mTOR-neuropeptide Y signaling sensitizes nociceptors to drive neuropathic pain
Lunhao Chen, Yaling Hu, Siyuan Wang, Kelei Cao, Weihao Mai, Wei‐Lin Sha, Huan Ma, Linghui Zeng, Zhen‐Zhong Xu, Yong‐Jing Gao, Shumin Duan, Yue Wang, Zhihua Gao
This study identifies mTOR and NPY/Y2R signaling as key drivers of neuropathic pain by enhancing nociceptor excitability through transcriptional induction of NPY.
JCI Insight · Oct 4, 2022Peer-reviewedNeuroscience