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Rare human nerve growth factor-beta mutation reveals relationship between C-afferent density and acute pain evaluation
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- Perini, Irene (författare)
- Linköpings universitet,Avdelningen för neuro- och inflammationsvetenskap,Medicinska fakulteten
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- Tavakoli, Mitra (författare)
- University of Manchester, England; National Institute Health Research Collaborat Leadership Appl Hlt, England; University of Exeter, England
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- Marshall, Andrew (författare)
- Salford Royal Hospital NHS Trust, England; University of Manchester, England; Liverpool John Moores University, England
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- Minde, Jan (författare)
- Umeå University Hospital, Sweden
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- Morrison, India (författare)
- Linköpings universitet,Avdelningen för neuro- och inflammationsvetenskap,Medicinska fakulteten
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- AMER PHYSIOLOGICAL SOC, 2016
- 2016
- Engelska.
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Ingår i: Journal of Neurophysiology. - : AMER PHYSIOLOGICAL SOC. - 0022-3077 .- 1522-1598. ; 116:2, s. 425-430
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Abstract
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- The rare nerve growth factor-beta (NGFB) mutation R221W causes a selective loss of thinly myelinated fibers and especially unmyelinated C-fibers. Carriers of this mutation show altered pain sensation. A subset presents with arthropathic symptoms, with the homozygous most severely affected. The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between peripheral afferent loss and pain evaluation by performing a quantification of small-fiber density in the cornea of the carriers, relating density to pain evaluation measures. In vivo corneal confocal microscopy (CCM) was used to quantify C-fiber loss in the cornea of 19 R221W mutation carriers (3 homozygous) and 19 age-matched healthy control subjects. Pain evaluation data via the Situational Pain Questionnaire (SPQ) and the severity of neuropathy based on the Neuropathy Disability Score (NDS) were assessed. Homozygotes, heterozygotes, and control groups differed significantly in corneal C-nerve fiber density, with the homozygotes showing a significant afferent reduction. Importantly, peripheral C-fiber loss correlated negatively with pain evaluation, as revealed by SPQ scores. This study is the first to investigate the contribution of small-fiber density to the perceptual evaluation of pain. It demonstrates that the lower the peripheral small-fiber density, the lower the degree of reported pain intensity, indicating a functional relationship between small-fiber density and higher level pain experience.
Ämnesord
- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Klinisk medicin -- Oto-rhino-laryngologi (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Clinical Medicine -- Otorhinolaryngology (hsv//eng)
Nyckelord
- nerve growth factor-beta gene mutation; corneal confocal microscopy; pain evaluation; Situational Pain Questionnaire; C-fiber
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