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ReviewThe Journal of clinical investigation2010

Nociceptors: the sensors of the pain pathway.

Adrienne E Dubin, Ardem Patapoutian

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Review in The Journal of clinical investigation, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06030297 (Diode Laser as a Biomarker for Neuropathic Pain of Peripheral Origin.), which is not on this map. Cited by 570 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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570citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT06030297 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

Diode Laser as a Biomarker for Neuropathic Pain of Peripheral Origin.

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of UtahRan2023 to 2026Enrolled75ConditionsPeripheral NeuropathyArmsDiode Laser fiber type Selective Stimulator, ZTlido 1.8 % Topical System, PeriCam PSI NR, Medoc Quantitative Sensory Testing, Inactive Topical System
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

570 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  17. Peripheral Neuropathy in Metabolic Stress.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Adrienne E DubinDepartment of Cell Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California, USA. adubin@scripps.edu
Ardem Patapoutian

Funding

Molecular characterization of Sensory FunctionR01NS046303 · NINDS · SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE · PI PATAPOUTIAN, ARDEM · 2004 to 2013
$4.2M
Nociceptive Ion Channels: mechanisms of activationR01DE016927 · NIDCR · SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE · PI PATAPOUTIAN, ARDEM · 2006 to 2010
$2.1M
NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE016927NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS046303
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Specialized peripheral sensory neurons known as nociceptors alert us to potentially damaging stimuli at the skin by detecting extremes in temperature and pressure and injury-related chemicals, and transducing these stimuli into long-ranging electrical signals that are relayed to higher brain centers. The activation of functionally distinct cutaneous nociceptor populations and the processing of information they convey provide a rich diversity of pain qualities. Current work in this field is providing researchers with a more thorough understanding of nociceptor cell biology at molecular and systems levels and insight that will allow the targeted design of novel pain therapeutics.

Indexed as

AnimalsHot TemperatureHumansIon ChannelsMechanotransduction, CellularNervous SystemNociceptorsPainPain ThresholdSensationSignal TransductionSkinIon Channels

Identifiers

PMID21041958
PMCPMC2964977

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