Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
The Yin/Yang Balance of Communication between Sensory Neurons and Macrophages in Traumatic Peripheral Neuropathic Pain. |
| Authors: |
Gheorghe, Roxana-Olimpia, Grosu, Andreea Violeta, Bica-Popi, Melania, Ristoiu, Violeta |
| Source: |
International Journal of Molecular Sciences; Oct2022, Vol. 23 Issue 20, p12389-N.PAG, 26p |
| Subject Terms: |
NEURALGIA, PERIPHERAL nervous system, MACROPHAGES, SENSORY ganglia, SENSORY neurons, PAIN management |
| Abstract: |
Traumatic peripheral neuropathic pain is a complex syndrome caused by a primary lesion or dysfunction of the peripheral nervous system. Secondary to the lesion, resident or infiltrating macrophages proliferate and initiate a cross-talk with the sensory neurons, at the level of peripheral nerves and sensory ganglia. The neuron–macrophage interaction, which starts very early after the lesion, is very important for promoting pain development and for initiating changes that will facilitate the chronicization of pain, but it also has the potential to facilitate the resolution of injury-induced changes and, consequently, promote the reduction of pain. This review is an overview of the unique characteristics of nerve-associated macrophages in the peripheral nerves and sensory ganglia and of the molecules and signaling pathways involved in the neuro-immune cross-talk after a traumatic lesion, with the final aim of better understanding how the balance between pro- and anti-nociceptive dialogue between neurons and macrophages may be modulated for new therapeutic approaches. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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