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Mast cells, versatile gatekeepers of pain

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Chatterjea, Devavani, Martinov, Tijana·2015·Molecular Immunology

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Mast cells are important first responders in protective pain responses that provoke withdrawal from intense, noxious environmental stimuli, in part because of their sentinel location in tissue-environment interfaces. In chronic pain disorders, the proximity of mast cells to nerves potentiates critical molecular cross-talk between these two cell types that results in their synergistic contribution to the initiation and propagation of long-term changes in pain responses via intricate signal networks of neurotransmitters, cytokines and adhesion molecules. Both in rodent models of inflammatory pain and chronic pain disorders, as well as in increasing evidence from the clinic, it is abundantly clear that understanding the mast cell-mediated mechanisms underlying protective and maladaptive pain cascades will lead to improved understanding of mast cell biology as well as the development of novel, targeted therapies for the treatment and management of debilitating pain conditions.

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  • Mast cell activation syndrome is associated with several painful conditions (e.g., migraine, atopic dermatitis, pelvis and bladder pain, inflammatory bowel pain, fibromyalgia, vulvodynia, self-injurious behaviors associated pain).

    “mast cell activation syndrome, which has been associated to several painful conditions [e.g., migraine, atopic dermatitis, pelvis and bladder pain, inflammatory bowel pain, fibromyalgia, vulvodynia, self-injurious behaviors associated pain, etc. (70)]”

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Authors
Chatterjea, D., & Martinov, T.
Affiliations
Macalester College (US)
Corresponding author
Chatterjea, Devavani
Venue
Molecular Immunology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2015-01
Volume
63
Issue
1
Pages
38-44
ISSN
0161-5890 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1966969515
Cited by
110
References
92
Citations by year
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FWCI
1.25
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Molecular Immunology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • DigitalCommons-Macalester (Macalester College) (submittedVersion)
Funders
National Institutes of Health (R15 NS067536-01A)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Mast cells and histamine
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Sensory Systems › Ion Channels and Receptors
Keywords
mast cells, pain, chronic pain, inflammatory pain, neuroimmune interactions, pain sensitization, neurotransmitters, cytokines, adhesion molecules
MeSH terms
Animals, Cell Communication, Disease Models, Animal, Humans, Mast Cells, Neurons, Cell Adhesion Molecules, Neuronal, Cytokines, Neurotransmitter Agents, Mice, Chronic Pain, Pain Management

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