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. 2022 Sep 20;10:60. doi: 10.1038/s41413-022-00226-9

Fig. 2.

Fig. 2

The NGF, CGRP, CCL2/CCR2, and TNFα signaling pathways in OA-associated pain. NGF acts on its receptor TrkA and mediates pain transmission. CGRP is released from C-fiber terminals and binds with calcitonin receptor-like receptor (CLR) and receptor activity-modifying protein 1 (RAMP1) on adjacent Aδ nerve fibers. High expression of chemokines, such as CCL2 and CX3CL1, and other immune mediators, such as colony-stimulating factor 1 (CSF-1) and CGRP, was detected in the DRG and dorsal horn of the spinal cord