Sie befinden Sich nicht im Netzwerk der Universität Paderborn. Der Zugriff auf elektronische Ressourcen ist gegebenenfalls nur via VPN oder Shibboleth (DFN-AAI) möglich. mehr Informationen...
Genome-wide analysis identifies impaired axonogenesis in chronic overlapping pain conditions
Ist Teil von
Brain (London, England : 1878), 2021
Erscheinungsjahr
2021
Quelle
Oxford Journals 2020 Medicine
Beschreibungen/Notizen
Chronic pain is often present at more than one anatomical location, leading to chronic overlapping pain conditions (COPC). Whether COPC represents a distinct pathophysiology from the occurrence of pain at only one site is unknown. Using genome-wide approaches, we compared genetic determinants of chronic single-site vs. multisite pain in the UK Biobank. We found that different genetic signals underlie chronic single-site and multisite pain with much stronger genetic contributions for the latter. Among 23 loci associated with multisite pain, 9 loci replicated in the HUNT cohort, with the DCC netrin-1 receptor (DCC) as the top gene. Functional genomics identified axonogenesis in brain tissues as the major contributing pathway to chronic multisite pain. Finally, multimodal structural brain imaging analysis showed that DCC is most strongly expressed in subcortical limbic regions and is associated with alterations in the uncinate fasciculus microstructure, suggesting that DCC-dependent axonogenesis may contribute to COPC via cortico-limbic circuits. Keywords: chronic overlapping pain conditions, netrin, uncinate fasciculus
Sprache
Norwegisch
Identifikatoren
ISSN: 0006-8950
eISSN: 1460-2156
Titel-ID: cdi_cristin_nora_10852_93644
Format
–
Weiterführende Literatur
Empfehlungen zum selben Thema automatisch vorgeschlagen von bX