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ArticleMicromachines2021

Investigating the Function of Adult DRG Neuron Axons Using an In Vitro Microfluidic Culture System.

Rahul Atmaramani, Srivennela Veeramachaneni, Liz Valeria Mogas, Pratik Koppikar, Bryan J Black, Audrey Hammack, Joseph J Pancrazio, Rafael Granja-Vazquez

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Article in Micromachines, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
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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

6 citing papers in PubMed, 10 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

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Rahul AtmaramaniCenter for Advanced Pain Studies, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX 75080, USA.
Srivennela VeeramachaneniCenter for Advanced Pain Studies, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX 75080, USA.
Liz Valeria MogasCenter for Advanced Pain Studies, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX 75080, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2988-1078
Pratik KoppikarDepartment of Bioengineering, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX 75080, USA.
Bryan J BlackCenter for Advanced Pain Studies, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX 75080, USA.
Audrey HammackDepartment of Research, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX 75080, USA.
Joseph J PancrazioDepartment of Bioengineering, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX 75080, USA.
Rafael Granja-VazquezCenter for Advanced Pain Studies, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX 75080, USA.
The University of Texas at Dallas · US

Funding

The University of Texas at Dallas Center for Advanced Pain Studies: SCI SEED award
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A critical role of the peripheral axons of nociceptors of the dorsal root ganglion (DRG) is the conduction of all-or-nothing action potentials from peripheral nerve endings to the central nervous system for the perception of noxious stimuli. Plasticity along multiple sites along the pain axis has now been widely implicated in the maladaptive changes that occur in pathological pain states such as neuropathic and inflammatory pain. Notably, increasing evidence suggests that nociceptive axons actively participate through the local expression of ion channels, receptors, and signal transduction molecules through axonal mRNA translation machinery that is independent of the soma component. In this report, we explore the sensitization of sensory neurons through the treatment of compartmentalized axon-like structures spanning microchannels that have been treated with the cytokine IL-6 and, subsequently, capsaicin. These data demonstrate the utility of isolating DRG axon-like structures using microfluidic systems, laying the groundwork for constructing the complex in vitro models of cellular networks that are involved in pain signaling for targeted pharmacological and genetic perturbations.

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axonal stimulationdorsal root gangliadrug discoverymaladaptive plasticitymicrofluidicsnociception

Identifiers

PMID34832729
PMCPMC8621475
OpenAlexW3209492895

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