NTRK fusion-positive cancers and TRK inhibitor therapy

E Cocco, M Scaltriti, A Drilon - Nature reviews Clinical oncology, 2018‏ - nature.com
N TRK gene fusions involving either NTRK1, NTRK2 or NTRK3 (encoding the neurotrophin
receptors TRKA, TRKB and TRKC, respectively) are oncogenic drivers of various adult and …

The sympathetic nervous system in development and disease

E Scott-Solomon, E Boehm, R Kuruvilla - Nature Reviews …, 2021‏ - nature.com
The sympathetic nervous system prepares the body for 'fight or flight'responses and
maintains homeostasis during daily activities such as exercise, eating a meal or regulation …

Nerve growth factor signaling and its contribution to pain

PA Barker, P Mantyh, L Arendt-Nielsen… - Journal of pain …, 2020‏ - Taylor & Francis
Nerve growth factor (NGF) is a neurotrophic protein essential for the growth, differentiation,
and survival of sympathetic and sensory afferent neurons during development. A substantial …

[HTML][HTML] Tropomyosin receptor kinase (TRK) biology and the role of NTRK gene fusions in cancer

A Amatu, A Sartore-Bianchi, K Bencardino… - Annals of …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
The tropomyosin receptor kinase (TRK) family of receptor tyrosine kinases are encoded by
NTRK genes and have a role in the development and normal functioning of the nervous …

[HTML][HTML] TRK inhibitors in TRK fusion-positive cancers

A Drilon - Annals of Oncology, 2019‏ - Elsevier
TRK fusions are oncogenic drivers of various adult and paediatric cancers. The first-
generation TRK inhibitors, larotrectinib and entrectinib, were granted landmark, tumour …

TRKing down an old oncogene in a new era of targeted therapy

A Vaishnavi, AT Le, RC Doebele - Cancer discovery, 2015‏ - aacrjournals.org
The use of high-throughput next-generation sequencing techniques in multiple tumor types
during the last few years has identified NTRK1, 2, and 3 gene rearrangements encoding …

GDNF, NGF and BDNF as therapeutic options for neurodegeneration

SJ Allen, JJ Watson, DK Shoemark, NU Barua… - Pharmacology & …, 2013‏ - Elsevier
Glial cell-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF), and the neurotrophin nerve growth factor
(NGF) and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) are important for the survival …

The cellular and molecular basis of somatosensory neuron development

S Meltzer, C Santiago, N Sharma, DD Ginty - Neuron, 2021‏ - cell.com
Primary somatosensory neurons convey salient information about our external environment
and internal state to the CNS, allowing us to detect, perceive, and react to a wide range of …

Neurotrophins: roles in neuronal development and function

EJ Huang, LF Reichardt - Annual review of neuroscience, 2001‏ - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract Neurotrophins regulate development, maintenance, and function of vertebrate
nervous systems. Neurotrophins activate two different classes of receptors, the Trk family of …

The induction of pain: an integrative review

MJ Millan - Progress in neurobiology, 1999‏ - Elsevier
The highly disagreeable sensation of pain results from an extraordinarily complex and
interactive series of mechanisms integrated at all levels of the neuroaxis, from the periphery …