[HTML][HTML] Endogenous opioid systems alterations in pain and opioid use disorder
JA Higginbotham, T Markovic, N Massaly… - Frontiers in systems …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Decades of research advances have established a central role for endogenous opioid
systems in regulating reward processing, mood, motivation, learning and memory …
systems in regulating reward processing, mood, motivation, learning and memory …
[HTML][HTML] Differential rearrangement of excitatory inputs to the medial prefrontal cortex in chronic pain models
T Jefferson, CJ Kelly, M Martina - Frontiers in neural circuits, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Chronic pain patients suffer a disrupted quality of life not only from the experience of pain
itself, but also from comorbid symptoms such as depression, anxiety, cognitive impairment …
itself, but also from comorbid symptoms such as depression, anxiety, cognitive impairment …
Pain modulates dopamine neurons via a spinal–parabrachial–mesencephalic circuit
Pain decreases the activity of many ventral tegmental area (VTA) dopamine (DA) neurons,
yet the underlying neural circuitry connecting nociception and the DA system is not …
yet the underlying neural circuitry connecting nociception and the DA system is not …
Oxycodone withdrawal induces HDAC1/HDAC2-dependent transcriptional maladaptations in the reward pathway in a mouse model of peripheral nerve injury
KD Pryce, RA Serafini, A Ramakrishnan… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The development of physical dependence and addiction disorders due to misuse of opioid
analgesics is a major concern with pain therapeutics. We developed a mouse model of …
analgesics is a major concern with pain therapeutics. We developed a mouse model of …
Disinhibition of mesolimbic dopamine circuit by the lateral hypothalamus regulates pain sensation
Y Ma, W Zhao, D Chen, D Zhou, Y Gao… - Journal of …, 2023 - Soc Neuroscience
Our recent study demonstrated the critical role of the mesolimbic dopamine (DA) circuit and
its brain-derived neurotropic factor (BDNF) signaling in mediating neuropathic pain. The …
its brain-derived neurotropic factor (BDNF) signaling in mediating neuropathic pain. The …
Pain-related cortico-limbic plasticity and opioid signaling
V Neugebauer, P Presto, V Yakhnitsa, N Antenucci… - …, 2023 - Elsevier
Neuroplasticity in cortico-limbic circuits has been implicated in pain persistence and pain
modulation in clinical and preclinical studies. The amygdala has emerged as a key player in …
modulation in clinical and preclinical studies. The amygdala has emerged as a key player in …
[HTML][HTML] Relief of neuropathic pain by cell-specific manipulation of nucleus accumbens dopamine D1-and D2-receptor-expressing neurons
D Sato, M Narita, Y Hamada, T Mori, K Tanaka… - Molecular Brain, 2022 - Springer
Emerging evidence suggests that the mesolimbic dopaminergic network plays a role in the
modulation of pain. As chronic pain conditions are associated with hypodopaminergic tone …
modulation of pain. As chronic pain conditions are associated with hypodopaminergic tone …
[HTML][HTML] Activation of the dorsal, but not the ventral, hippocampus relieves neuropathic pain in rodents
X Wei, MV Centeno, W Ren, AM Borruto, D Procissi… - Pain, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Accumulating evidence suggests hippocampal impairment under the chronic pain
phenotype. However, it is unknown whether neuropathic behaviors are related to …
phenotype. However, it is unknown whether neuropathic behaviors are related to …
[HTML][HTML] Disrupted population coding in the prefrontal cortex underlies pain aversion
The prefrontal cortex (PFC) regulates a wide range of sensory experiences. Chronic pain is
known to impair normal neural response, leading to enhanced aversion. However, it …
known to impair normal neural response, leading to enhanced aversion. However, it …
[HTML][HTML] The role of mesostriatal dopamine system and corticostriatal glutamatergic transmission in chronic pain
B Ziółkowska - Brain Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
There is increasing recognition of the involvement of the nigrostriatal and mesolimbic
dopamine systems in the modulation of chronic pain. The first part of the present article …
dopamine systems in the modulation of chronic pain. The first part of the present article …