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ArticleNeuroscience2019

Expression of Calretinin Among Different Neurochemical Classes of Interneuron in the Superficial Dorsal Horn of the Mouse Spinal Cord.

Maria Gutierrez-Mecinas, Olivia Davis, Erika Polgár, Mahvish Shahzad, Keila Navarro-Batista, Takahiro Furuta, Masahiko Watanabe, David I Hughes, Andrew J Todd

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Article in Neuroscience, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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23 citing papers in PubMed, 38 citations in OpenAlex.

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  12. Molecular Genetics of Kappa Opioids in Pain and Itch Sensations.Handbook of experimental pharmacology · 2022
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  14. Spinal Inhibitory Interneurons: Gatekeepers of Sensorimotor Pathways.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Maria Gutierrez-MecinasInstitute of Neuroscience and Psychology, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK.
Olivia DavisInstitute of Neuroscience and Psychology, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK.
Erika PolgárInstitute of Neuroscience and Psychology, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK.
Mahvish ShahzadInstitute of Neuroscience and Psychology, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK.
Keila Navarro-BatistaInstitute of Neuroscience and Psychology, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK.
Takahiro FurutaDepartment of Oral Anatomy and Neurobiology, Graduate School of Dentistry, Osaka University, 1-8 Yamada-Oka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
Masahiko WatanabeDepartment of Anatomy, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Sapporo 060-8638, Japan.
David I HughesInstitute of Neuroscience and Psychology, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK.
Andrew J ToddInstitute of Neuroscience and Psychology, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK. Electronic address: andrew.todd@glasgow.ac.uk.
University of Glasgow · GBHokkaido University · JPThe University of Osaka · JP

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/N006119/1Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/P007996/1Wellcome Trust 102645
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Around 75% of neurons in laminae I-II of the mouse dorsal horn are excitatory interneurons, and these are required for normal pain perception. We have shown that four largely non-overlapping excitatory interneuron populations can be defined by expression of the neuropeptides neurotensin, neurokinin B (NKB), gastrin-releasing peptide (GRP) and substance P. In addition, we recently identified a population of excitatory interneurons in glabrous skin territory that express dynorphin. The calcium-binding protein calretinin is present in many excitatory neurons in this region, but we know little about its relation to these neuropeptide markers. Here we show that calretinin is differentially expressed, being present in the majority of substance P-, GRP- and NKB-expressing cells, but not in the neurotensin or dynorphin cells. Calretinin-positive cells have been implicated in detection of noxious mechanical stimuli, but are not required for tactile allodynia after neuropathic pain. Our findings are therefore consistent with the suggestion that neuropathic allodynia involves the neurotensin and/or dynorphin excitatory interneuron populations. Around a quarter of inhibitory interneurons in lamina I-II contain calretinin, and recent transcriptomic studies suggest that these co-express substance P. We confirm this, by showing that inhibitory Cre-expressing cells in a Tac1

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AnimalsCalbindin 2Gene ExpressionImmunohistochemistryInterneuronsMaleMice, TransgenicMicroscopy, ConfocalSpinal CordCalb2 protein, mouseCalbindin 2excitatory interneurongastrin releasing peptideneurokinin BneurotensinPKCγsubstance P

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