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 …

RNA‐binding proteins in pain

PR Smith, ZT Campbell - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: RNA, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
RNAs are meticulously controlled by proteins. Through direct and indirect associations,
every facet in the brief life of an mRNA is subject to regulation. R NA‐b inding p roteins …

DNA methylation and non-coding RNAs during tissue-injury associated pain

J Irfan, MR Febrianto, A Sharma, T Rose… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
While about half of the population experience persistent pain associated with tissue
damages during their lifetime, current symptom-based approaches often fail to reduce such …

Intercellular arc signaling regulates vasodilation

JB de la Peña, P Barragan-Iglesias, TF Lou… - Journal of …, 2021 - Soc Neuroscience
Injury responses require communication between different cell types in the skin. Sensory
neurons contribute to inflammation and can secrete signaling molecules that affect non …

The RNA-binding protein HuR is integral to the function of nociceptors in mice and humans

N Kunder, JB de la Peña, TF Lou, R Chase… - Journal of …, 2022 - Soc Neuroscience
HuR is an RNA-binding protein implicated in RNA processing, stability, and translation.
Previously, we examined protein synthesis in dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons treated …

Global analyses of mRNA expression in human sensory neurons reveal eIF5A as a conserved target for inflammatory pain

R Chase, JB de la Peña, PR Smith… - The FASEB …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Nociceptors are a type of sensory neuron that are integral to most forms of pain. Targeted
disruption of nociceptor sensitization affords unique opportunities to prevent pain. An …

Inhibition of nonsense-mediated decay induces nociceptive sensitization through activation of the integrated stress response

JB De La Peña, R Chase, N Kunder… - Journal of …, 2023 - Soc Neuroscience
RNA stability is meticulously controlled. Here, we sought to determine whether an essential
post-transcriptional regulatory mechanism plays a role in pain. Nonsense-mediated decay …

A peptide encoded within a 5′ untranslated region promotes pain sensitization in mice

P Barragan-Iglesias, N Kunder, A Wanghzou, B Black… - Pain, 2021 - journals.lww.com
A peptide encoded within a 5′ untranslated region promotes p... : PAIN A peptide encoded
within a 5′ untranslated region promotes pain sensitization in mice : PAIN International …

Conserved expression of nav1. 7 and nav1. 8 contribute to the spontaneous and thermally evoked excitability in IL-6 and NGF-sensitized adult dorsal root ganglion …

RR Atmaramani, BJ Black, JB de la Peña, ZT Campbell… - Bioengineering, 2020 - mdpi.com
Sensory neurons respond to noxious stimuli by relaying information from the periphery to the
central nervous system via action potentials driven by voltage-gated sodium channels …

Molecular entrapment by RNA: an emerging tool for disrupting protein–RNA interactions in vivo

TN Shukla, J Song, ZT Campbell - RNA biology, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT mRNA function is controlled by RNA-binding proteins. The specificity of RNA-
binding factors for their targets is critical in that it enables all subsequent regulation. Despite …