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ReviewNeuroscience letters2019

Sensitization of nociceptors and dorsal horn neurons contributes to pain in sickle cell disease.

Megan L Uhelski, Donald A Simone

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Review in Neuroscience letters, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
7citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 21% 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

7 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Article
  6. Mechanisms of pain in sickle cell disease.British journal of pain · 2021
    Article
  7. Neuropathic pain in sickle cell disease: measurement and management.Hematology. American Society of Hematology. Education Program · 2020
    Review
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Megan L UhelskiDepartment of Pain Medicine, Division of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, United States.
Donald A SimoneDepartment of Diagnostic and Biological Sciences, University of Minnesota, School of Dentistry, Minneapolis, MN 55455, United States. Electronic address: simon003@umn.edu.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · USUniversity of Minnesota · US

Funding

Cannabinoid Modulation of HyperalgesiaR01HL135895 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI GUPTA, KALPNA, SIMONE, DONALD · 2016 to 2019
$2.0M
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL135895
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sickle cell disease (SCD) describes a group of disorders associated with a point mutation in the beta chain of hemoglobin. The mutation leads to the creation of sickle hemoglobin (HbS) and causes distortion of erythrocytes through polymerization under low oxygen, resulting in characteristic sickle red blood cells. Vaso-occlusion episodes caused by accumulation of sRBCs results in ischemia-reperfusion injury, reduced oxygen supply to organs, oxidative stress, organ damage and severe pain that often requires hospitalization and opioid treatment. Further, many patients suffer from chronic pain, including hypersensitivity to heat and cold stimuli. Progress towards the development of novel strategies for both acute and chronic pain in patients with SCD has been impeded by a lack of understanding the mechanisms underlying pain in SCD. The purpose of this review is to highlight evidence for the contribution of peripheral and central sensitization that leads to widespread, chronic pain and hyperalgesia. Targeting the mechanisms that initiate and maintain sensitization in SCD might offer effective approaches to manage the severe and debilitating pain associated with this condition.

Indexed as

Anemia, Sickle CellAnimalsCentral Nervous System SensitizationChronic PainHumansHyperalgesiaNociceptorsPosterior Horn CellsCentral sensitizationHyperalgesiaNociceptor sensitizationSickle cell disease

Identifiers

PMID30995520
PMCPMC6570534
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