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ReviewCurrent neuropharmacology2021

Interplay of BDNF and GDNF in the Mature Spinal Somatosensory System and Its Potential Therapeutic Relevance.

Francesco Ferrini, Chiara Salio, Elena M Boggio, Adalberto Merighi

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Review in Current neuropharmacology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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17citing papers in PubMed
2.9field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 38 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Francesco FerriniDepartment of Veterinary Sciences, University of Turin, Grugliasco, Italy.
Chiara SalioDepartment of Veterinary Sciences, University of Turin, Grugliasco, Italy.
Elena M BoggioDepartment of Veterinary Sciences, University of Turin, Grugliasco, Italy.
Adalberto MerighiDepartment of Veterinary Sciences, University of Turin, Grugliasco, Italy.
University of Turin · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The growth factors BDNF and GDNF are gaining more and more attention as modulators of synaptic transmission in the mature central nervous system (CNS). The two molecules undergo a regulated secretion in neurons and may be anterogradely transported to terminals where they can positively or negatively modulate fast synaptic transmission. There is today a wide consensus on the role of BDNF as a pro-nociceptive modulator, as the neurotrophin has an important part in the initiation and maintenance of inflammatory, chronic, and/or neuropathic pain at the peripheral and central level. At the spinal level, BDNF intervenes in the regulation of chloride equilibrium potential, decreases the excitatory synaptic drive to inhibitory neurons, with complex changes in GABAergic/glycinergic synaptic transmission, and increases excitatory transmission in the superficial dorsal horn. Differently from BDNF, the role of GDNF still remains to be unraveled in full. This review resumes the current literature on the interplay between BDNF and GDNF in the regulation of nociceptive neurotransmission in the superficial dorsal horn of the spinal cord. We will first discuss the circuitries involved in such a regulation, as well as the reciprocal interactions between the two factors in nociceptive pathways. The development of small molecules specifically targeting BDNF, GDNF and/or downstream effectors is opening new perspectives for investigating these neurotrophic factors as modulators of nociceptive transmission and chronic pain. Therefore, we will finally consider the molecules of (potential) pharmacological relevance for tackling normal and pathological pain.

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Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic FactorNeuralgiaBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorHumansSpinal CordSynaptic TransmissionBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorGlial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic FactorBDNFchronic painGDNFneuropathic pain.nociceptionspinal dorsal horn

Identifiers

PMID33200712
PMCPMC8719296
OpenAlexW3104514922

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