2014
DOI: 10.1002/cne.23560
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Piezo2 expression in corneal afferent neurons

Abstract: Recently, a novel class of mechanically sensitive channels has been identified and have been called Piezo channels. In this study, we explored Piezo channel expression in sensory neurons supplying the guinea pig corneal epithelium, which have well-defined modalities in this species. We hypothesized that a proportion of corneal afferent neurons express Piezo2, and that these neurons are neurochemically distinct from corneal polymodal nociceptors or cold-sensing neurons. We used a combination of retrograde traci… Show more

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“…Together, these data strongly link Piezo2 function with noxious mechanosensation at physiological level. Descriptive studies identified Piezo2 in a neurochemically distinct subpopulation of corneal afferent neurons that are not polymodal nociceptors or cold-sensing neurons, suggesting that this subpopulation of pure mechano-nociceptors is an excellent candidate for transducers of noxious mechanical stimuli in the cornea (62).…”
Section: Role Of Piezo2 In Noxious Mechanotransductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Together, these data strongly link Piezo2 function with noxious mechanosensation at physiological level. Descriptive studies identified Piezo2 in a neurochemically distinct subpopulation of corneal afferent neurons that are not polymodal nociceptors or cold-sensing neurons, suggesting that this subpopulation of pure mechano-nociceptors is an excellent candidate for transducers of noxious mechanical stimuli in the cornea (62).…”
Section: Role Of Piezo2 In Noxious Mechanotransductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Piezo2 activity has been linked to mechanosensitive neurons in DRG (4,15,20,60,61) and TG (62,63) Knockdown studies reveal that Piezo2 is responsible for a majority of the rapidly desensitizing MA current in murine DRG neurons. Piezo2-expressing neurons, however, do not seem to belong to a single functional subtype.…”
Section: Contribution Of Piezo2 To Mechano-activated Current In Primamentioning
confidence: 99%
“…L'obtention d'images en haute résolution de la distribution tissulaire des neurones cornéens en microscopie à feuille de lumière (microscopie qui consiste à réaliser des coupes optiques d'un échantillon en l'illuminant par le côté avec une feuille de lumière) a permis de réaliser une reconstruction informatique en trois dimensions de leur somatotopie [7] (Figure 1). La population de neurones innervant la cornée représente seulement 1 à 5 % du nombre total de neurones présents dans le ganglion trigéminal [8,9], soit entre 150 et 200 cellules chez le rat et la souris. Chez l'homme, les neurones de la branche ophtalmique sont 10 à 20 fois moins représentés que les neurones des branches mandibulaire et maxillaire.…”
Section: Somatotopie Des Neurones Cornéens Dans Le Ganglion Trigéminalunclassified
“…On distingue : -Les fibres A, faiblement myélinisées et de petit diamètre (1-5 μm) ; elles conduisent l'influx nerveux à une vitesse moyenne, entre 4 et 30 m/s. Ces fibres sensitives représentent environ 20 % de la population totale des fibres afférentes cornéennes [9,10]. Elles permettent la perception de la pression et de la température.…”
Section: Classification Fonctionnelle Des Fibres Cornéennesunclassified
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