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ReviewClinical and experimental rheumatology

An overview of pathways encoding nociception.

Sarah A Woller, Kelly A Eddinger, Maripat Corr, Tony L Yaksh

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Review in Clinical and experimental rheumatology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 45 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
45citing papers in PubMed
5.9field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

45 citing papers in PubMed, 99 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Osteoarthritis.Nature reviews. Disease primers · 2025
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  9. Update on Musculoskeletal Pain Management.Revista brasileira de ortopedia · 2024
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  11. A perspective: neuraxial therapeutics in pain management: now and future.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2024
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  12. TLR4 induced TRPM2 mediated neuropathic pain.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2024
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  18. Development, refinement, and validation of an equine musculoskeletal pain scale.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 12 institutions in 2 countries.

Sarah A WollerDepartment of Anesthesiology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Kelly A EddingerDepartment of Anesthesiology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Maripat CorrDivision of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Tony L YakshDepartment of Anesthesiology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA. tyaksh@ucsd.edu.
University of California San Diego · USHospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa · ESBellvitge University Hospital · ESHospital Clínic de Barcelona · ESHospital de Galdakao · ESHospital Universitario De Cabueñes · ESHospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal · ESHospital Vega Baja · ESInstitut de Seguretat Pública de Catalunya · ESInstituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de Granada · ESUniversity Hospital Complex Of Vigo · ESVall d'Hebron Hospital Universitari · ES

Funding

Rheumatic Diseases Research Training GrantT32AR064194 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI GARY S FIRESTEIN, Monica Guma · 2013 to 2026
$3.8M
Pain Evoked Release of Amino Acids and ProstanoidsR37NS016541 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI YAKSH, TONY L. · 2006 to 2012
$2.6M
PAIN EVOKED RELEASE OF AMINO ACIDS AND PROSTANOIDSR01NS016541 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO · PI YAKSH, TONY L · 1985 to 2005
$1.3M
TLR-7 Agonists as Targeted Anti-inflammatory Agents in ArthritisR21AR062236 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI CORR, MARY P · 2012 to 2013
$375k
NIAMS NIH HHS R21 AR062236NIAMS NIH HHS T32 AR064194NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS016541NINDS NIH HHS R37 NS016541
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The nervous system detects and interprets a variety of chemical, mechanical, and thermal stimuli. In the face of tissue injury, local inflammatory products perpetuate ongoing activity and sensitisation of the peripheral nerve termini. This ongoing activity evokes a state of robust spinal facilitation mediated by a number of local circuits, the net effect yielding an enhanced message of nociception to higher centres. This messaging typically wanes with the resolution of inflammation or wound healing. However, there are situations in which peripheral and central components of the pain transmission pathway extend and enhance the pain state, leading to a persistent hypersensitivity, e.g., an acute to chronic pain transition. Current work points to the contribution of innate and adaptive immunity in creating these enduring conditions. We briefly describe the underlying biological components of both physiological pain processing and pathological pain processing, as well as the acute to chronic pain transition and the role of innate and adaptive immunity in this transition.

Indexed as

Adaptive ImmunityAnimalsHumansImmunity, InnateInflammationNociceptionPain

Identifiers

PMID28967373
PMCPMC6636838
OpenAlexW2980819485

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