Nature Communications (Mar 2018)

Inhibition of neuronal FLT3 receptor tyrosine kinase alleviates peripheral neuropathic pain in mice

  • Cyril Rivat,
  • Chamroeun Sar,
  • Ilana Mechaly,
  • Jean-Philippe Leyris,
  • Lucie Diouloufet,
  • Corinne Sonrier,
  • Yann Philipson,
  • Olivier Lucas,
  • Sylvie Mallié,
  • Antoine Jouvenel,
  • Adrien Tassou,
  • Henri Haton,
  • Stéphanie Venteo,
  • Jean-Philippe Pin,
  • Eric Trinquet,
  • Fabienne Charrier-Savournin,
  • Alexandre Mezghrani,
  • Willy Joly,
  • Julie Mion,
  • Martine Schmitt,
  • Alexandre Pattyn,
  • Frédéric Marmigère,
  • Pierre Sokoloff,
  • Patrick Carroll,
  • Didier Rognan,
  • Jean Valmier

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03496-2
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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Sensitisation of dorsal root ganglia neurons contributes to neuropathic pain. Here the authors demonstrate the cytokine FL contributes to sensitisation of DRGs via its receptor FLT3 expressed on neurons, and identify a novel FLT3 inhibitor that attenuates neuropathic pain in mice.