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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2021

Spinal Inhibitory Interneurons: Gatekeepers of Sensorimotor Pathways.

Nicholas J Stachowski, Kimberly J Dougherty

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

24 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Hindlimb Representation in the Spiny Mouse Sensorimotor Cortex.The Journal of comparative neurology · 2026
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  5. Activity of spinal RORβ neurons is related to functional improvements following combination treatment after complete SCI.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025
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  10. The blink reflex and its modulation - Part 1: Physiological mechanisms.Clinical neurophysiology : official journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2024
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  17. Pain modulation in the spinal cord.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Nicholas J StachowskiDepartment of Neurobiology and Anatomy, Marion Murray Spinal Cord Research Center, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19129, USA.
Kimberly J DoughertyDepartment of Neurobiology and Anatomy, Marion Murray Spinal Cord Research Center, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19129, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0807-574X

Funding

Crucial spinal circuit changes that mediate locomotor benefits and deficits following combined therapies after spinal cord injuryR01NS104194 · NINDS · DREXEL UNIVERSITY · PI Kimberly J Dougherty, SIMON F GISZTER · 2018 to 2026
$4.2M
CRCNS: Rhythm generation in rodent spinal cord R01NS095366 · NINDS · DREXEL UNIVERSITY · PI DOUGHERTY, KIMBERLY J · 2015 to 2019
$1.7M
Specific spinal locomotor circuit alterations induced by epidural stimulationR21NS118226 · NINDS · DREXEL UNIVERSITY · PI DOUGHERTY, KIMBERLY J · 2020 to 2020
$416k
NINDS NIH HHS NS095366, NS104194, and NS118226
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The ability to sense and move within an environment are complex functions necessary for the survival of nearly all species. The spinal cord is both the initial entry site for peripheral information and the final output site for motor response, placing spinal circuits as paramount in mediating sensory responses and coordinating movement. This is partly accomplished through the activation of complex spinal microcircuits that gate afferent signals to filter extraneous stimuli from various sensory modalities and determine which signals are transmitted to higher order structures in the CNS and to spinal motor pathways. A mechanistic understanding of how inhibitory interneurons are organized and employed within the spinal cord will provide potential access points for therapeutics targeting inhibitory deficits underlying various pathologies including sensory and movement disorders. Recent studies using transgenic manipulations, neurochemical profiling, and single-cell transcriptomics have identified distinct populations of inhibitory interneurons which express an array of genetic and/or neurochemical markers that constitute functional microcircuits. In this review, we provide an overview of identified neural components that make up inhibitory microcircuits within the dorsal and ventral spinal cord and highlight the importance of inhibitory control of sensorimotor pathways at the spinal level.

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Afferent PathwaysAnimalsAnterior Horn CellsHumansInterneuronsModels, NeurologicalMotor NeuronsMovementMovement DisordersNerve FibersNerve Tissue ProteinsNeural InhibitionNeuropeptidesPosterior Horn CellsSensationSensation DisordersNerve Tissue ProteinsNeuropeptidesinhibitoryinterneuronlocomotionsensorimotor integrationspinal cord

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PMID33800863
PMCPMC7961554

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