The emerging role of Wnt5a in the promotion of a pro-inflammatory and immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment

P Lopez-Bergami, G Barbero - Cancer and Metastasis Reviews, 2020 - Springer
Wnt5a is the prototypical activator of the non-canonical Wnt pathways, and its
overexpression has been implicated in the progression of several tumor types by promoting …

Wnt signaling pathways: A role in pain processing

Y Tang, Y Chen, R Liu, W Li, B Hua, Y Bao - NeuroMolecular Medicine, 2022 - Springer
The wingless-related integration site (Wnt) signaling pathway plays an essential role in
embryonic development and nervous system regulation. It is critically involved in multiple …

Axon guidance molecules and pain

E Damo, M Simonetti - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Chronic pain is a debilitating condition that influences the social, economic, and
psychological aspects of patients' lives. Hence, the need for better treatment is drawing …

Functions of the WNT signaling network in shaping host responses to infection

JK Ljungberg, JC Kling, TT Tran… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
It is well-established that aberrant WNT expression and signaling is associated with
developmental defects, malignant transformation and carcinogenesis. More recently, WNT …

Pathogenic mechanisms of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-associated pain

X Liu, SJ Tang - Molecular Psychiatry, 2023 - nature.com
Chronic pain is a prevalent neurological complication among individuals living with human
immunodeficiency virus (PLHIV) in the post-combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) era …

Vertebrate Wnt5a–At the crossroads of cellular signalling

S Rogers, S Scholpp - Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology, 2022 - Elsevier
Wnt signalling is an essential pathway in embryogenesis, differentiation, cell motility,
development, and adult tissue homeostasis in vertebrates. The Wnt signalling network can …

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 …

Wnt5a promotes inflammatory responses via nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathways in human dental pulp cells

Y Zhao, CL Wang, RM Li, TQ Hui, YY Su… - Journal of Biological …, 2014 - ASBMB
Wnt5a has been found recently to be involved in inflammation regulation through a
mechanism that remains unclear. Immunohistochemical staining of infected human dental …

Neuron activity–induced Wnt signaling up-regulates expression of brain-derived neurotrophic factor in the pain neural circuit

W Zhang, Y Shi, Y Peng, L Zhong, S Zhu… - Journal of Biological …, 2018 - ASBMB
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is a master regulator of synaptic plasticity in
various neural circuits of the mammalian central nervous system. Neuron activity–induced …

Reactive astrocytes in pain neural circuit pathogenesis

SJ Tang - Current opinion in neurobiology, 2022 - Elsevier
Reactive astrocytes are commonly activated in the spinal dorsal horn (SDH) of various
animal models of pathological pain. Previous investigations suggest an association between …