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Descending locus coeruleus noradrenergic signaling to spinal astrocyte subset is required for stress-induced mechanical pain hypersensitivity.

Riku Kawanabe-Kobayashi, Sawako Uchiyama, Kohei Yoshihara, Keisuke Koga, Daiki Kojima, Thomas J McHugh, Izuho Hatada, Ko Matsui, Kenji F Tanaka, Makoto Tsuda

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Article in eLife, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Early life stress induces sex-specific changes in cognitive and affective behavior associated with disrupted noradrenergic physiology.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2026
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  2. Hes5Molecular brain · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Riku Kawanabe-Kobayashi *Department of Molecular and System Pharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
Sawako Uchiyama *Department of Molecular and System Pharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0002-7074-4788
Kohei Yoshihara *Department of Molecular and System Pharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
Keisuke KogaDepartment of Neurophysiology, Hyogo Medical University, Nishinomiya, Japan.
Daiki KojimaDepartment of Molecular and System Pharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
Thomas J McHughLaboratory for Circuit and Behavioral Physiology, RIKEN Center for Brain Science, Wako, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1243-5189
Izuho HatadaLaboratory of Genome Science, Biosignal Genome Resource Center, Institute for Molecular and Cellular Regulation, Gunma University, Maebashi, Japan.
Ko MatsuiSuper-network Brain Physiology, Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
Kenji F TanakaDivision of Brain Sciences, Institute for Advanced Medical Research, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2511-0057
Makoto TsudaDepartment of Molecular and System Pharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0585-9570

Funding

Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development 25gm1510013hJapan Agency for Medical Research and Development JP25ama121031Japan Society for the Promotion of Science JP19H05658Japan Society for the Promotion of Science JP19J21063Japan Society for the Promotion of Science JP20H05900Japan Society for the Promotion of Science JP22KJ2471Japan Society for the Promotion of Science JP23KJ1729Japan Society for the Promotion of Science JP24H00067
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

It is known that stress powerfully alters pain, but its underlying mechanisms remain elusive. Here, we identified a circuit, locus coeruleus descending noradrenergic neurons projecting to the spinal dorsal horn (LC

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Adrenergic NeuronsAstrocytesHyperalgesiaLocus CoeruleusNorepinephrineSignal TransductionAnimalsMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLSpinal CordNorepinephrineastrocyteslocus coeruleusmouseneurosciencenoradrenergic signalingpainspinal cordstress

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PMID41800998
PMCPMC12971058

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