Funding
Co-Investigator MRC Research Grant (2015-2019)
MRC New Investigator Research Grant Holder (present)
Research groups
Colleges
John Dawes
Associate Professor
- MRC New Investigator
- Retained Lecturer in Neurophysiology, Wadham College
Research Summary
It is now well established that the immune system contributes to pathological pain sates and one relatively under studied aspect of this is through the action of autoantibodies. Neuropathic pain is common in patients with autoantibodies directed against components of the voltage gated potassium channel complex such as CASPR2 and LGI1. By using patient samples in combination with basic pain research my aim is to better understand the mechanisms of autoantibody mediated pain and by doing so uncover novel molecular pathways regulating pain sensitivity as well as revealing clinically relevant targets for the development of future therapies.
Key publications
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Immune or Genetic-Mediated Disruption of CASPR2 Causes Pain Hypersensitivity Due to Enhanced Primary Afferent Excitability.
Journal article
Dawes JM. et al, (2018), Neuron, 97, 806 - 822.e10
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Autoantibodies and pain.
Journal article
Dawes JM. and Vincent A., (2016), Curr Opin Support Palliat Care, 10, 137 - 142
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CXCL5 mediates UVB irradiation-induced pain.
Journal article
Dawes JM. et al, (2011), Sci Transl Med, 3
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The role of the immune system in the generation of neuropathic pain.
Journal article
Calvo M. et al, (2012), Lancet Neurol, 11, 629 - 642
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Autoantibodies and neuropathic pain
Chapter
Dawes JM. and Bennett DL., (2018), The Oxford Handbook of the Neurobiology of Pain, 833 - 850
Recent publications
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Leucine-Rich Glioma-Inactivated 1 versus Contactin-Associated Protein-like 2 Antibody Neuropathic Pain: Clinical and Biological Comparisons.
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Ramanathan S. et al, (2021), Ann Neurol, 90, 683 - 690
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The structure of sensory afferent compartments in health and disease
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Middleton SJ. et al, (2021), Journal of Anatomy
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Autism Spectrum Disorders: Multiple Routes to, and Multiple Consequences of, Abnormal Synaptic Function and Connectivity
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Carroll L. et al, (2020), The Neuroscientist: reviews at the interface of basic and clinical neurosciences
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Comprehensive analysis of long noncoding RNA expression in dorsal root ganglion reveals cell-type specificity and dysregulation after nerve injury.
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Baskozos G. et al, (2019), Pain, 160, 463 - 485
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Immune or Genetic-Mediated Disruption of CASPR2 Causes Pain Hypersensitivity Due to Enhanced Primary Afferent Excitability.
Journal article
Dawes JM. et al, (2018), Neuron, 97, 806 - 822.e10