TY - CHAP
T1 - Microglia in the CNS and neuropathic pain
AU - Tsuda, Makoto
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Acknowledgments This work was supported by JSPS KAKENHI Grant Numbers JP15H02522, by the Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (CREST) program from Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED), by the Practical Research Project for Allergic Diseases and Immunology (Research on Allergic Diseases and Immunology) from AMED, by Platform Project for Supporting Drug Discovery and Life Science Research (Basis for Supporting Innovative Drug Discovery and Life Science Research (BINDS)) from AMED under Grant Number JP18am0101091, and by the Toray Science Foundation.
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PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - Neuropathic pain occurring after peripheral nerve injury is not simply a consequence of temporal continuity of acute nociceptive signals, but rather of maladaptive nervous system function. Over the past decades, a body of literature has provided evidence for the necessity and sufficiency of microglia, the tissue-resident macrophages of the central nervous system, for nerve injury-induced alterations in synaptic function. Recent studies have also revealed active roles for microglia in brain regions important for emotion and memory. In this chapter, I highlight recent advances in our understanding of the mechanisms that underlie the role of spinal and brain microglia in neuropathic pain, with a focus on how microglia are activated and alter synaptic function. I also discuss the therapeutic potential of microglia from recent advances in the development of new drugs targeting microglia, which may facilitate translation from the bench to bedside.
AB - Neuropathic pain occurring after peripheral nerve injury is not simply a consequence of temporal continuity of acute nociceptive signals, but rather of maladaptive nervous system function. Over the past decades, a body of literature has provided evidence for the necessity and sufficiency of microglia, the tissue-resident macrophages of the central nervous system, for nerve injury-induced alterations in synaptic function. Recent studies have also revealed active roles for microglia in brain regions important for emotion and memory. In this chapter, I highlight recent advances in our understanding of the mechanisms that underlie the role of spinal and brain microglia in neuropathic pain, with a focus on how microglia are activated and alter synaptic function. I also discuss the therapeutic potential of microglia from recent advances in the development of new drugs targeting microglia, which may facilitate translation from the bench to bedside.
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U2 - 10.1007/978-981-13-1756-9_7
DO - 10.1007/978-981-13-1756-9_7
M3 - Chapter
C2 - 30306516
AN - SCOPUS:85054774581
T3 - Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
SP - 77
EP - 91
BT - Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
PB - Springer New York LLC
ER -