Optogenetic and chemogenic control of pain signaling: molecular markers

JV Espinosa-Juárez, E Chiquete, B Estañol… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Pain is a complex experience that involves physical, emotional, and cognitive aspects. This
review focuses specifically on the physiological processes underlying pain perception, with …

The exceptionally high reactivity of Cys 621 is critical for electrophilic activation of the sensory nerve ion channel TRPA1

PK Bahia, TA Parks, KR Stanford, DA Mitchell… - Journal of General …, 2016 - rupress.org
Activation of the sensory nerve ion channel TRPA1 by electrophiles is the key mechanism
that initiates nociceptive signaling, and leads to defensive reflexes and avoidance …

Charcot–Marie‐Tooth type 2A in vivo models: Current updates

E Abati, M Rizzuti, A Anastasia, GP Comi… - Journal of Cellular …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Charcot–Marie‐Tooth type 2A (CMT2A) is an inherited sensorimotor neuropathy
associated with mutations within the Mitofusin 2 (MFN2) gene. These mutations impair …

Ascending dorsal column sensory neurons respond to spinal cord injury and downregulate genes related to lipid metabolism

EE Ewan, O Avraham, D Carlin, TM Gonçalves… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Regeneration failure after spinal cord injury (SCI) results in part from the lack of a pro-
regenerative response in injured neurons, but the response to SCI has not been examined …

Genetic analysis of the organization, development, and plasticity of corneal innervation in mice

N Bouheraoua, S Fouquet… - Journal of …, 2019 - Soc Neuroscience
The cornea has the densest sensory innervation of the body, originating primarily from
neurons in the trigeminal ganglion. The basic principles of cornea nerve patterning have …

Generalized modality responses in primary sensory neurons of awake mice during the development of neuropathic pain

L Sun, C Chen, X Xiang, S Guo, G Yang - Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Peripheral sensory neurons serve as the initial responders to the external
environment. How these neurons react to different sensory stimuli, such as mechanical or …

Development of a mouse reporter strain for the purinergic P2X2 receptor

SH Kim, PK Bahia, M Patil, S Sutton, I Sowells… - eneuro, 2020 - eneuro.org
Abstract The ATP-sensitive P2X2 ionotropic receptor plays a critical role in a number of
signal processes including taste and hearing, carotid body detection of hypoxia, the exercise …

Animal models of CMT2A: state-of-art and therapeutic implications

R De Gioia, G Citterio, E Abati, M Nizzardo… - Molecular …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease type 2A (CMT2A), arising from mitofusin 2 (MFN2)
gene mutations, is the most common inherited axonal neuropathy affecting motor and …

Retrograde tracing of breast cancer‐associated sensory neurons

S Kallogjerovic, I Velázquez‐Quesada… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Breast cancer is one of the leading causes of mortality among women. The tumour
microenvironment, consisting of host cells and extracellular matrix, has been increasingly …

Optogenetic manipulation of ENS-The brain in the gut

W Wang - Life sciences, 2018 - Elsevier
Optogenetics has emerged as an important tool in neuroscience, especially in central
nervous system research. It allows for the study of the brain's highly complex network with …