Developing nociceptor-selective treatments for acute and chronic pain

S Jayakar, J Shim, S Jo, BP Bean, I Singeç… - Science translational …, 2021 - science.org
Despite substantial efforts dedicated to the development of new, nonaddictive analgesics,
success in treating pain has been limited. Clinically available analgesic agents generally …

Targeting TRPV1 for Cancer Pain Relief: Can It Work?

A Szallasi - Cancers, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Medical control of cancer pain is often unsatisfactory. Narcotic drugs
(opioids) are effective pain killers, but they have important negative effects on the central …

Cell type-specific expression, regulation and compensation of CDKL5 activity in mouse brain

M Silvestre, K Dempster, SR Mihaylov, S Claxton… - Molecular …, 2024 - nature.com
CDKL5 is a brain-enriched serine/threonine kinase, associated with a profound
developmental and epileptic encephalopathy called CDKL5 deficiency disorder (CDD). To …

Epilepsy-linked kinase CDKL5 phosphorylates voltage-gated calcium channel Cav2. 3, altering inactivation kinetics and neuronal excitability

M Sampedro-Castañeda, LL Baltussen… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Developmental and epileptic encephalopathies (DEEs) are a group of rare childhood
disorders characterized by severe epilepsy and cognitive deficits. Numerous DEE genes …

Quality changes in gazami crab (Portunus trituberculatus) during refrigeration

Y Ren, J Sun, X Mao - Food Chemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
Gazami crab (Portunus trituberculatus) is prone to spoilage during storage and
transportation. More research is needed to determine how to reliably show its freshness and …

[HTML][HTML] Overlaps, gaps, and complexities of mouse models of Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathy

W Wang, WN Frankel - Neurobiology of disease, 2021 - Elsevier
Mouse models have made innumerable contributions to understanding the genetic basis of
neurological disease and pathogenic mechanisms and to therapy development. Here we …

Organic anion transporter 1 is an HDAC4-regulated mediator of nociceptive hypersensitivity in mice

C Litke, AM Hagenston, AK Kenkel, E Paldy… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Persistent pain is sustained by maladaptive changes in gene transcription resulting in
altered function of the relevant circuits; therapies are still unsatisfactory. The epigenetic …

[HTML][HTML] Cannabinoids and Genetic Epilepsy Models: A Review with Focus on CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder

S Massey, A Quigley, S Rochfort… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Pediatric genetic epilepsies, such as CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder (CDD), are severely
debilitating, with early-onset seizures occurring more than ten times daily in extreme cases …

A phenotypic screening platform for chronic pain therapeutics using all-optical electrophysiology

PW Liu, H Zhang, CA Werley, M Pichler, SJ Ryan… - Pain, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Chronic pain associated with osteoarthritis (OA) remains an intractable problem with few
effective treatment options. New approaches are needed to model the disease biology and …

Proteomic changes of the bilateral M1 and spinal cord in hemiplegic cerebral palsy mouse: Effects of constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT)

Y Huang, Z Chen, Y Xu, L Liu, H Tang, L He… - Behavioural Brain …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hemiplegic cerebral palsy (HCP) is a non-progressive movement and posture disorder that
affects one side of the body. Constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT) can improve the …