Role of EGFR in the Nervous System

R Romano, C Bucci - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is the first discovered member of the receptor
tyrosine kinase superfamily and plays a fundamental role during embryogenesis and in …

Neurobiology of SARS-CoV-2 interactions with the peripheral nervous system: implications for COVID-19 and pain

AJ McFarland, MS Yousuf, S Shiers, TJ Price - Pain reports, 2021 - journals.lww.com
SARS-CoV-2 is a novel coronavirus that infects cells through the angiotensin-converting
enzyme 2 receptor, aided by proteases that prime the spike protein of the virus to enhance …

Acute inflammatory response via neutrophil activation protects against the development of chronic pain

M Parisien, LV Lima, C Dagostino… - Science translational …, 2022 - science.org
The transition from acute to chronic pain is critically important but not well understood. Here,
we investigated the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying the transition from acute to …

Transcriptomic sex differences in sensory neuronal populations of mice

J Mecklenburg, Y Zou, A Wangzhou, D Garcia, Z Lai… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Many chronic pain conditions show sex differences in their epidemiology. This could be
attributed to sex-dependent differential expression of genes (DEGs) involved in nociceptive …

Vitamin D and its potential interplay with pain signaling pathways

AM Habib, K Nagi, NB Thillaiappan… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
About 50 million of the US adult population suffer from chronic pain. It is a complex disease
in its own right for which currently available analgesics have been deemed woefully …

Human spinal organoid-on-a-chip to model nociceptive circuitry for pain therapeutics discovery

Z Ao, H Cai, Z Wu, J Krzesniak, C Tian, YY Lai… - Analytical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The discovery of new pain therapeutics targeting human nociceptive circuitry is an
emerging, exciting, and rewarding field. However, current models for evaluating prospective …

Translational control mechanisms in persistent pain

A Khoutorsky, TJ Price - Trends in neurosciences, 2018 - cell.com
Persistent pain, which is poorly treated and estimated to afflict one third of the world's
population, is largely mediated by the sensitization of nociceptive neurons. This sensitization …

Implicative role of epidermal growth factor receptor and its associated signaling partners in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease

PK Jayaswamy, M Vijaykrishnaraj, P Patil… - Ageing Research …, 2023 - Elsevier
Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) plays a pivotal role in early brain development,
although its expression pattern declines in accordance with the maturation of the active …

The neuronal tyrosine kinase receptor ligand ALKAL2 mediates persistent pain

M Defaye, MC Iftinca, VM Gadotti… - The Journal of …, 2022 - Am Soc Clin Investig
The anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) is a receptor tyrosine kinase known for its oncogenic
potential that is involved in the development of the peripheral and central nervous system …

Inhibiting Hv1 channel in peripheral sensory neurons attenuates chronic inflammatory pain and opioid side effects

Q Zhang, Y Ren, Y Mo, P Guo, P Liao, Y Luo, J Mu… - Cell Research, 2022 - nature.com
Both opioids and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) produce deleterious side
effects and fail to provide sustained relief in patients with chronic inflammatory pain …