Neuroinflammation in HIV-related neuropathic pain

HJ Lu, YY Fu, QQ Wei, ZJ Zhang - Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
In the management of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection around the world,
chronic complications are becoming a new problem along with the prolonged life …

HMGB1 released from nociceptors mediates inflammation

H Yang, Q Zeng, HA Silverman… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Inflammation, the body's primary defensive response system to injury and infection, is
triggered by molecular signatures of microbes and tissue injury. These molecules also …

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are critical for morphine exacerbation of HIV-1 gp120-induced pain

Y Shi, S Yuan, SJ Tang - Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology, 2021 - Springer
Many HIV patients develop chronic pain and use opioid-derived medicine as primary
analgesics. Emerging clinical evidence suggests that chronic use of opioid analgesics …

Toll-like receptor 2 and 4 antagonism for the treatment of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE)-related pain

AJ Kwilasz, SMG Fulgham, JC Duran-Malle… - Brain, behavior, and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Neuropathic pain is a major symptom of multiple sclerosis (MS) with up to 92% of patients
reporting bodily pain, and 85% reporting pain severe enough to cause functional disability …

A role for neuroimmune signaling in a rat model of Gulf War Illness-related pain

MJ Lacagnina, J Li, S Lorca, KC Rice, K Sullivan… - Brain, behavior, and …, 2021 - Elsevier
More than a quarter of veterans of the 1990–1991 Persian Gulf War suffer from Gulf War
Illness (GWI), a chronic, multi-symptom illness that commonly includes musculoskeletal pain …

HIV-1 Tat promotes age-related cognitive, anxiety-like, and antinociceptive impairments in female mice that are moderated by aging and endocrine status

AN Qrareya, F Mahdi, MJ Kaufman, NM Ashpole… - Geroscience, 2021 - Springer
Hypogonadism is a common comorbidity associated with HIV-1 that is more prevalent
among infected individuals over the age of 45. The underlying mechanisms are unknown …

Large mitochondrial DNA deletions in HIV sensory neuropathy

RH Roda, D Bargiela, W Chen, K Perry, RJ Ellis… - Neurology, 2021 - AAN Enterprises
Objective The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the correlation of large
mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) deletions in skin samples of people with HIV (PWH) with …

Expression of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Transactivator of Transcription (HIV-Tat1-86) Protein Alters Nociceptive Processing that is Sensitive to Anti-Oxidant and …

TJ Cirino, AR Alleyne, V Duarte, A Figueroa… - Journal of Neuroimmune …, 2021 - Springer
Despite the success of combined antiretroviral therapy (cART) in reducing viral load, a
substantial portion of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)+ patients report chronic pain …

[HTML][HTML] HIV-related Neuropathy: pathophysiology, treatment and challenges

N Jazebi, C Evans, HS Kadaru… - Journal of neurology …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract HIV-sensory neuropathy (HIV-SN) is a debilitating complication in HIV patients with
or without anti-retroviral treatment (ART). Common symptoms of HIV-SN include pain …

[HTML][HTML] Green light antinociceptive and reversal of thermal and mechanical hypersensitivity effects rely on endogenous opioid system stimulation

LF Martin, A Moutal, K Cheng, SM Washington… - The journal of pain, 2021 - Elsevier
Benefits of phototherapy were characterized in multiple diseases including depression,
circadian rhythm disruptions, and neurodegeneration. Studies on migraine and fibromyalgia …