Publications

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Unless indicated otherwise, all the publications listed below are freely available in open access.

 

  • Studies of neuropathic pain have been hindered by issues such as a lack of consensus on phenotyping and small sample sizes. The key to overcoming these issues is through the creation of large consortia and biorepositories, where a common approach can be taken to chronic pain phenotyping. This review describes the approach that was used for studying neuropathic pain in DOLORisk and how this has informed current projects such as PAINSTORM, the rephenotyping of UK Biobank, and other endeavours.

  • Dorsal root ganglia (DRG) neurons have been well described for their role in driving both acute and chronic pain. Although nerve injury is known to cause transcriptional dysregulation, how this differs across neuronal subtypes and the impact of sex is unclear. Here, we study the deep transcriptional profiles of multiple murine DRG populations in early and late pain states while considering sex.

  • Previous epidemiological studies of neuropathic pain have reported a range of prevalences and factors associated with the disorder. This study aimed to verify these characteristics in a large UK cohort.

    • Baskozos G, Hebert HL, Pascal MMV, Themistocleous AC, Macfarlane GJ, Wynick D, Bennett DLH, Smith BH. Epidemiology of neuropathic pain: an analysis of prevalence and associated factors in UK Biobank. Pain Rep 2023; 8(2): e1066.

    • Links: Original publication | PMID 37090682

    • Related research themes: Genetic factors (WP5)

  • This review aims to discuss the planning and preparation for completing a meta-analysis, review commonly used meta-analysis models, and evaluate the clinical implications of meta-analysis in pain research.

  • Using data from the DOLORisk cohorts, we built models that classify painful versus painless diabetic peripheral neuropathy using quality of life, lifestyle, demographics, personality and psychology traits, and biochemical and clinical variables as predictors.

    • Baskozos G, Themistocleous AC, Hebert HL, Pascal MMV, John J, Callaghan BC, Laycock H, Granovsky Y, Crombez G, Yarnitsky D, Rice ASC, Smith BH, Bennett DLH. Classification of painful or painless diabetic peripheral neuropathy and identification of the most powerful predictors using machine learning models in large cross-sectional cohorts. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak 2022; 22(1): 144.

    • Links: Original publication | PMID 35644620

    • Related research themes: Genetic factors (WP5), DOLORisk

  • This paper reviews the current state-of-the-art of peripheral nerve magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in diabetic and HIV symmetrical polyneuropathy.

  • Eid SA, Rumora AE, Beirowski B, et al. New perspectives in diabetic neuropathy. Neuron 2023. Original publication | PMID 37263266

  • Schmid AB, Ridgway L, Hailey L, et al. Factors predicting the transition from acute to persistent pain in people with 'sciatica': the FORECAST longitudinal prognostic factor cohort study protocol. BMJ Open 2023; 13(4): e072832. Original publication

  • Themistocleous AC, Baskozos G, Blesneac I, et al. Investigating genotype-phenotype relationship of extreme neuropathic pain disorders in a UK national cohort. Brain Commun 2023; 5(2): fcad037. Original publication | PMID 36895957

  • Fundaun J, Kolski M, Molina-Alvarez M, Baskozos G, Schmid AB. Types and Concentrations of Blood-Based Biomarkers in Adults With Peripheral Neuropathies: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. JAMA Netw Open 2022; 5(12): e2248593. Original publication | PMID 36574244

  • Elafros MA, Andersen H, Bennett DL, et al. Towards prevention of diabetic peripheral neuropathy: clinical presentation, pathogenesis, and new treatments. Lancet Neurol 2022; 21(10): 922-36. Original publication | PMID 36115364. This article is currently under embargo and will be free to access on 1st October 2023.

  • Abbott MG, Allawi Z, Hofer M, et al. Acute small fiber neuropathy after Oxford-AstraZeneca ChAdOx1-S vaccination: A report of three cases and review of the literature. J Peripher Nerv Syst 2022; 27(4): 325-9. Original publication | PMID 35962630