and are increasingly recognized for their …

Satellite glial cells in pain research: a targeted viewpoint of potential and future directions

P Gazerani - Frontiers in Pain Research, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Chronic pain is known to be caused by sensitization within the pain circuits. An imbalance
occurs between excitatory and inhibitory transmission that enables this sensitization to form …

Dorsal root ganglion macrophages contribute to both the initiation and persistence of neuropathic pain

X Yu, H Liu, KA Hamel, MG Morvan, S Yu, J Leff… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Paralleling the activation of dorsal horn microglia after peripheral nerve injury is a significant
expansion and proliferation of macrophages around injured sensory neurons in dorsal root …

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 …