Chlorogenic acid: A systematic review on the biological functions, mechanistic actions, and therapeutic potentials

V Nguyen, EG Taine, D Meng, T Cui, W Tan - Nutrients, 2024 - mdpi.com
Chlorogenic acid (CGA) is a type of polyphenol compound found in rich concentrations in
many plants such as green coffee beans. As an active natural substance, CGA exerts …

Myelin in the central nervous system: structure, function, and pathology

C Stadelmann, S Timmler… - Physiological …, 2019 - journals.physiology.org
Oligodendrocytes generate multiple layers of myelin membrane around axons of the central
nervous system to enable fast and efficient nerve conduction. Until recently, saltatory nerve …

Regulating excitability of peripheral afferents: emerging ion channel targets

SG Waxman, GW Zamponi - Nature neuroscience, 2014 - nature.com
The transmission and processing of pain signals relies critically on the activities of ion
channels that are expressed in afferent pain fibers. This includes voltage-gated channels, as …

Morvan syndrome: clinical and serological observations in 29 cases

SR Irani, P Pettingill, KA Kleopa, N Schiza… - Annals of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Objective: A study was undertaken to describe the clinical spectrum, voltage‐gated
potassium channel (VGKC) complex antibody specificities, and central nervous system …

[HTML][HTML] Opening paths to novel analgesics: the role of potassium channels in chronic pain

C Tsantoulas, SB McMahon - Trends in neurosciences, 2014 - cell.com
Chronic pain is associated with abnormal excitability of the somatosensory system and
remains poorly treated in the clinic. Potassium (K+) channels are crucial determinants of …

A long noncoding RNA contributes to neuropathic pain by silencing Kcna2 in primary afferent neurons

X Zhao, Z Tang, H Zhang, FE Atianjoh, JY Zhao… - Nature …, 2013 - nature.com
Neuropathic pain is a refractory disease characterized by maladaptive changes in gene
transcription and translation in the sensory pathway. Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are …

Subcellular localization of K+ channels in mammalian brain neurons: remarkable precision in the midst of extraordinary complexity

JS Trimmer - Neuron, 2015 - cell.com
Potassium channels (KChs) are the most diverse ion channels, in part due to extensive
combinatorial assembly of a large number of principal and auxiliary subunits into an …

The dorsal root ganglion in chronic pain and as a target for neuromodulation: a review

ES Krames - Neuromodulation: Technology at the Neural Interface, 2015 - Elsevier
Background In the not-too-distant past, the dorsal root ganglion (DRG) was portrayed as a
passive neural structure without involvement in the development or maintenance of chronic …

DNA methyltransferase DNMT3a contributes to neuropathic pain by repressing Kcna2 in primary afferent neurons

JY Zhao, L Liang, X Gu, Z Li, S Wu, L Sun… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Nerve injury induces changes in gene transcription in dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons,
which may contribute to nerve injury-induced neuropathic pain. DNA methylation represses …

The role of the dorsal root ganglion in the development of neuropathic pain

ES Krames - Pain Medicine, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Background The dorsal root ganglion (DRG), in the not too distant past, had been thought of
as a passive organ not involved in the development of abnormal aberrent neuropathic pain …