Microglia and monocytes synergistically promote the transition from acute to chronic pain after nerve injury

Microglia and monocytes contribute to neuropathic pain states, but the precise role of the two cell types is not clear. Here Peng et al.use temporally controlled ablation of monocytes and microglia in mice to show that these cells work together to initiate neuropathic-pain like behaviour, but are le...

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Main Authors: Jiyun Peng, Nan Gu, Lijun Zhou, Ukpong B Eyo, Madhuvika Murugan, Wen-Biao Gan, Long-Jun Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016-06-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12029