Chronic pain in musculoskeletal diseases: Do you know your enemy?

R Bonanni, I Cariati, V Tancredi, R Iundusi… - Journal of clinical …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Musculoskeletal pain is a condition that characterises several diseases and represents a
constantly growing issue with enormous socio-economic burdens, highlighting the …

Developing nociceptor-selective treatments for acute and chronic pain

S Jayakar, J Shim, S Jo, BP Bean, I Singeç… - Science translational …, 2021 - science.org
Despite substantial efforts dedicated to the development of new, nonaddictive analgesics,
success in treating pain has been limited. Clinically available analgesic agents generally …

[HTML][HTML] Compartment-specific regulation of NaV1. 7 in sensory neurons after acute exposure to TNF-α

S Tyagi, GP Higerd-Rusli, MR Ghovanloo, F Dib-Hajj… - Cell reports, 2024 - cell.com
Tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) is a major pro-inflammatory cytokine, important in many
diseases, that sensitizes nociceptors through its action on a variety of ion channels …

[HTML][HTML] Neural and immune roles in osteoarthritis pain: Mechanisms and intervention strategies

Y Zou, C Liu, Z Wang, G Li, J Xiao - Journal of Orthopaedic Translation, 2024 - Elsevier
Pain is the leading symptom for most individuals with osteoarthritis (OA), a complex
condition marked by joint discomfort. Recently, the dynamic interplay between the nervous …

Inflammation of some visceral sensory systems and autonomic dysfunction in cardiovascular disease

RM Lataro, F Brognara, R Iturriaga, JFR Paton - Autonomic Neuroscience, 2024 - Elsevier
The sensitization and hypertonicity of visceral afferents are highly relevant to the
development and progression of cardiovascular and respiratory disease states. In this …

An explorative study on proteomic analyses related to inflammation and pain in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis

A Elfving, A Harila-Saari, L Nilsson, L Berntson - BMC pediatrics, 2023 - Springer
Background Our aim was attempting to find proteins involved in the pain process and
correlating with pain but not degree of inflammation in children with juvenile idiopathic …

Potential nociceptive role of the thoracolumbar fascia: A scope review involving in vivo and ex vivo studies

L Sinhorim, MS Amorim, ME Ortiz… - Journal of Clinical …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Nociceptive innervation of the thoracolumbar fascia (TLF) has been investigated over the
past few decades; however, these studies have not been compiled or collectively appraised …

[HTML][HTML] Anti-emetic effects of thalidomide: evidence, mechanism of action, and future directions

PLR Andrews, RSB Williams, GJ Sanger - Current Research in …, 2022 - Elsevier
The rationale for using thalidomide (THD) as a treatment for nausea and vomiting during
pregnancy in the late 1950s appears to have been based on its sedative or hypnotic …

Astrocytic c-Jun N-terminal kinase-histone deacetylase-2 cascade contributes to glutamate transporter-1 decrease and mechanical allodynia following peripheral …

R Lu, SS Cui, XX Wang, L Chen, F Liu, J Gao… - Brain Research …, 2021 - Elsevier
Decrease of glutamate transporter-1 (GLT-1) in the spinal dorsal horn after nerve injury
induces enhanced excitatory transmission and causes persistent pain. Histone deacetylases …

Complex alterations in inflammatory pain and analgesic sensitivity in young and ageing female rats: involvement of ASIC3 and Nav1. 8 in primary sensory neurons

DN Messina, ED Peralta, CG Acosta - Inflammation Research, 2024 - Springer
Objective and design Our aim was to determine an age-dependent role of Nav1. 8 and
ASIC3 in dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons in a rat pre-clinical model of long-term …