Current understanding of the neural circuitry in the comorbidity of chronic pain and anxiety

T Chen, J Wang, YQ Wang, YX Chu - Neural Plasticity, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Chronic pain patients often develop mental disorders, and anxiety disorders are common.
We hypothesize that the comorbid anxiety results from an imbalance between the reward …

The ERK phosphorylation levels in the amygdala predict anxiety symptoms in humans and MEK/ERK inhibition dissociates innate and learned defensive behaviors in …

CR de Carvalho, MW Lopes, LC Constantino… - Molecular …, 2021 - nature.com
We demonstrate that the rate of extracellular signal-related kinase phosphorylation (P-
ERK1, 2/Total-ERK1, 2) in the amygdala is negatively and independently associated with …

Chlordiazepoxide reduces anxiety-like behavior in the adolescent mouse elevated plus maze: a pharmacological validation study

A Themann, M Rodriguez, J Reyes-Arce… - Pharmacology …, 2024 - Elsevier
This report evaluates the effects of chlordiazepoxide, a benzodiazepine commonly
prescribed to manage anxiety-related disorders in adolescent/pediatric populations, on …

Gene transcript alterations in the spinal cord, anterior cingulate cortex, and amygdala in mice following peripheral nerve injury

S Su, M Li, D Wu, J Cao, X Ren, YX Tao… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Chronic neuropathic pain caused by nerve damage is a most common clinical symptom,
often accompanied by anxiety-and depression-like symptoms. Current treatments are very …

Ketamine counteracts sevoflurane-induced depressive-like behavior and synaptic plasticity impairments through the adenosine A2A receptor/ERK pathway in rats

W Yu, Z Wu, X Li, M Ding, Y Xu, P Zhao - Molecular Neurobiology, 2023 - Springer
Ketamine is an ionic glutamic acid N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) antagonist
commonly used in clinical anesthesia, and its rapid and lasting antidepressant effect has …

CGRP causes anxiety via HP1γ–KLF11–MAOB pathway and dopamine in the dorsal hippocampus

N Hashikawa-Hobara, K Fujiwara… - Communications …, 2024 - nature.com
Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) is a neuropeptide that causes anxiety behavior;
however, the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. We found that CGRP modulates …

Adolescent fluoxetine treatment mediates a persistent anxiety-like outcome in female C57BL/6 mice that is ameliorated by fluoxetine re-exposure in adulthood

FJ Flores-Ramirez, A Themann, JA Sierra-Fonseca… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
The objective of this study was to evaluate whether juvenile fluoxetine (FLX) exposure
induces long-term changes in baseline responses to anxiety-inducing environments, and if …

SUMO E3 ligase PIAS1 is a potential biomarker indicating stress susceptibility

HY Lin, YS Liu, CY Huang, F Cathomas, K Liu… - …, 2020 - Elsevier
Prior studies suggest that individual differences in stress responses contribute to the
pathogenesis of neuropsychiatric disorders. In the present study, we investigated the role of …

Autophagy induction and accumulation of phosphorylated tau in the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex of adult C57BL/6 mice subjected to adolescent fluoxetine …

JA Sierra-Fonseca, M Rodriguez… - Journal of …, 2021 - content.iospress.com
Background: Fluoxetine (FLX) represents the antidepressant of choice for the management
of pediatric mood-related illnesses. Accumulating preclinical evidence suggests that …

Social defeat stress induces an anxiety-like outcome in male prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster)

M Rodriguez, A Themann, DE Calvo… - Oxford Open …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Anxiety-related illnesses constitute one of the leading causes of disability across the globe.
Consequently, the need for validated preclinical models to uncover the etiology of anxiety …