[HTML][HTML] The downregulation of opioid receptors and neuropathic pain

L Li, J Chen, YQ Li - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Neuropathic pain (NP) refers to pain caused by primary or secondary damage or dysfunction
of the peripheral or central nervous system, which seriously affects the physical and mental …

Endogenous opiates and behavior: 2016

RJ Bodnar - Peptides, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper is the thirty-ninth consecutive installment of the annual review of research
concerning the endogenous opioid system. It summarizes papers published during 2016 …

N6‐Methyladenosine Demethylase FTO Contributes to Neuropathic Pain by Stabilizing G9a Expression in Primary Sensory Neurons

Y Li, X Guo, L Sun, J Xiao, S Su, S Du, Z Li… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Nerve injury‐induced change in gene expression in primary sensory neurons of dorsal root
ganglion (DRG) is critical for neuropathic pain genesis. N6‐methyladenosine (m6A) …

Downregulation of a dorsal root ganglion‐specifically enriched long noncoding RNA is required for neuropathic pain by negatively regulating RALY‐triggered Ehmt2 …

Z Pan, S Du, K Wang, X Guo, Q Mao, X Feng… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Nerve injury‐induced maladaptive changes of gene expression in dorsal root ganglion
(DRG) neurons contribute to neuropathic pain. Long non‐coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are …

Contribution of DNMT1 to neuropathic pain genesis partially through epigenetically repressing Kcna2 in primary afferent neurons

L Sun, X Gu, Z Pan, X Guo, J Liu… - Journal of …, 2019 - Soc Neuroscience
Expressional changes of pain-associated genes in primary sensory neurons of DRG are
critical for neuropathic pain genesis. DNA methyltransferase (DNMT)-triggered DNA …

Nerve injury–induced epigenetic silencing of opioid receptors controlled by DNMT3a in primary afferent neurons

L Sun, JY Zhao, X Gu, L Liang, S Wu, K Mo, J Feng… - Pain, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Opioids are the gold standard for pharmacological treatment of neuropathic pain, but their
analgesic effects are unsatisfactory in part due to nerve injury–induced downregulation of …

[HTML][HTML] Toll-like receptor 7 contributes to neuropathic pain by activating NF-κB in primary sensory neurons

L He, G Han, S Wu, S Du, Y Zhang, W Liu… - Brain, behavior, and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Toll like receptor 7 (TLR7) is expressed in neurons of the dorsal root ganglion
(DRG), but whether it contributes to neuropathic pain is elusive. We found that peripheral …

The transcription factor C/EBPβ in the dorsal root ganglion contributes to peripheral nerve trauma–induced nociceptive hypersensitivity

Z Li, Y Mao, L Liang, S Wu, J Yuan, K Mo, W Cai… - Science …, 2017 - science.org
Changes in gene transcription in the dorsal root ganglion (DRG) after nerve trauma
contribute to the genesis of neuropathic pain. We report that peripheral nerve trauma caused …

MBD1 contributes to the genesis of acute pain and neuropathic pain by epigenetic silencing of Oprm1 and Kcna2 genes in primary sensory neurons

K Mo, S Wu, X Gu, M Xiong, W Cai… - Journal of …, 2018 - Soc Neuroscience
The transmission of normal sensory and/or acute noxious information requires intact
expression of pain-associated genes within the pain pathways of nervous system …

[HTML][HTML] MeCP2 Epigenetic Silencing of Oprm1 Gene in Primary Sensory Neurons Under Neuropathic Pain Conditions

N Sun, L Yu, Y Gao, L Ma, J Ren, Y Liu… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Opioids are the last option for the pharmacological treatment of neuropathic pain, but their
antinociceptive effects are limited. Decreased mu opioid receptor (MOR) expression in the …