Search Results - "Narita, Michiko"
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Activation of ventral tegmental area dopaminergic neurons reverses pathological allodynia resulting from nerve injury or bone cancer
Published in Molecular pain (01-01-2018)“…Chronic pain induced by nerve damage due to trauma or invasion of cancer to the bone elicits severe ongoing pain as well as hyperalgesia and allodynia likely…”
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Astrocytic activation in the anterior cingulate cortex is critical for sleep disorder under neuropathic pain
Published in Synapse (New York, N.Y.) (01-06-2014)“…ABSTRACT Insomnia, depression, and anxiety disorder are common problems for people with neuropathic pain. In this study, mild noxious heat stimuli increased…”
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Epigenetic transcriptional activation of monocyte chemotactic protein 3 contributes to long-lasting neuropathic pain
Published in Brain (London, England : 1878) (01-03-2013)“…A multiplex analysis for profiling the expression of candidate genes along with epigenetic modification may lead to a better understanding of the complex…”
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Hippocampal epigenetic modification at the brain-derived neurotrophic factor gene induced by an enriched environment
Published in Hippocampus (01-02-2011)“…Environmental enrichment is an experimental paradigm that increases brain‐derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) gene expression accompanied by neurogenesis in the…”
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Peripheral-central network analysis of cancer cachexia status accompanied by the polarization of hypothalamic microglia with low expression of inhibitory immune checkpoint receptors
Published in Molecular brain (29-04-2024)“…While the excessive inflammation in cancer cachexia is well-known to be induced by the overproduction of inflammatory mediators in the periphery, microflora…”
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Relief of neuropathic pain by cell-specific manipulation of nucleus accumbens dopamine D1- and D2-receptor-expressing neurons
Published in Molecular brain (06-01-2022)“…Emerging evidence suggests that the mesolimbic dopaminergic network plays a role in the modulation of pain. As chronic pain conditions are associated with…”
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Cell-specific overexpression of COMT in dopaminergic neurons of Parkinson's disease
Published in Brain (London, England : 1878) (01-06-2019)“…The mechanism by which dopaminergic neurons are selectively affected in Parkinson's disease is not fully understood. In this study, we found a dramatic…”
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Endocan as a prognostic biomarker of triple-negative breast cancer
Published in Breast cancer research and treatment (01-01-2017)“…Purpose Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) has aggressive characteristics and fewer treatment options than other subtypes. The purpose of this study was to…”
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Down-regulation of ghrelin receptors on dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra contributes to Parkinson's disease-like motor dysfunction
Published in Molecular brain (20-02-2018)“…Ghrelin exerts a wide range of physiological actions throughout the body and appears to be a promising target for disease therapy. Endogenous ghrelin receptors…”
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Chronic treatment of non-small-cell lung cancer cells with gefitinib leads to an epigenetic loss of epithelial properties associated with reductions in microRNA-155 and -200c
Published in PloS one (22-02-2017)“…The EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor gefitinib is used in therapy for non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, its application is limited by…”
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Intrinsic Resistance to 5-Fluorouracil in a Brain Metastatic Variant of Human Breast Cancer Cell Line, MDA-MB-231BR
Published in PloS one (10-10-2016)“…Although drug resistance is often observed in metastatic recurrence of breast cancer, little is known about the intrinsic drug resistance in such metastases…”
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Direct Evidence of Astrocytic Modulation in the Development of Rewarding Effects Induced by Drugs of Abuse
Published in Neuropsychopharmacology (New York, N.Y.) (01-11-2006)“…Long-term exposure to pyschostimulants and opioids induced neuronal plasticity. Accumulating evidence suggests that astrocytes actively participate in synaptic…”
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Cancer aggravation due to persistent pain signals with the increased expression of pain-related mediators in sensory neurons of tumor-bearing mice
Published in Molecular brain (03-02-2023)“…A growing body of evidence suggests that intractable pain reduces both the quality of life and survival in cancer patients. In the present study, we evaluated…”
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Changes in the expression of IL-6-Mediated MicroRNAs in the dorsal root ganglion under neuropathic pain in mice
Published in Synapse (New York, N.Y.) (01-08-2016)“…A multiplex analysis for profiling the expression of candidate microRNAs (miRNAs), which are small noncoding RNAs that function as key post‐transcriptional…”
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Elucidation of the mechanisms underlying tumor aggravation by the activation of stress-related neurons in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus
Published in Molecular brain (02-02-2023)“…A growing body of evidence suggests that excess stress could aggravate tumor progression. The paraventricular nucleus (PVN) of the hypothalamus plays an…”
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Tumor suppression and improvement in immune systems by specific activation of dopamine D1-receptor-expressing neurons in the nucleus accumbens
Published in Molecular brain (16-02-2022)“…Recent research has suggested that the mesolimbic dopamine network that mainly terminates in the nucleus accumbens may positively control the peripheral immune…”
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Effect of ghrelin on the motor deficit caused by the ablation of nigrostriatal dopaminergic cells or the inhibition of striatal dopamine receptors
Published in Biochemical and biophysical research communications (19-02-2018)“…Ghrelin plays roles in a wide range of central functions by activating the growth hormone secretagogue receptor (GHSR). This receptor has recently been found…”
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Analyses of the possible anti-tumor effect of yokukansan
Published in Journal of natural medicines (01-06-2019)“…The Kampo medicine yokukansan (YKS) has a wide variety of properties such as anxiolytic, anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects, and is also thought to…”
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Histone modification of pain-related gene expression in spinal cord neurons under a persistent postsurgical pain-like state by electrocautery
Published in Molecular brain (20-09-2021)“…Chronic postsurgical pain (CPSP) is a serious problem. We developed a mouse model of CPSP induced by electrocautery and examined the mechanism of CPSP. In this…”
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Extracellular N-acetylaspartylglutamate released in the nucleus accumbens modulates the pain sensation: Analysis using a microdialysis/mass spectrometry integrated system
Published in Molecular pain (01-01-2018)“…Various small molecules act as neurotransmitters and orchestrate neural communication. Growing evidence suggests that not only classical neurotransmitters but…”
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