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ReviewBiomolecules2021

Neuropathic Pain: Biomolecular Intervention and Imaging via Targeting Microglia Activation.

Aijun Ji, Jinbin Xu

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Review in Biomolecules, 2021. 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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23citing papers in PubMed
3.7field-weighted citation impact, top 6% 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

23 citing papers in PubMed, 39 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Cancer management and research · 2026
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  4. The Circadian Clock Component REV-ERB Is an Analgesic Target for Cancer-Induced Tactile Pain Hypersensitivity.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2025
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  5. EGR2 maintains neuropathic pain by promoting microglial phagocytosis.Zhong nan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Central South University. Medical sciences · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Aijun JiDepartment of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, 510 S. Kingshighway Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5057-5369
Jinbin XuDepartment of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, 510 S. Kingshighway Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2120-8287
Washington University in St. Louis · US

Funding

Dissect the mechanisms of selective regional vulnerability in Lewy Body Dementias via comparative snRNA-seq analysisR01NS123571 · NINDS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI XU, JINBIN, ZHAO, GUOYAN · 2021 to 2025
$3.6M
POSTMORTEM VALIDATION OF BIOMARKERS FOR IMAGING PARKINSON DISEASER01NS092865 · NINDS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI XU, JINBIN · 2016 to 2020
$1.7M
Small Molecule GPCR Ligands for Oncologic ImagingR21EB028302 · NIBIB · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI ROGERS, BUCK E., XU, JINBIN · 2020 to 2021
$433k
Define molecular events driving selective neuronal death in multiple neurodegenerative diseases by snRNA-seqR03AG070474 · NIA · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI XU, JINBIN, ZHAO, GUOYAN · 2021 to 2022
$315k
DOPAMINE D1, D2, AND D3 RECEPTORS AS BIOMARKERS FOR IMAGING NIGROSTRIATAL NEURONSR03NS090214 · NINDS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI XU, JINBIN · 2014 to 2015
$153k
NIA NIH HHS R03 AG070474NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS092865NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS123571NINDS NIH HHS R03 NS090214
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Many diseases, including cancer, can lead to neuropathic pain (NP). NP is one of the accompanying symptoms of suffering in many conditions and the life quality of NP patient is seriously affected. Due to complex causes, the effects of clinical treatments have been very unsatisfactory. Many experts have found that neuron-microglia interaction plays an essential role in NP occurrence and development. Therefore, the activation of microglia, related inflammatory mediators and molecular and cellular signaling pathways have become the focus of NP research. With the help of modern functional imaging technology, advanced pre-and clinical studies have been carried out and NP interventions have been attempted by using the different pharmaceuticals and the extracted active components of various traditional herbal medicines. In this communication, we review the mechanism of microglia on NP formation and treatment and molecular imaging technology's role in the clinical diagnosis and evaluation of NP therapies.

Indexed as

NeuroimagingAnimalsAutoradiographyBrainHumansMicrogliaModels, BiologicalNeuralgiaimaginginterventionmicroglianeuroinflammationneuropathic pain

Identifiers

PMID34572554
PMCPMC8466763
OpenAlexW3200828370

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