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Purinergic Receptors in Spinal Cord-Derived Ependymal Stem/Progenitor Cells and Their Potential Role in Cell-Based Therapy for Spinal Cord Injury

open access: yesCell Transplantation, 2015
Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a major cause of paralysis with no current therapies. Following SCI, large amounts of ATP and other nucleotides are released by the traumatized tissue leading to the activation of purinergic receptors that, in coordination ...
Rosa Gómez-Villafuertes Ph.D.   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Possible neuroprotective role of P2X2 in the retina of diabetic rats

open access: yesDiabetology & Metabolic Syndrome, 2018
Background Purinergic receptors are expressed in different tissues including the retina. These receptors are involved in processes like cell growth, proliferation, activation and survival. ATP is the major activator of P2 receptors. In diabetes, there is
Jorge E. Mancini   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Chronic Pain: Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, and Clinical Management

open access: yesMedComm, Volume 7, Issue 5, May 2026.
The multidimensional nature of chronic pain is illustrated through four interconnected domains. (Left) Epidemiology and Global Burden: Chronic pain affects approximately one in five individuals globally, contributing to a rising trend in disability‐adjusted life years (YLDs) and a significant socioeconomic impact.
Zhihao Shang   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pharmacological and Molecular Characterisation of P2Y Receptors in Endothelial and Epithelial Cells [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the University of Wolverhampton for the degree of Doctor of PhilosophyIn light of the significant modulation of receptor activity previously shown by a peptide (designated L247), designed to mimic ...
D’Souza, Vijay Kenneth
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Pannexin 1 Modulates Axonal Growth in Mouse Peripheral Nerves

open access: yesFrontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 2017
The pannexin family of channels consists of three members—pannexin-1 (Panx1), pannexin-2 (Panx2), and pannexin-3 (Panx3) that enable the exchange of metabolites and signaling molecules between intracellular and extracellular compartments.
Steven M. Horton   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Neuroplasticity‐Driven Mechanisms and Therapeutic Targets in the Anterior Cingulate Cortex in Neuropathic Pain

open access: yesBrain and Behavior, Volume 16, Issue 4, April 2026.
The anterior cingulate cortex (ACC), as the center for pain and emotion integration, causes integration disorders due to excessive synaptic strengthening and glial cell inflammation/synaptic pruning dysregulation. However, traditional drugs have insufficient targeting, and closed‐loop DBS improves symptoms by precisely regulating ACC.
Haibing Xiong   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Release of ATP and glutamate in the nucleus tractus solitarii mediate pulmonary stretch receptor (Breuer-Hering) reflex pathway [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
The Breuer-Hering inflation reflex is initiated by activation of the slowly adapting pulmonary stretch receptor afferents (SARs), which monosynaptically activate second-order relay neurones in the dorsal medullary nucleus of the solitary tract (NTS ...
Enrique Llaudet   +13 more
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Mitochondria Synergize With P2 Receptors to Regulate Human T Cell Function

open access: yesFrontiers in Immunology, 2020
Intracellular ATP is the universal energy carrier that fuels many cellular processes. However, immune cells can also release a portion of their ATP into the extracellular space.
Carola Ledderose, W. Junger
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Unraveling Chronic Pain: From Mechanisms and Risks to Diagnosis and Treatment

open access: yesMedComm, Volume 7, Issue 4, April 2026.
Chronic pain arises through distinct molecular pathways categorized into nociceptive, neuropathic, and nociplastic types. Nociceptive pain begins with TRP channel activation in peripheral nociceptors, signaling via Aδ‐ and C‐fibers through the spinal dorsal horn and spinothalamic tracts to the brain, regulated by descending inhibition and involving ...
Xiaofeng Dai   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Purinergic receptors in skeletal muscles in health and in muscular dystrophy

open access: yes, 2014
The P2 purinergic (nucleotide) receptor super-family comprises of two families of protein. The P2X, which are channel-forming ionotropic receptors and the P2Y metabotropic receptors activating G protein-mediated signalling pathways.
Young, Christopher   +10 more
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