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ArticleBrain : a journal of neurology2023

Gate control of sensory neurotransmission in peripheral ganglia by proprioceptive sensory neurons.

Alice M Fuller, Ana Luiz, Naxi Tian, Manuel Arcangeletti, Federico Iseppon, Jane E Sexton, Queensta Millet, Sara Caxaria, Niloofar Ketabi, Petek Celik and 2 more

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Article in Brain : a journal of neurology, 2023. 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
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 19% 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

6 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. A Central Somatic Transmission Mediates Proprioceptive Facilitation of Muscle Pain.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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  3. Peripheral Gating of Nociception Investigated with a Decerebrate, Arterially Perfused Preparation of the Rat.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Alice M FullerWilliam Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London EC1M 6BQ, UK.
Ana LuizWolfson Institute for Biomedical Research, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK.
Naxi TianWolfson Institute for Biomedical Research, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK.
Manuel ArcangelettiWolfson Institute for Biomedical Research, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK.
Federico IsepponWolfson Institute for Biomedical Research, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK.
Jane E SextonWolfson Institute for Biomedical Research, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK.
Queensta MilletWolfson Institute for Biomedical Research, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK.
Sara CaxariaWilliam Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London EC1M 6BQ, UK.
Niloofar KetabiWilliam Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London EC1M 6BQ, UK.
Petek CelikWilliam Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London EC1M 6BQ, UK.
John N WoodWolfson Institute for Biomedical Research, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK.
Shafaq SikandarWilliam Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London EC1M 6BQ, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-6010-5205
University College London · GBQueen Mary University of London · GB

Funding

Versus Arthritis 21734Versus Arthritis 21950Wellcome Trust 200183/Z/15/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Melzak and Wall's gate control theory proposed that innocuous input into the dorsal horn of the spinal cord represses pain-inducing nociceptive input. Here we show that input from proprioceptive parvalbumin-expressing sensory neurons tonically represses nociceptor activation within dorsal root ganglia. Deletion of parvalbumin-positive sensory neurons leads to enhanced nociceptor activity measured with GCaMP3, increased input into wide dynamic range neurons of the spinal cord and increased acute and spontaneous pain behaviour, as well as potentiated innocuous sensation. Parvalbumin-positive sensory neurons express the enzymes and transporters necessary to produce vesicular GABA that is known to be released from depolarized somata. These observations support the view that gate control mechanisms occur peripherally within dorsal root ganglia.

Indexed as

ParvalbuminsSensory Receptor CellsGanglia, SpinalHumansPainSynaptic TransmissionParvalbuminsdorsal root gangliagamma-aminobutyric acidgate controlnociceptionparvalbumin

Identifiers

PMID37249190
PMCPMC10549771
OpenAlexW4378746483

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