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ArticleNature neuroscience2015

Modeling pain in vitro using nociceptor neurons reprogrammed from fibroblasts.

Brian J Wainger, Elizabeth D Buttermore, Julia T Oliveira, Cassidy Mellin, Seungkyu Lee, Wardiya Afshar Saber, Amy J Wang, Justin K Ichida, Isaac M Chiu, Lee Barrett and 8 more

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Article in Nature neuroscience, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 127 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

127 citing papers in PubMed, 209 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

18 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Brian J Wainger1] F.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center, Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. [2] Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine and Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. [3] Department of Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Elizabeth D Buttermore1] F.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center, Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. [2] Department of Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Julia T Oliveira1] F.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center, Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. [2] Laboratório de Neurodegeneração e Reparo, Departamento de Patologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal Do Rio De Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Cassidy MellinF.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center, Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Seungkyu Lee1] F.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center, Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. [2] Department of Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID 0000000219293320
Wardiya Afshar SaberF.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center, Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Amy J WangF.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center, Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Justin K Ichida1] Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. [2] Department of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Eli and Edythe Broad CIRM Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Isaac M Chiu1] F.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center, Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. [2] Department of Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Lee BarrettF.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center, Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Eric A Huebner1] F.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center, Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. [2] Department of Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Canan BilginF.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center, Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Naomi TsujimotoHarvard Stem Cell Institute, Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Christian BrenneisF.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center, Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Kush KapurF.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center, Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID 000000019022913X
Lee L RubinHarvard Stem Cell Institute, Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Kevin Eggan1] Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. [2] The Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Clifford J Woolf1] F.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center, Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. [2] Department of Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Boston Children's Hospital · USHarvard University · US

Funding

Research Training for AnesthetistsT32GM007592 · NIGMS · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI STUART A FORMAN · 1985 to 2026
$11.8M
ALTERED SENSIBILITY FOLLOWING PERIPHERAL NERVE DAMAGER01NS038253 · NINDS · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI WOOLF, CLIFFORD J · 1999 to 2017
$8.2M
Defining an Electrophysiological Phenotype of ALS Patient-Derived Motor NeuronsK08NS082364 · NINDS · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI WAINGER, BRIAN JASON · 2014 to 2018
$981k
Conversion of Fibroblasts to fxnal Spinal Motor Neurons Using Defined FactorR00NS077435 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI ICHIDA, JUSTIN KAWIKA · 2013 to 2015
$737k
Howard Hughes Medical InstituteNIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM007592NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM07592NINDS NIH HHS 1K08-NS082364NINDS NIH HHS K08 NS082364NINDS NIH HHS NS038253NINDS NIH HHS R00 NS077435NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS038253
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Reprogramming somatic cells from one cell fate to another can generate specific neurons suitable for disease modeling. To maximize the utility of patient-derived neurons, they must model not only disease-relevant cell classes, but also the diversity of neuronal subtypes found in vivo and the pathophysiological changes that underlie specific clinical diseases. We identified five transcription factors that reprogram mouse and human fibroblasts into noxious stimulus-detecting (nociceptor) neurons. These recapitulated the expression of quintessential nociceptor-specific functional receptors and channels found in adult mouse nociceptor neurons, as well as native subtype diversity. Moreover, the derived nociceptor neurons exhibited TrpV1 sensitization to the inflammatory mediator prostaglandin E2 and the chemotherapeutic drug oxaliplatin, modeling the inherent mechanisms underlying inflammatory pain hypersensitivity and painful chemotherapy-induced neuropathy. Using fibroblasts from patients with familial dysautonomia (hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type III), we found that the technique was able to reveal previously unknown aspects of human disease phenotypes in vitro.

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FibroblastsModels, NeurologicalNociceptorsSensory Receptor CellsAnimalsDysautonomia, FamilialElectrophysiological PhenomenaHumansInflammationMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicPainPeripheral Nervous System DiseasesTranscription Factors

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PMID25420066
PMCPMC4429606
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