Actividad espontánea en neuronas sensoriales derivadas de células madre de pacientes con dolor surge de una subclase

Esther Eberhardt1,2,3, Barbara Namer3,4, Anika Neureiter1

  • 1Institute of Neurophysiology, Uniklinik RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany.

Pain
|December 22, 2025
PubMed
Resumen

La actividad espontánea en neuronas sensoriales específicas impulsa el dolor neuropático. Los investigadores identificaron un subgrupo de neuronas sensoriales inducidas (iSN) con disparo tónico que exhibe esta actividad, ofreciendo información sobre los mecanismos del dolor.

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