Peripheral voltage-gated cation channels in neuropathic pain and their potential as therapeutic targets

SRA Alles, PA Smith - Frontiers in Pain Research, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The persistence of increased excitability and spontaneous activity in injured peripheral
neurons is imperative for the development and persistence of many forms of neuropathic …

Neuroimmune mechanisms underlying neuropathic pain: the potential role of TNF-α-necroptosis pathway

YW Duan, SX Chen, QY Li, Y Zang - International Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The neuroimmune mechanism underlying neuropathic pain has been extensively studied.
Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), a key pro-inflammatory cytokine that drives cytokine …

Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy in children and adolescent cancer patients

N Tay, EL Laakso, D Schweitzer, R Endersby… - Frontiers in molecular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Brain cancer and leukemia are the most common cancers diagnosed in the pediatric
population and are often treated with lifesaving chemotherapy. However, chemotherapy …

Vincristine-induced peripheral neuropathy is driven by canonical NLRP3 activation and IL-1β release

H Starobova, M Monteleone, C Adolphe… - Journal of Experimental …, 2021 - rupress.org
Disclosures: K. Schroder reported" other" from Inflazome Ltd outside the submitted work; in
addition, K. Schroder had a patent to PCT/EP2017/053498 licensed (Inflazome Ltd), a patent …

iPSCs and DRGs: stepping stones to new pain therapies

M Alsaloum, SG Waxman - Trends in molecular medicine, 2022 - cell.com
There is a pressing need for more effective nonaddictive treatment options for pain. Pain
signals are transmitted from the periphery into the spinal cord via dorsal root ganglion (DRG) …

Soluble tumor necrosis factor-alpha-induced hyperexcitability contributes to retinal ganglion cell apoptosis by enhancing Nav1. 6 in experimental glaucoma

S Cheng, HN Wang, LJ Xu, F Li, Y Miao, B Lei… - Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Background Neuroinflammation plays an important role in the pathogenesis of glaucoma.
Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) is a major pro-inflammatory cytokine released from …

Axonal Excitability Does Not Differ between Painful and Painless Diabetic or Chemotherapy‐Induced Distal Symmetrical Polyneuropathy in a Multicenter …

AC Themistocleous, AG Kristensen, R Sola… - Annals of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Axonal excitability reflects ion channel function, and it is proposed that this may be
a biomarker in painful (vs painless) polyneuropathy. Our objective was to investigate the …

Vincristine-and bortezomib-induced neuropathies–from bedside to bench and back

S Geisler - Experimental neurology, 2021 - Elsevier
Vincristine and bortezomib are effective chemotherapeutics widely used to treat
hematological cancers. Vincristine blocks tubulin polymerization, whereas bortezomib is a …

Neuropathic pain in children: steps towards improved recognition and management

SM Walker - EBioMedicine, 2020 - thelancet.com
Neuropathic pain in children can be severe and persistent, difficult to recognise and
manage, and associated with significant pain-related disability. Recognition based on …

Skin biopsy and small fibre neuropathies: facts and thoughts 30 years later

G Lauria, CG Faber, DR Cornblath - Journal of Neurology …, 2022 - jnnp.bmj.com
Between 1989 and 1990, two independent research groups of anatomists and histologists at
the Karolinska Institute of Stockholm, Sweden, showed that antibodies against the …