[HTML][HTML] Role of IL-6 in the regulation of neuronal development, survival and function

KK Kummer, M Zeidler, T Kalpachidou, M Kress - Cytokine, 2021 - Elsevier
The pleiotropic cytokine interleukin-6 (IL-6) is emerging as a molecule with both beneficial
and destructive potentials. It can exert opposing actions triggering either neuron survival …

Heterogeneity and specialized functions of translation machinery: from genes to organisms

NR Genuth, M Barna - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2018 - nature.com
Regulation of mRNA translation offers the opportunity to diversify the expression and
abundance of proteins made from individual gene products in cells, tissues and organisms …

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 …

Persistent nociceptor hyperactivity as a painful evolutionary adaptation

ET Walters, RJ Crook, GG Neely, TJ Price… - Trends in …, 2023 - cell.com
Chronic pain caused by injury or disease of the nervous system (neuropathic pain) has been
linked to persistent electrical hyperactivity of the sensory neurons (nociceptors) specialized …

Peripheral voltage-gated cation channels in neuropathic pain and their potential as therapeutic targets

SRA Alles, PA Smith - Frontiers in Pain Research, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The persistence of increased excitability and spontaneous activity in injured peripheral
neurons is imperative for the development and persistence of many forms of neuropathic …

The antidiabetic drug metformin prevents and reverses neuropathic pain and spinal cord microglial activation in male but not female mice

KE Inyang, T Szabo-Pardi, E Wentworth… - Pharmacological …, 2019 - Elsevier
Metformin is a widely prescribed drug used in the treatment of type II diabetes. While the
drug has many mechanisms of action, most of these converge on AMP activated protein …

Nociceptor translational profiling reveals the Ragulator-Rag GTPase complex as a critical generator of neuropathic pain

S Megat, PR Ray, JK Moy, TF Lou… - Journal of …, 2019 - Soc Neuroscience
Nociceptors, sensory neurons in the DRG that detect damaging or potentially damaging
stimuli, are key drivers of neuropathic pain. Injury to these neurons causes activation of …

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 …

Cognition in the chronic pain experience: Preclinical insights

CE Phelps, E Navratilova, F Porreca - Trends in cognitive sciences, 2021 - cell.com
Acutely, pain is protective. It promotes escape from, and future avoidance of, noxious stimuli
through strong and often lifetime associative memories. However, with persistent acute pain …

Type I interferons act directly on nociceptors to produce pain sensitization: implications for viral infection-induced pain

P Barragán-Iglesias, Ú Franco-Enzástiga… - Journal of …, 2020 - Soc Neuroscience
One of the first signs of viral infection is body-wide aches and pain. Although this type of pain
usually subsides, at the extreme, viral infections can induce painful neuropathies that can …