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Aubin Moutal

Saint Louis University
Verified email at health.slu.edu
Cited by 2491

[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 spike protein co-opts VEGF-A/neuropilin-1 receptor signaling to induce analgesia

A Moutal, LF Martin, L Boinon, K Gomez, D Ran… - Pain, 2021 - journals.lww.com
SARS-CoV-2 spike protein co-opts VEGF-A/neuropilin-1 recepto... : PAIN SARS-CoV-2 spike
protein co-opts VEGF-A/neuropilin-1 receptor signaling to induce analgesia : PAIN …

Hierarchical CRMP2 posttranslational modifications control NaV1. 7 function

ET Dustrude, A Moutal, X Yang… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - National Acad Sciences
Voltage-gated sodium channels are crucial determinants of neuronal excitability and signaling.
Trafficking of the voltage-gated sodium channel NaV1.7 is dysregulated in neuropathic …

Long-lasting antinociceptive effects of green light in acute and chronic pain in rats

MM Ibrahim, A Patwardhan, KB Gilbraith, A Moutal… - Pain, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Treatments for chronic pain are inadequate, and new options are needed. Nonpharmaceutical
approaches are especially attractive with many potential advantages including safety. …

Dysregulation of serum prolactin links the hypothalamus with female nociceptors to promote migraine

M Watanabe, CM Kopruszinski, A Moutal, D Ikegami… - Brain, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Migraine headache results from activation of meningeal nociceptors, however, the
hypothalamus is activated many hours before the emergence of pain. How hypothalamic neural …

Targeting T-type/CaV3. 2 channels for chronic pain

S Cai, K Gomez, A Moutal, R Khanna - Translational Research, 2021 - Elsevier
T-type calcium channels regulate neuronal excitability and are important contributors of
pain processing. CaV3.2 channels are the major isoform expressed in nonpeptidergic and …

CRISPR/Cas9 editing of Nf1 gene identifies CRMP2 as a therapeutic target in neurofibromatosis type 1-related pain that is reversed by (S)-Lacosamide

A Moutal, X Yang, W Li, KB Gilbraith, S Luo, S Cai… - Pain, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is a rare autosomal dominant disease linked to mutations of
the Nf1 gene. Patients with NF1 commonly experience severe pain. Studies on mice with …

Dysregulation of CRMP2 post-translational modifications drive its pathological functions

A Moutal, KA White, A Chefdeville, RN Laufmann… - Molecular …, 2019 - Springer
Collapsin response mediator proteins (CRMPs) are a family of ubiquitously expressed,
homologous phosphoproteins best known for coordinating cytoskeletal formation and regulating …

A membrane-delimited N-myristoylated CRMP2 peptide aptamer inhibits CaV2. 2 trafficking and reverses inflammatory and postoperative pain behaviors

L François-Moutal, Y Wang, A Moutal, KE Cottier… - Pain, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Targeting proteins within the N-type voltage-gated calcium channel (CaV2. 2) complex has
proven to be an effective strategy for developing novel pain therapeutics. We describe a …

Novel compounds targeting neuropilin receptor 1 with potential to interfere with SARS-CoV-2 virus entry

S Perez-Miller, M Patek, A Moutal… - ACS chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Neuropilin-1 (NRP-1) is a multifunctional transmembrane receptor for ligands that affect
developmental axonal growth and angiogenesis. In addition to a role in cancer, NRP-1 is a …

The prolactin receptor long isoform regulates nociceptor sensitization and opioid-induced hyperalgesia selectively in females

Y Chen, A Moutal, E Navratilova… - Science translational …, 2020 - science.org
Pain is more prevalent in women for reasons that remain unclear. We have identified a
mechanism of injury-free nociceptor sensitization and opioid-induced hyperalgesia (OIH) …