The role of voltage-gated sodium channels in pain signaling
Acute pain signaling has a key protective role and is highly evolutionarily conserved.
Chronic pain, however, is maladaptive, occurring as a consequence of injury and disease …
Chronic pain, however, is maladaptive, occurring as a consequence of injury and disease …
On the wrong DNA track: Molecular mechanisms of repeat-mediated genome instability
AN Khristich, SM Mirkin - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2020 - ASBMB
Expansions of simple tandem repeats are responsible for almost 50 human diseases, the
majority of which are severe, degenerative, and not currently treatable or preventable. In this …
majority of which are severe, degenerative, and not currently treatable or preventable. In this …
Spatial transcriptomics of dorsal root ganglia identifies molecular signatures of human nociceptors
Nociceptors are specialized sensory neurons that detect damaging or potentially damaging
stimuli and are found in the dorsal root ganglia (DRG) and trigeminal ganglia. These …
stimuli and are found in the dorsal root ganglia (DRG) and trigeminal ganglia. These …
Single-nucleus transcriptomic analysis of human dorsal root ganglion neurons
MQ Nguyen, LJ von Buchholtz, AN Reker, NJP Ryba… - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
Somatosensory neurons with cell bodies in the dorsal root ganglia (DRG) project to the skin,
muscles, bones, and viscera to detect touch and temperature as well as to mediate …
muscles, bones, and viscera to detect touch and temperature as well as to mediate …
Single cell transcriptomics of primate sensory neurons identifies cell types associated with chronic pain
Distinct types of dorsal root ganglion sensory neurons may have unique contributions to
chronic pain. Identification of primate sensory neuron types is critical for understanding the …
chronic pain. Identification of primate sensory neuron types is critical for understanding the …
[HTML][HTML] An atlas of vagal sensory neurons and their molecular specialization
Sensory functions of the vagus nerve are critical for conscious perceptions and for
monitoring visceral functions in the cardio-pulmonary and gastrointestinal systems. Here, we …
monitoring visceral functions in the cardio-pulmonary and gastrointestinal systems. Here, we …
An update on the neurological short tandem repeat expansion disorders and the emergence of long-read sequencing diagnostics
SR Chintalaphani, SS Pineda, IW Deveson… - Acta Neuropathologica …, 2021 - Springer
Background Short tandem repeat (STR) expansion disorders are an important cause of
human neurological disease. They have an established role in more than 40 different …
human neurological disease. They have an established role in more than 40 different …
Studying human nociceptors: from fundamentals to clinic
Chronic pain affects one in five of the general population and is the third most important
cause of disability-adjusted life-years globally. Unfortunately, treatment remains inadequate …
cause of disability-adjusted life-years globally. Unfortunately, treatment remains inadequate …
Comparative transcriptome profiling of the human and mouse dorsal root ganglia: an RNA-seq–based resource for pain and sensory neuroscience research
2. Methods We performed RNA-seq for hDRG and integratively analyzed the transcriptome
by comparing it with publicly available human and mouse RNA-seq data sets (sources …
by comparing it with publicly available human and mouse RNA-seq data sets (sources …
[HTML][HTML] Toward a mechanism-based approach to pain diagnosis
The past few decades have witnessed a huge leap forward in our understanding of the
mechanistic underpinnings of pain, in normal states where it helps protect from injury, and …
mechanistic underpinnings of pain, in normal states where it helps protect from injury, and …