All About Pain with Dr Franziska Denk

Episode 4 of Brain Explained explores a new theory for understanding pain. Pain, its something we feel often and that many people chronically suffer from with an estimated 40% of people suffering from chronic pain and understanding pain would allow us to help them. That is where Dr Franziska Denk’s Research comes into play. For she is describing a new theory showing that a type of cell called a fibroblasts may be the key player in chronic pain. Listen to the episode to find out how. Link to Franziska Denk’s lab website Link to Twitter page for lab Link to LinkedIn Links to papers: Fibroblasts – the neglected cell type in peripheral sensitization and chronic pain? - A systematic view on the current state of the literature. A transcriptional toolbox for exploring peripheral neuro-immune interactions Sensitization of Knee-Innervating Sensory Neurons by Tumour Necrosis Factor-α Activated Fibroblast-Like Synoviocytes: An in Vitro, Co-Culture Model of Inflammatory Pain. Resources:

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All About Pain with Dr Franziska Denk is an episode from Brain Explained by Abdullah Iqbal.

This episode is 00:55:37 long.

This episode was published on May 11, 2021.

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