c-Maf-positive spinal cord neurons are critical elements of a dorsal horn circuit for mechanical hypersensitivity in neuropathy

Frezel, Noémie; Ranucci, Matteo; Foster, Edmund; Wende, Hagen; Pelczar, Pawel; Mendes, Raquel; Ganley, Robert P.; Werynska, Karolina; d’Aquin, Simon; Camilla, Beccarini,; Birchmeier, Carmen; Zeilhofer, Hanns Ulrich; Wildner, Hendrik

doi:10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112295

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“…There is normally a balance between descending inhibition and excitation but after peripheral nerve injury the excitatory processes gain the upper hand ( 470 , 513 ). These changes have been associated with the persistence as opposed to the onset of pain ( 514 , 515 ).…”

Section: Role Of Supra-spinal Structures In Pain Etiologymentioning

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Neuropathic pain; what we know and what we should do about it

Smith

2023

Front. Pain Res.

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Neuropathic pain can result from injury to, or disease of the nervous system. It is notoriously difficult to treat. Peripheral nerve injury promotes Schwann cell activation and invasion of immunocompetent cells into the site of injury, spinal cord and higher sensory structures such as thalamus and cingulate and sensory cortices. Various cytokines, chemokines, growth factors, monoamines and neuropeptides effect two-way signalling between neurons, glia and immune cells. This promotes sustained hyperexcitability and spontaneous activity in primary afferents that is crucial for onset and persistence of pain as well as misprocessing of sensory information in the spinal cord and supraspinal structures. Much of the current understanding of pain aetiology and identification of drug targets derives from studies of the consequences of peripheral nerve injury in rodent models. Although a vast amount of information has been forthcoming, the translation of this information into the clinical arena has been minimal. Few, if any, major therapeutic approaches have appeared since the mid 1990's. This may reflect failure to recognise differences in pain processing in males vs. females, differences in cellular responses to different types of injury and differences in pain processing in humans vs. animals. Basic science and clinical approaches which seek to bridge this knowledge gap include better assessment of pain in animal models, use of pain models which better emulate human disease, and stratification of human pain phenotypes according to quantitative assessment of signs and symptoms of disease. This can lead to more personalized and effective treatments for individual patients. Significance statement: There is an urgent need to find new treatments for neuropathic pain. Although classical animal models have revealed essential features of pain aetiology such as peripheral and central sensitization and some of the molecular and cellular mechanisms involved, they do not adequately model the multiplicity of disease states or injuries that may bring forth neuropathic pain in the clinic. This review seeks to integrate information from the multiplicity of disciplines that seek to understand neuropathic pain; including immunology, cell biology, electrophysiology and biophysics, anatomy, cell biology, neurology, molecular biology, pharmacology and behavioral science. Beyond this, it underlines ongoing refinements in basic science and clinical practice that will engender improved approaches to pain management.

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Section: Role Of Supra-spinal Structures In Pain Etiologymentioning

confidence: 99%

Neuropathic pain; what we know and what we should do about it

Smith

2023

Front. Pain Res.

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Solvent-thermal approach of MIL-100(Fe)/Cygnea/Fe3O4/TiO2 nanocomposite for the treatment of lead from oil refinery wastewater (ORW) under UVA light

Zamani,

Rastgar,

Hedayati

et al. 2024

Sci Rep

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The main purpose of this research endeavor is to reduce lead concentrations in the wastewater of an oil refinery through the utilization of a material composed of oyster shell waste (MIL-100(Fe)/Cygnea/Fe3O4/TiO2. Initially, iron oxide nanoparticles (Fe3O4) were synthesized via solvent-thermal synthesis. It was subsequently coated layer by layer with the organic–metallic framework MIL-100 (Fe) using the core–shell method. Additionally, the solvent-thermal method was utilized to integrate TiO2 nanoparticles into the magnetic organic–metallic framework’s structure. Varieties of analytical analysis were utilized to investigate the physical and chemical properties of the synthetic final photocatalyst. Nitrogen adsorption and desorption technique (BET), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), scanning electron diffraction pattern (XRD), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Following the characterization of the final photocatalyst, the physical and chemical properties of the nanoparticles synthesized in each step, several primary factors that significantly affect the removal efficiency in the advanced oxidation system (AOPs) were examined. These variables consist of pH, photocatalyst dosage, lead concentration, and reaction temperature. The synthetic photocatalyst showed optimal performance in the removal of lead from petroleum wastewater under the following conditions: 35 °C temperature, pH of 3, 0.04 g/l photocatalyst dosage, and 100 mg/l wastewater concentration. Additionally, the photocatalyst maintained a significant level of reusability after undergoing five cycles. The findings of the study revealed that the photocatalyst dosage and pH were the most influential factors in the effectiveness of lead removal. According to optimal conditions, lead removal reached a maximum of 96%. The results of this investigation showed that the synthetic photocatalyst, when exposed to UVA light, exhibited an extraordinary capacity for lead removal.

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Lateral lamina V projection neuron axon collaterals connect sensory processing across the dorsal horn of the mouse spinal cord

Browne,

Smith,

Gradwell

et al. 2024

Sci Rep

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Spinal projection neurons (PNs) are defined by long axons that travel from their origin in the spinal cord to the brain where they relay sensory information from the body. The existence and function of a substantial axon collateral network, also arising from PNs and remaining within the spinal cord, is less well appreciated. Here we use a retrograde viral transduction strategy to characterise a novel subpopulation of deep dorsal horn spinoparabrachial neurons. Brainbow assisted analysis confirmed that virally labelled PN cell bodies formed a discrete cell column in the lateral part of Lamina V (LVlat) and the adjoining white matter. These PNs exhibited large dendritic territories biased to regions lateral and ventral to the cell body column and extending considerable rostrocaudal distances. Optogenetic activation of LVLat PNs confirmed this population mediates widespread signalling within spinal cord circuits, including activation in the superficial dorsal horn. This signalling was also demonstrated with patch clamp recordings during LVLat PN photostimulation, with a range of direct and indirect connections identified and evidence of a postsynaptic population of inhibitory interneurons. Together, these findings confirm a substantial role for PNs in local spinal sensory processing, as well as relay of sensory signals to the brain.

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c-Maf-positive spinal cord neurons are critical elements of a dorsal horn circuit for mechanical hypersensitivity in neuropathy

Cited by 7 publications

References 68 publications

Neuropathic pain; what we know and what we should do about it

Neuropathic pain; what we know and what we should do about it

Solvent-thermal approach of MIL-100(Fe)/Cygnea/Fe3O4/TiO2 nanocomposite for the treatment of lead from oil refinery wastewater (ORW) under UVA light

Lateral lamina V projection neuron axon collaterals connect sensory processing across the dorsal horn of the mouse spinal cord

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