ReviewCells2021
Macrophage as a Peripheral Pain Regulator.
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76 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 125 citations in OpenAlex.
- The involvement and significance of M2 macrophages in neuropathic pain following spinal cord injury: a systematic review.The journal of physiological sciences : JPS · 2024Pooled it
- Botulinum Toxin for Pain Relief in Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.Toxins · 2024Pooled it
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- SUN11602 Accelerates Early Peripheral Nerve Regeneration in an Experimental Median Nerve Transection Model.Journal of cellular and molecular medicine · 2026Article
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- Tetrahydropalmatine alleviates cancer induced bone pain by inhibiting TRPV1-SP-mediated macrophage recruitment and promoting M2 polarization.Chinese medicine · 2026Article
- Macrophage-derived extracellular vesicles promote T cell-dependent inflammatory pain resolution.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- CXCL9 and CXCL10 Induce Expression of Nociceptive Ion Channels in Primary Sensory Neurons in Models of HIV-Associated Distal Sensory Polyneuropathy.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- The mechanism of dynamic switching between M1/M2 phenotypes of microglia in neuropathic pain: a narrative review.Frontiers in molecular neuroscience · 2026Review
- Adipose Tissue and Central Nervous System Crosstalk: Roles in Pain and Cognitive Dysfunction.Biomedicines · 2025Review
- Synaptic-like coupling of macrophages to myofibers regulates muscle repair.Current biology : CB · 2025Article
- TLR4 deletion reduces small fiber sensory abnormalities and nerve degeneration in diabetic male mice.Neuroscience · 2025Article
- Somatostatin Ameliorates Corneal Nerve Abnormalities and Inflammation Through Regulation of Macrophage Activities in Dry Eye Disease.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2025Article
- HMGB1-Induced Neurite Outgrowth in the Dorsal Root Ganglion Neurons and Regeneration Priming after their Axonal Injury by Sciatic Nerve Crush.Journal of neuroimmune pharmacology : the official journal of the Society on NeuroImmune Pharmacology · 2025Article
- Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, and Cellular Senescence in Neuropathic Pain: Mechanistic Crosstalk.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Plasma Pro- and Anti-Inflammatory Cytokines in an Observational Chronic Low Back Pain Cohort.JOR spine · 2025Article
- Acupressure attenuates fibromyalgia central sensitization via MAPK phosphorylation-mediated neuroinflammation regulation.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Article
- Pain in fibrous dysplasia: identifying nociceptive mechanisms in a preclinical model.Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research · 2025Article
- Prevention of nerve growth and evoked pain with a nerve cap graft device.NPJ Regenerative medicine · 2025Article
- Neuron-like macrophage differentiation via the APOE-TREM2 axis contributes to chronic pain in nasopharyngeal carcinoma.Cell biology and toxicology · 2025Article
16 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
A neuroimmune crosstalk is involved in somatic and visceral pathological pain including inflammatory and neuropathic components. Apart from microglia essential for spinal and supraspinal pain processing, the interaction of bone marrow-derived infiltrating macrophages and/or tissue-resident macrophages with the primary afferent neurons regulates pain signals in the peripheral tissue. Recent studies have uncovered previously unknown characteristics of tissue-resident macrophages, such as their origins and association with regulation of pain signals. Peripheral nerve macrophages and intestinal resident macrophages, in addition to adult monocyte-derived infiltrating macrophages, secrete a variety of mediators, such as tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6, high mobility group box 1 and bone morphogenic protein 2 (BMP2), that regulate the excitability of the primary afferents. Neuron-derived mediators including neuropeptides, ATP and macrophage-colony stimulating factor regulate the activity or polarization of diverse macrophages. Thus, macrophages have multitasks in homeostatic conditions and participate in somatic and visceral pathological pain by interacting with neurons.
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