Innocuous pressure sensation requires A-type afferents but not functional ΡΙΕΖΟ2 channels in humans
The mechanisms underlying deep pressure sensing are not fully understood. Here the authors demonstrate that while two individuals lacking Aβ fibers demonstrate impaired deep pressure sensing, seven individuals with PIEZO2 loss of function mutations display normal deep pressure responses.
Bibliographic Details
| Main Authors: |
Laura K. Case,
Jaquette Liljencrantz,
Nicholas Madian,
Aaron Necaise,
Justin Tubbs,
Micaela McCall,
Megan L. Bradson,
Marcin Szczot,
Mark H. Pitcher,
Nima Ghitani,
Eleni Frangos,
Jonathan Cole,
Diana Bharucha-Goebel,
Dimah Saade,
Tracy Ogata,
Sandra Donkervoort,
A. Reghan Foley,
Carsten G. Bönnemann,
Håkan Olausson,
M. Catherine Bushnell,
Alexander T. Chesler |
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| Format: | Article
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| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
Nature Portfolio
2021-01-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-20939-5
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