[HTML][HTML] Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy: mechanisms and therapeutic avenues

EH Bae, MK Greenwald, AG Schwartz - Neurotherapeutics, 2021 - Elsevier
Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) is a serious and often persistent
adverse consequence of certain chemotherapeutic agents. It is a major dose-limiting factor …

SARS-CoV-2 spike protein co-opts VEGF-A/neuropilin-1 receptor signaling to induce analgesia

A Moutal, LF Martin, L Boinon, K Gomez, D Ran… - Pain, 2021 - journals.lww.com
SARS-CoV-2 spike protein co-opts VEGF-A/neuropilin-1 recepto... : PAIN SARS-CoV-2 spike
protein co-opts VEGF-A/neuropilin-1 receptor signaling to induce analgesia : PAIN …

Voltage-Gated Ca2+ Channels in Dopaminergic Substantia Nigra Neurons: Therapeutic Targets for Neuroprotection in Parkinson's Disease?

NJ Ortner - Frontiers in synaptic neuroscience, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The loss of dopamine (DA)-producing neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta (SN)
underlies the core motor symptoms of the progressive movement disorder Parkinson's …

A peptidomimetic modulator of the CaV2.2 N-type calcium channel for chronic pain

K Gomez, U Santiago, TS Nelson… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Transmembrane Cav2. 2 (N-type) voltage-gated calcium channels are genetically and
pharmacologically validated, clinically relevant pain targets. Clinical block of Cav2. 2 (eg …

Targeted ubiquitination of sensory neuron calcium channels reduces the development of neuropathic pain

L Sun, CK Tong, TJ Morgenstern… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Neuropathic pain caused by lesions to somatosensory neurons due to injury or disease is a
widespread public health problem that is inadequately managed by small-molecule …

Selective posttranslational inhibition of CaVβ1-associated voltage-dependent calcium channels with a functionalized nanobody

TJ Morgenstern, N Nirwan… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Ca2+ influx through high-voltage-activated calcium channels (HVACCs) controls diverse
cellular functions. A critical feature enabling a singular signal, Ca2+ influx, to mediate …

Neuropilin-1 is essential for vascular endothelial growth factor A–mediated increase of sensory neuron activity and development of pain-like behaviors

K Gomez, P Duran, R Tonello, HN Allen, L Boinon… - Pain, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Abstract Neuropilin-1 (NRP-1) is a transmembrane glycoprotein that binds numerous
ligands including vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGFA). Binding of this ligand to …

Voltage-dependent CaV3.2 and CaV2.2 channels in nociceptive pathways

L Hoppanova, L Lacinova - Pflügers Archiv-European Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Noxious stimuli like cold, heat, pH change, tissue damage, and inflammation depolarize a
membrane of peripheral endings of specialized nociceptive neurons which eventually …

Current drug development overview: targeting voltage-gated calcium channels for the treatment of pain

FTT Antunes, MM Campos, VPR Carvalho… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Voltage-gated calcium channels (VGCCs) are targeted to treat pain conditions. Since the
discovery of their relation to pain processing control, they are investigated to find new …

A potent voltage-gated calcium channel inhibitor engineered from a nanobody targeted to auxiliary CaVβ subunits

TJ Morgenstern, J Park, QR Fan, HM Colecraft - Elife, 2019 - elifesciences.org
Inhibiting high-voltage-activated calcium channels (HVACCs; CaV1/CaV2) is therapeutic for
myriad cardiovascular and neurological diseases. For particular applications, genetically …