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The neuro-immune balance in neuropathic pain: Involvement of inflammatory immune cells, immune-like glial cells and cytokines
Abstract
In a large proportion of individuals nervous system damage may lead to a debilitating chronic neuropathic pain. Such pain may now be considered a neuro-immune disorder, since recent data indicate a critical involvement of innate and adaptive immune responses following nerve injury. Activation of immune and immune-like glial cells in the injured nerve, dorsal root ganglia and spinal cord results in the release of both pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines, as well as algesic and analgesic mediators, the balance of which determines whether pain chronicity is established. This review will critically examine the role of the immune system in modulating chronic pain in animal models of nervous system injury, and highlight the possible therapeutic opportunities to intervene in the development and maintenance of neuropathic pain.
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“Neuropathic pain pathophysiology is complex and includes functional alterations of the CNS and PNS (Cohen and Mao, 2014) in addition to neuro-immune interactions (Austin and Moalem-Taylor, 2010).”
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“Such a shift in the Th1/Th2 balance has been also observed for alcohol dependence-associated sleep changes (462) and in response to experimental sleep deficiency (24, 320), and may explain lower vaccine efficacy and increased infection risk in the context of sleep deficiency”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Austin, P. J., & Moalem-Taylor, G.
- Affiliations
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- Corresponding author
- Austin, Paul J.
- ORCID
- Austin, Paul J.
- Venue
- Journal of Neuroimmunology
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2010-12
- Volume
- 229
- Issue
- 1-2
- Pages
- 26-50
- ISSN
- 0165-5728 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2111964682
- Semantic Scholar
- 1eb0fd50688ee519889d6649f4b3dbab6c461a2a
- Cited by
- 607
- References
- 401
- Citations by year
- 2026: 28 · 2025: 28 · 2024: 26 · 2023: 49 · 2022: 26 · 2021: 46 · 2020: 40 · 2019: 41 · 2018: 38 · 2017: 42 · 2016: 52 · 2015: 47 · 2014: 39 · 2013: 43 · 2012: 31
- FWCI
- 3.41
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Neuroimmunology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology (medical) › Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine › Pain Management and Treatment
- Keywords
- neuropathic pain, neuroimmune interactions, chronic pain, cytokines, dorsal root ganglia, spinal cord, nerve injury, pain chronicity
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Humans, Immune System, Inflammation, Nervous System, Neuralgia, Neuroglia, Cytokines
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