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Professor VICTORIA CHAPMAN's Outputs (49)

The polyadenylation inhibitor cordycepin reduces pain, inflammation and joint pathology in rodent models of osteoarthritis (2019)
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Ashraf, S., Radhi, M., Gowler, P., Burston, J. J., Gandhi, R. D., Thorn, G. J., Piccinini, A. M., Walsh, D. A., Chapman, V., De Moor, C. H., & Chapman, V. (2019). The polyadenylation inhibitor cordycepin reduces pain, inflammation and joint pathology in rodent models of osteoarthritis. Scientific Reports, 9(1), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-41140-1

Clinically, osteoarthritis (OA) pain is significantly associated with synovial inflammation. Identification of the mechanisms driving inflammation could reveal new targets to relieve this prevalent pain state. Herein, a role of polyadenylation in OA... Read More about The polyadenylation inhibitor cordycepin reduces pain, inflammation and joint pathology in rodent models of osteoarthritis.

The impact of anxiety on chronic musculoskeletal pain and the role of astrocyte activation (2018)
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Burston, J. J., Valdes, A. M., Woodhams, S. G., Mapp, P. I., Stocks, J., Watson, D. J. G., Gowler, P. R. W., Xu, L., Sagar, D. R., Fernandes, G., Frowd, N., Marshall, L., Zhang, W., Doherty, M., David, D. A., & Chapman, V. (2019). The impact of anxiety on chronic musculoskeletal pain and the role of astrocyte activation. PAIN, 160(3), 658-669. https://doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001445

© 2018 International Association for the Study of Pain. Anxiety and depression are associated with increased pain responses in chronic pain states. The extent to which anxiety drives chronic pain, or vice versa, remains an important question that has... Read More about The impact of anxiety on chronic musculoskeletal pain and the role of astrocyte activation.

Lamina-specific population encoding of cutaneous signals in the spinal dorsal horn using multi-electrode arrays (2018)
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Greenspon, C. M., Battell, E. E., Devonshire, I. M., Donaldson, L. F., Chapman, V., & Hathway, G. J. (2019). Lamina-specific population encoding of cutaneous signals in the spinal dorsal horn using multi-electrode arrays. Journal of Physiology, 597(2), 377-397. https://doi.org/10.1113/jp277036

The dorsal spinal cord (DH) is a complex laminar structure integrating peripheral signals into the central nervous system. Spinal somatosensory processing is commonly measured electrophysiologically in vivo by recording the activity of individual Wid... Read More about Lamina-specific population encoding of cutaneous signals in the spinal dorsal horn using multi-electrode arrays.

Analgesic effects of the cathepsin K inhibitor L-006235 in the monosodium iodoacetate model of osteoarthritis pain (2018)
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Nwosu, L. N., Gowler, P. R., Burston, J. J., Rizoska, B., Tunblad, K., Lindström, E., Grabowska, U., Li, L., McWilliams, D. F., Walsh, D. A., & Chapman, V. (2018). Analgesic effects of the cathepsin K inhibitor L-006235 in the monosodium iodoacetate model of osteoarthritis pain. PAIN Reports, 3(6), Article 685. https://doi.org/10.1097/PR9.0000000000000685

© 2018 The Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of The International Association for the Study of Pain. Introduction: The mounting evidence that osteoclasts play an important role in osteoarthritis (OA) pain lead us to invest... Read More about Analgesic effects of the cathepsin K inhibitor L-006235 in the monosodium iodoacetate model of osteoarthritis pain.

n−3 polyunsaturated N-acylethanolamines are CB2 cannabinoid receptor-preferring endocannabinoids (2018)
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Alharthi, N., Christensen, P., Hourani, W., Ortori, C., Barrett, D. A., Bennett, A. J., Chapman, V., & Alexander, S. P. (2018). n−3 polyunsaturated N-acylethanolamines are CB2 cannabinoid receptor-preferring endocannabinoids. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids, 1863(11), 1433-1440. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbalip.2018.08.003

Anandamide, the first identified endogenous cannabinoid and TRPV1 agonist, is one of a series of endogenous N-acylethanolamines, NAEs. We have generated novel assays to quantify the levels of multiple NAEs in biological tissues and their rates of hyd... Read More about n−3 polyunsaturated N-acylethanolamines are CB2 cannabinoid receptor-preferring endocannabinoids.

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., Kay, A., Morris, R. H., Kehoe, O., & 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.

Age-dependent plasticity in endocannabinoid modulation of pain processing through postnatal development (2017)
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H-T. Kwok, C., Devonshire, I. M., Imraish, A., Greenspon, C. M., Lockwood, S., Fielden, C., Cooper, A., Woodhams, S., Sarmad, S., Ortori, C. A., Barrett, D. A., Kendall, D., Bennett, A. J., Chapman, V., & Hathway, G. J. (2017). Age-dependent plasticity in endocannabinoid modulation of pain processing through postnatal development. PAIN, 158(11), 2222-2232. https://doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001027

Significant age and experience-dependent remodelling of spinal and supraspinal neural networks occur resulting in altered pain responses in early life. In adults endogenous opioid peptide and endocannabinoid (ECs) pain control systems exist which mod... Read More about Age-dependent plasticity in endocannabinoid modulation of pain processing through postnatal development.

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.

Manganese-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging depicts brain activity in models of acute and chronic pain: a new window to study experimental spontaneous pain? (2017)
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Devonshire, I. M., Burston, J., Xu, L., Lillywhite, A., Prior, M., Watson, D. J., Greenspon, C., Iwabuchi, S. J., Auer, D. P., & Chapman, V. (2017). Manganese-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging depicts brain activity in models of acute and chronic pain: a new window to study experimental spontaneous pain?. NeuroImage, 157, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2017.06.034

Application of functional imaging techniques to animal models is vital to understand pain mechanisms, but is often confounded by the need to limit movement artefacts with anaesthesia, and a focus on evoked responses rather than clinically relevant sp... Read More about Manganese-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging depicts brain activity in models of acute and chronic pain: a new window to study experimental spontaneous pain?.

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.

Targeting the D-series resolvin receptor system for the treatment of osteoarthritic pain (2016)
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Huang, J., Burston, J. J., Li, L., Ashraf, S., Mapp, P. I., Bennett, A. J., Ravipati, S., Pousinis, P., Barrett, D. A., Scammell, B. E., & Chapman, V. (2017). Targeting the D-series resolvin receptor system for the treatment of osteoarthritic pain. Arthritis and Rheumatology, 69(5), 996-1008. https://doi.org/10.1002/art.40001

Objective: Pain is a major symptom of osteoarthritis (OA); current analgesics either do not offer adequate pain relief or are associated with serious side effects. Herein we have investigated the therapeutic potential of targeting the resolvin recept... Read More about Targeting the D-series resolvin receptor system for the treatment of osteoarthritic pain.

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

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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).

The anti-NGF antibody muMab 911 both prevents and reverses pain behaviour and subchondral osteoclast numbers in a rat model of osteoarthritis pain (2016)
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Xu, L., Nwosu, L. N., Burston, J., Millns, P., Sagar, D. R., Mapp, P. I., Meesawatsom, P., Li, L., Bennett, A. J., Walsh, D., & Chapman, V. (2016). The anti-NGF antibody muMab 911 both prevents and reverses pain behaviour and subchondral osteoclast numbers in a rat model of osteoarthritis pain. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 24(9), 1587-1595. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2016.05.015

Objective: Nerve growth factor (NGF) has a pivotal role in peripheral hyperalgesia and inflammation; anti-NGF antibodies attenuate pain responses in inflammatory pain models, and in people with osteoarthritis (OA) or low back pain. The aim of this st... Read More about The anti-NGF antibody muMab 911 both prevents and reverses pain behaviour and subchondral osteoclast numbers in a rat model of osteoarthritis pain.

Neuron-immune mechanisms contribute to pain in early stages of arthritis (2016)
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Nieto, F. R., Clark, A. K., Grist, J., Hathway, G. J., Chapman, V., & Malcangio, M. (2016). Neuron-immune mechanisms contribute to pain in early stages of arthritis. Journal of Neuroinflammation, 13, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12974-016-0556-0

Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients frequently show weak correlations between the magnitude of pain and inflammation suggesting that mechanisms other than overt peripheral inflammation contribute to pain in RA. We assessed changes in micro... Read More about Neuron-immune mechanisms contribute to pain in early stages of arthritis.