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ArticleEuropean journal of pain (London, England)2017

Evidence for the modulation of nociception in mice by central mast cells.

C L Kissel, K J Kovács, A A Larson

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Article in European journal of pain (London, England), 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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9citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Molecular Mechanisms of Neurogenic Inflammation of the Skin.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
    Review
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  4. Involvement of Mast Cells in the Pathophysiology of Pain.Frontiers in cellular neuroscience · 2021
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  5. Pain and Cellular Migration Induced byFrontiers in immunology · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

C L KisselDepartment of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
K J KovácsDepartment of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
A A LarsonDepartment of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
University of Minnesota · US

Funding

Urocortin & Musculoskeletal HyperalgesiaR01AR056092 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI LARSON, ALICE A · 2009 to 2013
$1.8M
NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR056092
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHyperalgesia that develops following nerve ligation corresponds temporally and in magnitude with the number of thalamic mast cells located contralateral to the ligature. We tested the possibility that mast cells modulate nociception centrally, similar to their role in the periphery.

methodsWe examined the central effect of two hyperalgesic compounds that induce mast cell degranulation and of stabilized mast cells using cromolyn.

resultsThermal hyperalgesia (tail flick) induced by nerve growth factor (NGF, a neurotrophic compound) and mechanical hyperalgesia (von Frey) induced by dynorphin A (1-17) (opioid compound) each correlated with the per cent of thalamic mast cells that were degranulated. Degranulation of these mast cells by the central injection of compound 48/80, devoid of neurotrophic or opioid activity, was sufficient to recapitulate thermal hyperalgesia. Stabilization of mast cells by central injections of cromolyn produced no analgesic effect on baseline tail flick or von Frey fibre sensitivity, but inhibited thermal hyperalgesia produced by compound 48/80 and tactile hyperalgesia induced by dynorphin and by Freund's complete adjuvant. Finally, chemical nociception produced by the direct activation of nociceptors by formalin (phase I) was not inhibited by centrally injected cromolyn whereas chemical nociception dependent on central sensitization (formalin-phase II and acetic acid-induced abdominal stretches) was.

conclusionsThese convergent lines of evidence suggest that degranulation of centrally located mast cells sensitizes central nociceptive pathways leading to hyperalgesia and tonic chemical sensitivity. SIGNIFICANCE: Hyperalgesia induced by spinal nerve ligation corresponds temporally and in magnitude with degranulation of thalamic mast cells. Here, we provide evidence that hyperalgesia induced by NGF, formalin and dynorphin also may depend on mast cell degranulation in the CNS whereas cromolyn, a mast cell stabilizer, blocks these effects in mice.

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AnimalsCell CountCromolyn SodiumDisease Models, AnimalDynorphinsHyperalgesiaMaleMast CellsMiceNerve Growth FactorNeurotransmitter AgentsNociceptionNociceptorsCromolyn SodiumDynorphinsNerve Growth FactorNeurotransmitter Agents

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PMID28722336
PMCPMC5633506
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