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ReviewAnnals of neurosciences2016

Implication of Hypothalamus in Alleviating Spinal Cord Injury-Induced Neuropathic Pain.

Andrew D Crowell, Kevin King, Annika Deitermann, Gurwattan S Miranpuri, Daniel K Resnick

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Review in Annals of neurosciences, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 37% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Andrew D CrowellDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, Wis., USA.
Kevin KingDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, Wis., USA.
Annika DeitermannDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, Wis., USA.
Gurwattan S MiranpuriDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, Wis., USA.
Daniel K ResnickDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, Wis., USA.
Neurological Surgery · USUW Health University Hospital · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neuropathic pain (NP) is common among spinal cord injury (SCI) patients, and there remain clinical difficulties in treating NP due to the lack of understanding of underlying mechanisms. Extracellular proteins, such as matrix metalloproteinase and β-catenin, have been shown to be activated in the spinal cord regions following an injury, and may play a key role in contributing to NP states. While these extracellular proteins have been used as therapeutic targets in the spinal cord, there has also been evidence of up-regulation in the hypothalamus following a SCI. We hypothesize that the hypothalamus is involved in regulating NP following a SCI, and hence should be researched further to determine if it is a viable target for future therapeutic treatments.

Indexed as

Extracellular signaling regulated kinase pathwayHypothalamusMatrix metalloproteinaseNeuropathic painSpinal cord injuryβ-Catenin

Identifiers

PMID27721586
PMCPMC5043364
OpenAlexW2531775289

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