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Astrocytes in chronic pain and itch

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Ji, Ru-Rong, Donnelly, Christopher R., Nedergaard, Maiken·2019·Nature Reviews Neuroscience

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Astrocytes are critical for maintaining the homeostasis of the CNS. Increasing evidence suggests that a number of neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders, including chronic pain, may result from astrocyte ‘gliopathy’. Indeed, in recent years there has been substantial progress in our understanding of how astrocytes can regulate nociceptive synaptic transmission via neuronal–glial and glial–glial cell interactions, as well as the involvement of spinal and supraspinal astrocytes in the modulation of pain signalling and the maintenance of neuropathic pain. A role of astrocytes in the pathogenesis of chronic itch is also emerging. These developments suggest that targeting the specific pathways that are responsible for astrogliopathy may represent a novel approach to develop therapies for chronic pain and chronic itch. Astrocytes in the spinal cord and brain are involved in the regulation of physiological and pathological pain signalling. Ji and colleagues here describe the cellular and molecular mechanisms through which astrocytes contribute to the induction and maintenance of chronic pain and itch.

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Authors
Ji, R.-R., Donnelly, C. R., & Nedergaard, M.
Venue
Nature Reviews Neuroscience
Published
2019-09-19
Volume
20
Issue
11
Pages
667-685
ISSN
  • 1471-003X (ISSN-L)
  • 1471-0048
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W2973492017
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538
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234
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journal article
Language
en
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