Microglia in pain: detrimental and protective roles in pathogenesis and resolution of pain

G Chen, YQ Zhang, YJ Qadri, CN Serhan, RR Ji - Neuron, 2018 - cell.com
The previous decade has seen a rapid increase in microglial studies on pain, with a unique
focus on microgliosis in the spinal cord after nerve injury and neuropathic pain. Numerous …

The role of glia and the immune system in the development and maintenance of neuropathic pain

R Vallejo, DM Tilley, L Vogel, R Benyamin - Pain practice, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Neuropathic pain refers to a variety of chronic pain conditions with differing underlying
pathophysiologic mechanisms and origins. Recent studies indicate a communication …

Cytokine and chemokine regulation of sensory neuron function

RJ Miller, H Jung, SK Bhangoo, FA White - Sensory nerves, 2009 - Springer
Pain normally subserves a vital role in the survival of the organism, prompting the avoidance
of situations associated with tissue damage. However, the sensation of pain can become …

Chemokines and the pathophysiology of neuropathic pain

FA White, H Jung, RJ Miller - Proceedings of the National …, 2007 - National Acad Sciences
Chemokines and chemokine receptors are widely expressed by cells of the immune and
nervous systems. This review focuses on our current knowledge concerning the role of …

CCL2 is a key mediator of microglia activation in neuropathic pain states

MA Thacker, AK Clark, T Bishop, J Grist, PK Yip… - European journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
While neuroimmune interactions are increasingly recognized as important in nociceptive
processing, the nature and functional significance of these interactions is not well defined …

Gliopathic pain: when satellite glial cells go bad

PT Ohara, JP Vit, A Bhargava, M Romero… - The …, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
Neurons in sensory ganglia are surrounded by satellite glial cells (SGCs) that perform
similar functions to the glia found in the CNS. When primary sensory neurons are injured …

Spinal glial activation contributes to pathological pain states

H Cao, YQ Zhang - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2008 - Elsevier
Chronic pain, a pathological state, affects millions of people worldwide. Despite decades of
study on the neuronal processing of pain, mechanisms underlying the creation and …

The influence of radiation on bone and bone cells—differential effects on osteoclasts and osteoblasts

AJ Donaubauer, L Deloch, I Becker, R Fietkau… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The bone is a complex organ that is dependent on a tight regulation between bone
formation by osteoblasts (OBs) and bone resorption by osteoclasts (OCs). These processes …

Mechanisms of cancer pain

R Haroun, JN Wood, S Sikandar - Frontiers in Pain Research, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Personalised and targeted interventions have revolutionised cancer treatment and
dramatically improved survival rates in recent decades. Nonetheless, effective pain …

Early increase in osteoclast number in mice after whole-body irradiation with 2 Gy X rays

JS Willey, SAJ Lloyd, ME Robbins… - Radiation …, 2008 - meridian.allenpress.com
Abstract Willey, JS, Lloyd, SAJ, Robbins, ME, Bourland, JD, Smith-Sielicki, H., Bowman, LC,
Norrdin, RW and Bateman, TA Early Increase in Osteoclast Number in Mice after Whole …