Axon guidance molecules and pain

E Damo, M Simonetti - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Chronic pain is a debilitating condition that influences the social, economic, and
psychological aspects of patients' lives. Hence, the need for better treatment is drawing …

PI3K/Akt pathway: a potential therapeutic target for chronic pain

SP Chen, YQ Zhou, DQ Liu, W Zhang… - Current …, 2017 - ingentaconnect.com
Chronic pain is among the most disabling and costly disorders, with prevalence ranging
from 10% to 55%. However, current therapeutic strategies for chronic pain are unsatisfactory …

Activation of spinal chemokine receptor CXCR3 mediates bone cancer pain through an Akt-ERK crosstalk pathway in rats

XH Guan, QC Fu, D Shi, HL Bu, ZP Song… - Experimental …, 2015 - Elsevier
Previously, we showed that activation of the spinal CXCL9, 10/CXCR3 pathway mediated
bone cancer pain (BCP) in rats. However, the cellular mechanism involved is poorly …

Molecular mechanisms underlying the analgesic property of intrathecal dexmedetomidine and its neurotoxicity evaluation: an in vivo and in vitro experimental study

H Zhang, F Zhou, C Li, M Kong, H Liu, P Zhang… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background Dexmedetomidine (DEX) has been used under perioperative settings as an
adjuvant to enhance the analgesic property of local anesthetics by some anesthesiologists …

EphBs and ephrin-Bs: Trans-synaptic organizers of synapse development and function

NT Henderson, MB Dalva - Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, 2018 - Elsevier
Synapses are specialized cell-cell junctions that underlie the function of neural circuits by
mediating communication between neurons. Both the formation and function of synapses …

Transsynaptic signaling of Ephs in synaptic development, plasticity, and disease

HR Washburn, P Chander, KD Srikanth, MB Dalva - Neuroscience, 2023 - Elsevier
Synapse formation between neurons is critical for proper circuit and brain function. Prior to
activity-dependent refinement of connections between neurons, activity-independent cues …

[HTML][HTML] Acetic acid-and phenyl-p-benzoquinone-induced overt pain-like behavior depends on spinal activation of MAP kinases, PI3K and microglia in mice

GF Pavao-de-Souza, AC Zarpelon, GC Tedeschi… - Pharmacology …, 2012 - Elsevier
The acetic acid and phenyl-p-benzoquinone are easy and fast screening models to access
the activity of novel candidates as analgesic drugs and their mechanisms. These models …

EphBs: an integral link between synaptic function and synaptopathies

SI Sheffler-Collins, MB Dalva - Trends in neurosciences, 2012 - cell.com
The assembly and function of neuronal circuits rely on selective cell–cell interactions to
control axon targeting, generate pre-and postsynaptic specialization and recruit …

EphrinB/EphB forward signaling in Müller cells causes apoptosis of retinal ganglion cells by increasing tumor necrosis factor alpha production in rat experimental …

ST Liu, SM Zhong, XY Li, F Gao, F Li, ML Zhang… - Acta neuropathologica …, 2018 - Springer
It was previously shown that EphB/ephrinB reverse signaling in retinal ganglion cells
(RGCs) is activated and involved in RGC apoptosis in a rat chronic ocular hypertension …

PI3K contributed to modulation of spinal nociceptive information related to ephrinBs/EphBs

LN Yu, XL Zhou, J Yu, H Huang, LS Jiang, FJ Zhang… - 2012 - journals.plos.org
There is accumulating evidence to implicate the importance of EphBs receptors and
ephrinBs ligands were involved in modulation of spinal nociceptive information. However …