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Immunomodulation and fibroblast dynamics driving nociceptive joint pain within inflammatory synovium: Unravelling mechanisms for therapeutic advancements in osteoarthritis (2024)
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Wijesinghe, S. N., Ditchfield, C., Flynn, S., Agrawal, J., Davis, E. T., Dajas-Bailador, F., …Jones, S. W. (2024). Immunomodulation and fibroblast dynamics driving nociceptive joint pain within inflammatory synovium: Unravelling mechanisms for therapeutic advancements in osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2024.06.011

Objective: Synovitis is a widely accepted sign of osteoarthritis (OA), characterised by tissue hyperplasia, where increased infiltration of immune cells and proliferation of resident fibroblasts adopt a pro-inflammatory phenotype, and increased the p... Read More about Immunomodulation and fibroblast dynamics driving nociceptive joint pain within inflammatory synovium: Unravelling mechanisms for therapeutic advancements in osteoarthritis.

Modelling the role of enzymatic pathways in the metabolism of docosahexaenoic acid by monocytes and its association with osteoarthritic pain (2024)
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Franks, S. J., Gowler, P. R., Dunster, J. L., Turnbull, J., Gohir, S. A., Kelly, A., Valdes, A. M., King, J. R., Barrett, D. A., Chapman, V., & Preston, S. (2024). Modelling the role of enzymatic pathways in the metabolism of docosahexaenoic acid by monocytes and its association with osteoarthritic pain. Mathematical Biosciences, 374, Article 109228. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mbs.2024.109228

Chronic pain is a major cause of disability and suffering in osteoarthritis (OA) patients. Endogenous specialised pro-resolving molecules (SPMs) curtail pro-inflammatory responses. One of the SPM intermediate oxylipins, 17-hydroxydocasahexaenoic acid... Read More about Modelling the role of enzymatic pathways in the metabolism of docosahexaenoic acid by monocytes and its association with osteoarthritic pain.

Serum levels of hydroxylated metabolites of arachidonic acid cross-sectionally and longitudinally predict knee pain progression: an observational cohort study (2024)
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Turnbull, J., Jha, R. R., Gowler, P. R., Ferrands-Bentley, R., Kim, D.-H., Barrett, D. A., Sarmanova, A., Fernandes, G. S., Doherty, M., Zhang, W., Walsh, D. A., Valdes, A. M., & Chapman, V. (2024). Serum levels of hydroxylated metabolites of arachidonic acid cross-sectionally and longitudinally predict knee pain progression: an observational cohort study. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 32(8), 990-1000. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2024.04.006

Objective: To examine associations between serum oxylipins, which regulate tissue repair and pain signalling, and knee pain/radiographic osteoarthritis (OA) at baseline and knee pain at 3 year follow-up. Method: Baseline, and 3 year follow-up, kne... Read More about Serum levels of hydroxylated metabolites of arachidonic acid cross-sectionally and longitudinally predict knee pain progression: an observational cohort study.

Sustained morphine exposure alters spinal NMDA receptor and astrocyte expression and exacerbates chronic pain behavior in female rats (2024)
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Gonçalves, S. V., Woodhams, S. G., Li, L., Hathway, G. J., & Chapman, V. (2024). Sustained morphine exposure alters spinal NMDA receptor and astrocyte expression and exacerbates chronic pain behavior in female rats. PAIN Reports, 9(2), Article e1145. https://doi.org/10.1097/pr9.0000000000001145

IntroductionSustained opioid use has long-term negative impacts on future pain experience, particularly in women. This study aimed to investigate the underlying spinal neurobiology of this clinical observation in an experimental model of joint pain.O... Read More about Sustained morphine exposure alters spinal NMDA receptor and astrocyte expression and exacerbates chronic pain behavior in female rats.

Evaluation of cannabidiol nanoparticles and nanoemulsion biodistribution in the central nervous system after intrathecal administration for the treatment of pain (2023)
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Muresan, P., Woodhams, S., Smith, F., Taresco, V., Shah, J., Wong, M., …Marlow, M. (2023). Evaluation of cannabidiol nanoparticles and nanoemulsion biodistribution in the central nervous system after intrathecal administration for the treatment of pain. Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine, 49, Article 102664. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nano.2023.102664

We investigated how the biodistribution of cannabidiol (CBD) within the central nervous system (CNS) is influenced by two different formulations, an oil-in-water (O/W) nanoemulsion and polymer-coated nanoparticles (PCNPs). We observed that both CBD f... Read More about Evaluation of cannabidiol nanoparticles and nanoemulsion biodistribution in the central nervous system after intrathecal administration for the treatment of pain.

Serum Levels of Proinflammatory Lipid Mediators and Specialized Proresolving Molecules Are Increased in Patients With Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 and Correlate With Markers of the Adaptive Immune Response (2022)
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Turnbull, J., Jha, R. R., Ortori, C. A., Lunt, E., Tighe, P. J., Irving, W. L., …Chapman, V. (2022). Serum Levels of Proinflammatory Lipid Mediators and Specialized Proresolving Molecules Are Increased in Patients With Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 and Correlate With Markers of the Adaptive Immune Response. Journal of Infectious Diseases, 225(12), 2142-2154. https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiab632

BACKGROUND: Specialized proresolution molecules (SPMs) halt the transition to chronic pathogenic inflammation. We aimed to quantify serum levels of pro- and anti-inflammatory bioactive lipids in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-C... Read More about Serum Levels of Proinflammatory Lipid Mediators and Specialized Proresolving Molecules Are Increased in Patients With Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 and Correlate With Markers of the Adaptive Immune Response.

The anti-inflammatory effect of bacterial short chain fatty acids is partially mediated by endocannabinoids (2021)
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Vijay, A., Kouraki, A., Gohir, S., Turnbull, J., Kelly, A., Chapman, V., …Valdes, A. M. (2021). The anti-inflammatory effect of bacterial short chain fatty acids is partially mediated by endocannabinoids. Gut Microbes, 13(1), Article 1997559. https://doi.org/10.1080/19490976.2021.1997559

The endocannabinoid (EC) system has pleiotropic functions in the body. It plays a key role in energy homeostasis and the development of metabolic disorders being a mediator in the relationship between the gut microbiota and host metabolism. In the cu... Read More about The anti-inflammatory effect of bacterial short chain fatty acids is partially mediated by endocannabinoids.

Neonatal complete Freund's adjuvant-induced inflammation does not induce or alter hyperalgesic priming or alter adult distributions of C-fibre dorsal horn innervation (2020)
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Cooper, A. H., Hanmer, J. M., Chapman, V., & Hathway, G. J. (2020). Neonatal complete Freund's adjuvant-induced inflammation does not induce or alter hyperalgesic priming or alter adult distributions of C-fibre dorsal horn innervation. PAIN Reports, 5(6), Article e872. https://doi.org/10.1097/PR9.0000000000000872

Introduction: Inflammation during the neonatal period can exacerbate pain severity following reinjury in adulthood. This is driven by alterations in the postnatal development of spinal and supraspinal nociceptive circuitry. However, the contribution... Read More about Neonatal complete Freund's adjuvant-induced inflammation does not induce or alter hyperalgesic priming or alter adult distributions of C-fibre dorsal horn innervation.

Contribution of nerves within osteochondral channels to osteoarthritis knee pain in humans and rats (2020)
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Aso, K., Shahtaheri, S. M., Hill, R., Wilson, D., McWilliams, D. F., Nwosu, L. N., …Walsh, D. A. (2020). Contribution of nerves within osteochondral channels to osteoarthritis knee pain in humans and rats. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2020.05.010

© 2020 Osteoarthritis Research Society International Objectives: Subchondral bone may contribute to knee osteoarthritis (OA) pain. Nerve growth factor (NGF) can stimulate nerve growth through TrkA. We aimed to identify how sensory nerve growth at the... Read More about Contribution of nerves within osteochondral channels to osteoarthritis knee pain in humans and rats.

Investigating musculoskeletal health and wellbeing; A cohort study protocol (2020)
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Millar, B., McWilliams, D. F., Abhishek, A., Akin-Akinyosoye, K., Auer, D. P., Chapman, V., …Walsh, D. A. (2020). Investigating musculoskeletal health and wellbeing; A cohort study protocol. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 21(1), Article 182. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-020-03195-4

© 2020 The Author(s). Background: In an ageing population, pain, frailty and disability frequently coexist across a wide range of musculoskeletal diagnoses, but their associations remain incompletely understood. The Investigating Musculoskeletal Heal... Read More about Investigating musculoskeletal health and wellbeing; A cohort study protocol.

Omega-6 oxylipins generated by soluble epoxide hydrolase are associated with knee osteoarthritis (2018)
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Valdes, A. M., Ravipati, S., Pousinis, P., Menni, C., Mangino, M., Abhishek, A., Chapman, V., Barrett, D. A., & Doherty, M. (in press). Omega-6 oxylipins generated by soluble epoxide hydrolase are associated with knee osteoarthritis. Journal of Lipid Research, 59(7), Article jlr.P085118. https://doi.org/10.1194/jlr.P085118

Omega-6 fatty acids are important inflammatory mediators increased in joints with osteoarthritis (OA) joints. To investigate the relationship between omega-6 fatty acids and knee OA 22 omega-6 lipids (arachidonic acid, linoleic acid and 20 oxylipins)... Read More about Omega-6 oxylipins generated by soluble epoxide hydrolase are associated with knee osteoarthritis.

Differential contributions of peripheral and central mechanisms to pain in a rodent model of osteoarthritis (2018)
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Haywood, A. R., Hathway, G. J., & Chapman, V. (in press). Differential contributions of peripheral and central mechanisms to pain in a rodent model of osteoarthritis. Scientific Reports, 8, Article 7122. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-25581-8

The mechanisms underlying the transition from acute nociceptive pain to centrally maintained chronic pain are not clear. We have studied the contributions of the peripheral and central nervous systems during the development of osteoarthritis (OA) pai... Read More about Differential contributions of peripheral and central mechanisms to pain in a rodent model of osteoarthritis.

Therapeutic benefit for late, but not early, passage mesenchymal stem cells on pain behaviour in an animal model of osteoarthritis (2017)
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Chapman, V., Markides, H., Sagar, D. R., Xu, L., Burston, J. J., Mapp, P., …El Haj, A. J. (2017). Therapeutic benefit for late, but not early, passage mesenchymal stem cells on pain behaviour in an animal model of osteoarthritis. Stem Cells International, 2017, https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/2905104

Background: Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have a therapeutic potential for the treatment of osteoarthritic (OA) joint pathology and pain. The aims of this study were to determine the influence of a passage number on the effects of MSCs on pain behavi... Read More about Therapeutic benefit for late, but not early, passage mesenchymal stem cells on pain behaviour in an animal model of osteoarthritis.

Association of the resolvin precursor 17-HDHA, but not D- or E- series resolvins, with heat pain sensitivity and osteoarthritis pain in humans (2017)
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Valdes, A. M., Ravipati, S., Menni, C., Abhishek, A., Metrustry, S., Harris, J., Nessa, A., Williams, F. M., Spector, T. D., Doherty, M., Chapman, V., & Barrett, D. A. (in press). Association of the resolvin precursor 17-HDHA, but not D- or E- series resolvins, with heat pain sensitivity and osteoarthritis pain in humans. Scientific Reports, 7, Article 10748. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-09516-3

Resolvins are omega-3 fatty acid derived potent bioactive lipids that resolve inflammation and modulate transient receptor potential channels. Exogenous administration of the resolvin precursor 17-HDHA shows a strong analgesic effect in animal models... Read More about Association of the resolvin precursor 17-HDHA, but not D- or E- series resolvins, with heat pain sensitivity and osteoarthritis pain in humans.

Pain prediction by serum biomarkers of bone turnover in people with knee osteoarthritis: an observational study of TRAcP5b and cathepsin K in OA (2017)
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Nwosu, L. N., Allen, M., Wyatt, L., Huebner, J., Chapman, V., Walsh, D. A., & Kraus, V. (2017). Pain prediction by serum biomarkers of bone turnover in people with knee osteoarthritis: an observational study of TRAcP5b and cathepsin K in OA. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 25(6), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2017.01.002

Objectives: To investigate serum biomarkers, tartrate resistant acid phosphatase 5b (TRAcP5b) and cathepsin K, indicative of osteoclastic bone resorption, and their relationship to pain and pain change in knee osteoarthritis (OA). Methods: Sera and... Read More about Pain prediction by serum biomarkers of bone turnover in people with knee osteoarthritis: an observational study of TRAcP5b and cathepsin K in OA.

Inhibitory effects of aspirin-triggered resolvin D1 on spinal nociceptive processing in rat pain models (2016)
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Meesawatsom, P., Burston, J., Hathway, G., Bennett, A., & Chapman, V. (2016). Inhibitory effects of aspirin-triggered resolvin D1 on spinal nociceptive processing in rat pain models. Journal of Neuroinflammation, 13, Article 233. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12974-016-0676-6

Background: Harnessing the actions of the resolvin pathways has the potential for the treatment of a wide range of conditions associated with overt inflammatory signalling. Aspirin-triggered resolvin D1 (AT-RvD1) has robust analgesic effects in behav... Read More about Inhibitory effects of aspirin-triggered resolvin D1 on spinal nociceptive processing in rat pain models.

Robust anti-nociceptive effects of MAG lipase inhibition in a model of osteoarthritis pain (2016)
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Burston, J. J., Mapp, P. I., Sarmad, S., Barrett, D. A., Niphakis, M. J., Cravatt, B. F., Walsh, D. A., & Chapman, V. (2016). Robust anti-nociceptive effects of MAG lipase inhibition in a model of osteoarthritis pain. British Journal of Pharmacology, 173(21), 3134-3144. https://doi.org/10.1111/bph.13574

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Chronic pain is often a symptom of knee osteoarthritis (OA) for which current analgesics are either inadequate, or are associated with serious side effects. The endocannabinoid system may offer alternative targets for pain-rel... Read More about Robust anti-nociceptive effects of MAG lipase inhibition in a model of osteoarthritis pain.

Anti-nociceptive and desensitizing effects of olvanil on capsaicin-induced thermal hyperalgesia in the rat (2016)
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Alsalem, M., Millns, P., Altarifi, A., El-Salem, K., Chapman, V., & Kendall, D. A. (in press). Anti-nociceptive and desensitizing effects of olvanil on capsaicin-induced thermal hyperalgesia in the rat. BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology, 17, https://doi.org/10.1186/s40360-016-0074-9

Background: Olvanil (NE 19550) is a non-pungent synthetic analogue of capsaicin, the natural pungent ingredient of capsicum which activates the transient receptor potential vanilloid type-1 (TRPV1) channel and was developed as a potential analgesic c... Read More about Anti-nociceptive and desensitizing effects of olvanil on capsaicin-induced thermal hyperalgesia in the rat.

Relationship between structural pathology and pain behaviour in a model of osteoarthritis (OA) (2016)
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Nwosu, L. N., Mapp, P. I., Chapman, V., & Walsh, D. A. (2016). Relationship between structural pathology and pain behaviour in a model of osteoarthritis (OA). Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 24(11), 1910-1917. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2016.06.012

Objectives To address the hypothesis that different types of established OA pain behaviours have associations with different aspects of articular pathology, we investigated the relationship between structural knee joint pathology and pain behaviour... Read More about Relationship between structural pathology and pain behaviour in a model of osteoarthritis (OA).