PIEZO2-dependent rapid pain system in humans and mice.
Otmane Bouchatta, Marek Brodzki, Houria Manouze, Gabriela B. Carballo, Emma Kindström, Felipe Meira de‐Faria, Huasheng Yu, Anika R. Kao, Oumie Thorell, Jaquette Liljencrantz, Kevin K. W. Ng, Eleni Frangos, Bengt Ragnemalm, Dimah N. Saade, Diana Xerxes Bharucha-Goebel, , Marcin Szczot
The paper identifies PIEZO2-dependent mechanical pain in humans and mice, showing hair-pull pain is mediated by Aβ inputs and specific nociceptors.
bioRxiv · Dec 1, 2023 · PreprintNeuroscience