Finding a way out: S1P signaling and immune cell migration

AAL Baeyens, SR Schwab - Annual review of immunology, 2020 - annualreviews.org
The signaling lipid sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) plays critical roles in an immune
response. Drugs targeting S1P signaling have been remarkably successful in treatment of …

Getting in touch with mechanical pain mechanisms

RZ Hill, DM Bautista - Trends in Neurosciences, 2020 - cell.com
The peripheral somatosensory system bestows mammals with a diverse repertoire of
sensory modalities: gentle touch, mechanical pain, itch, thermosensation, and …

Neutrophils promote CXCR3-dependent itch in the development of atopic dermatitis

CM Walsh, RZ Hill, J Schwendinger-Schreck… - elife, 2019 - elifesciences.org
Chronic itch remains a highly prevalent disorder with limited treatment options. Most chronic
itch diseases are thought to be driven by both the nervous and immune systems, but the …

Transcriptomic analysis of human sensory neurons in painful diabetic neuropathy reveals inflammation and neuronal loss

BE Hall, E Macdonald, M Cassidy, S Yun, MR Sapio… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Pathological sensations caused by peripheral painful neuropathy occurring in Type 2
diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are often described as 'sharp'and 'burning'and are commonly …

Optical control of sphingosine-1-phosphate formation and function

J Morstein, RZ Hill, AJE Novak, S Feng… - Nature chemical …, 2019 - nature.com
Abstract Sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) plays important roles as a signaling lipid in a
variety of physiological and pathophysiological processes. S1P signals via a family of G …

TRP channels as drug targets to relieve itch

Z ** non-narcotic pain therapeutics
S Squillace, S Spiegel, D Salvemini - Trends in pharmacological sciences, 2020 - cell.com
Chronic pain is a life-altering condition affecting millions of people. Current treatments are
inadequate and prolonged therapies come with severe side effects, especially dependence …

[HTML][HTML] Protocol for dissection and culture of murine dorsal root ganglia neurons to study neuropeptide release

C Perner, CL Sokol - STAR protocols, 2021 - Elsevier
In this protocol, we provide step-by-step instructions for dissection and culture of primary
murine dorsal root ganglia (DRG), which provide an opportunity to study the functional …