Novel Scorpion Toxin ω-Buthitoxin-Hf1a Selectively Inhibits Calcium Influx via CaV3.3 and CaV3.2 and Alleviates Allodynia in a Mouse Model of Acute Postsurgical Pain

International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2024 Apr 26;25(9):4745. doi: 10.3390/ijms25094745. Dan Wang, Volker Herzig, Zoltan Dekan, K Johan Rosengren, Colton D Payne, Md Mahadhi Hasan, Jiajie Zhuang, Emmanuel Bourinet, Lotten Ragnarsson, Paul F Alewood, Richard J Lewis  Abstract Venom peptides have evolved to target a wide range of membrane proteins

Triptan use in elderly over 65 years and the risk of hospitalization for serious vascular events

The Journal of Headache and Pain 2024 Apr 26;25(1):68. doi: 10.1186/s10194-024-01770-x. Phuong Thao Tran, Maryse Lapeyre-Mestre, Baricault Berangere, Michel Lanteri-Minet, Aurore Palmaro, Anne Donnet, Joëlle Micallef  Abstract Background: Several studies have focused on the use of triptan and the risk of acute vascular events but the

Discordance between pain specialists and patients on the perception of dependence on pain medication: A multi-center cross-sectional study

Therapie 2024 Apr 12:S0040-5957(24)00043-X doi: 10.1016/j.therap.2024.01.008. Online ahead of print. Anne Roussin, Zénab Cissé, Vanessa Rousseau, Guillaume Roche, Cécile Lestrade, Alexandre Cauchie, Noémie Delage, Anne Donnet, Elise Van Obberghen, Chantal Wood, Maryse Lapeyre-Mestre, Nathalie Cantagrel Abstract Aim: Patients with chronic non-cancer pain are referred to pain centres to improve their pain

Induction of antiviral interferon-stimulated genes by neuronal STING promotes the resolution of pain in mice

The Journal of clinical investigation . 2024 Mar 19;134(9):e176474. doi: 10.1172/JCI176474. Manon Defaye , Amyaouch Bradaia, Nasser S Abdullah, Francina Agosti, Mircea Iftinca, Mélissa Delanne-Cuménal, Vanessa Soubeyre, Kristofer Svendsen, Gurveer Gill, Aye Ozmaeian, Nadine Gheziel, Jérémy Martin, Gaetan Poulen, Nicolas Lonjon, Florence Vachiery-Lahaye, Luc Bauchet, Lilian Basso, Emmanuel Bourinet, Isaac M Chiu, Christophe Altier Abstract Inflammation and pain are intertwined

A novel Nav1.8-FLPo driver mouse for intersectional genetics to uncover the functional significance of primary sensory neuron diversity

iScience 2024 Mar 5;27(4):109396.  doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.109396. eCollection 2024 Apr 19. Pascale Malapert, Guillaume Robert, Elena Brunet, Jean Chemin, Emmanuel Bourinet, Aziz Moqrich  Abstract The recent development of single-cell and single-nucleus RNA sequencing has highlighted the extraordinary diversity of dorsal root ganglia neurons. However, the few available

Patient Sex in Prescribing CGRP Receptor Antagonists for Migraine

JAMA Neurology JAMA Neurol. Published online February 26, 2024. doi:10.1001/jamaneurol.2023.5835 Michel Lanteri-Minet; Shuu-Jiun Wang; Paolo Martelletti To the Editor In a recent JAMA Neurology Viewpoint,1 Porreca and Dodick raised an important issue by discussing gender differences in outcomes of calcitonin

Safety and efficacy of atogepant for the preventive treatment of episodic migraine in adults for whom conventional oral preventive treatments have failed (ELEVATE): a randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 3b trial

The Lancet Neurology 2024 Feb 13:S1474-4422(24)00025-5. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(24)00025-5.  Cristina Tassorelli, Krisztián Nagy, Patricia Pozo-Rosich, Michel Lanteri-Minet, Sara Sacco, Tomáš Nežádal, Hua Guo, Rosa De Abreu Ferreira, Giovanna Forero, Joel M Trugman Abstract Background: Atogepant, an oral calcitonin gene-related peptide receptor antagonist, has been approved for the preventive treatment of