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The ventrolateral periaqueductal gray (vlPAG) is a key brain area within the descending pain modulatory pathway and an important target for opioid-induced analgesia. The vlPAG contains heterogeneous neurons with respect […]
Learn More >The general consensus is that increases in neuronal activity in the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) contribute to pain’s negative affect. Here, using imaging of neuronal calcium dynamics in mice, we […]
Learn More >Migraine is a severely debilitating disorder that affects millions of people worldwide. Studies have indicated that activation of protease-activated receptor-2 (PAR2) in the dura mater causes headache responses in preclinical […]
Learn More >The parabrachial complex (PB) is critically involved in aversive processes, and chronic pain is associated with amplified activity of PB neurons in rodent models of neuropathic pain. Here we demonstrate […]
Learn More >Fibromyalgia is a debilitating widespread chronic pain syndrome that occurs in 2 to 4% of the population. The prevailing view that fibromyalgia results from central nervous system dysfunction has recently […]
Learn More >Neuropathic pain remains poorly managed by current therapies highlighting the need to improve our knowledge of chronic pain mechanisms. In neuropathic pain models, dorsal root ganglia (DRG) nociceptive neurons transfer […]
Learn More >Excessive activation of pro-inflammatory (M1) microglia phenotypes after spinal cord injury (SCI) disrupts tissue repair and increases the risk of secondary SCI. We previously reported that adeno-associated virus (AAV) mediated […]
Learn More >This study aims to analyze the effect of pro-inflammatory cytokine-stimulated human annulus fibrosus cells (hAFCs) on the sensitization of dorsal root ganglion (DRG) cells. We further hypothesized that celecoxib (cxb) […]
Learn More >Depression has a high rate of comorbidity with neuropathic pain. This study aims to investigate the effect of Mygalin, an acylpolyamine synthesized from a natural molecule in the hemolymph of […]
Learn More >Acute gouty arthritis is inflammatory joint arthritis. Gouty arthritis (GA) involves multiple pathological processes. Deposition of joints by monosodium urate (MSU) crystals has been shown to play a critical role […]
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