Translating CRISPR-Cas therapeutics: approaches and challenges

LS Tay, N Palmer, R Panwala, WL Chew… - The CRISPR …, 2020 - liebertpub.com
CRISPR-Cas clinical trials have begun, offering a first glimpse at how DNA and RNA
targeting could enable therapies for many genetic and epigenetic human diseases. The …

A central mechanism of analgesia in mice and humans lacking the sodium channel NaV1. 7

DI MacDonald, S Sikandar, J Weiss, M Pyrski, AP Luiz… - Neuron, 2021 - cell.com
Deletion of SCN9A encoding the voltage-gated sodium channel Na V 1.7 in humans leads
to profound pain insensitivity and anosmia. Conditional deletion of Na V 1.7 in sensory …

Gene therapies to reduce chronic pain: are we there yet?

A Vega-Loza, C Van, AM Moreno, F Aleman - Pain Management, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Pain is an evolved biological mechanism designed to let our brain know when a certain part
of our body is damaged. Nociceptors are specialized neurons equipped with ion channels …

[HTML][HTML] Acupuncture points injection mitigates chronic pain through transient receptor potential V1 in mice

HY Liao, MC Lin, YW Lin - Iranian Journal of Basic Medical …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective (s): Tissue injury in peripheral sites can result in long-term potentiation in
nociceptive neurons and surrounding glial cells, potentially resulting in the development of …

Review of Neuraxial Agents Producing Analgesia

EV Dias, LS Sorkin, TL Yaksh - Neuraxial Therapeutics: A Comprehensive …, 2024 - Springer
As reviewed previously (chapter “Principles and Targets Underlying Spinal Analgesia”),
systematic study of the biology of the neuraxial processing generated by tissue and nerve …

Preclinical Evaluation of Neuraxial Drugs for Safety

TL Yaksh, RB Boyd, OP Keifer Jr - Neuraxial Therapeutics: A …, 2024 - Springer
The development of drugs for spinal delivery has advanced along with both our increasing
understanding of the biology of spinal function and the development of novel therapies …

The mechanism of analgesia in NaV1.7 null mutants

DI MacDonald, S Sikandar, J Weiss, M Pyrski, AP Luiz… - bioRxiv, 2020 - biorxiv.org
Deletion of SCN9A encoding the voltage-gated sodium channel NaV1. 7 in humans leads to
profound pain insensitivity and anosmia. Conditional deletion of NaV1. 7 in sensory neurons …

Raising the Alarm on CRISPR

K Paris - Genome Editing and Biological Weapons: Assessing …, 2022 - Springer
The chapter provides an overview of the risk of misuse assessment and applies findings
from the assessment to determine how likely state and non-state actors are to use genome …