Palmitoylethanolamide for the treatment of pain: pharmacokinetics, safety and efficacy

L Gabrielsson, S Mattsson… - British journal of clinical …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Palmitoylethanolamide (PEA) has been suggested to have useful analgesic properties and
to be devoid of unwanted effects. Here, we have examined critically this contention, and …

Non‐drug pain relievers active on non‐opioid pain mechanisms

N Marchesi, S Govoni, M Allegri - Pain Practice, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This review is aimed to summarize the pain‐relieving effect of non‐drug substances, mostly
prescribed as integrators in treatment of pain, including especially in chronic postoperative …

[PDF][PDF] Palmitoylethanolamide, a special food for medical purposes, in the treatment of chronic pain: a pooled data meta-analysis

VL Einaudi, G Varrassi - Pain Physician, 2016 - academia.edu
Background: A growing body of evidence suggests that neuroinflammation, which is
characterized by infiltration of immune cells, activation of mast cells and glial cells, and …

[HTML][HTML] Ultramicronized palmitoylethanolamide (um-PEA): a new possible adjuvant treatment in COVID-19 patients

A Noce, M Albanese, G Marrone, M Di Lauro… - Pharmaceuticals, 2021 - mdpi.com
The Coronavirus Disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused more than 100,000,000
cases of coronavirus infection in the world in just a year, of which there were 2 million …

Palmitoylethanolamide as adjunctive therapy in major depressive disorder: A double-blind, randomized and placebo-controlled trial

M Ghazizadeh-Hashemi, A Ghajar… - Journal of affective …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Experimental studies provide evidence for antidepressant effects of
Palmitoylethanolamide (PEA) in animal models of depression. We aimed to evaluate the …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of palmitoylethanolamide (PEA) on nociceptive, musculoskeletal and neuropathic pain: Systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical evidence

D Scuteri, F Guida, S Boccella, E Palazzo, S Maione… - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Some 30–50% of the global population and almost 20% of the European population actually
suffer from chronic pain, which presents a tremendous burden to society when this pain …

[HTML][HTML] A pharmacological rationale to reduce the incidence of opioid induced tolerance and hyperalgesia: a review

G Varrassi, M Fusco, SD Skaper, D Battelli, P Zis… - Pain and therapy, 2018 - Springer
Chronic pain is an important health and social problem. Misuse and abuse of opioids in
chronic non-cancer pain management seem to be a huge problem, in some countries. This …

N-palmitoylethanolamide synergizes the antinociception of morphine and gabapentin in the formalin test in mice

M Déciga-Campos… - Journal of Pharmacy …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Objective The antinociceptive pharmacological interaction between N-
palmitoylethanolamide (PEA) and morphine (MOR), as well as gabapentin (GBP), was …

Neuropathic pain in aged people: an unresolved issue open to novel drug approaches, focusing on painful diabetic neuropathy

N Marchesi, F Fahmideh, A Pascale… - Current …, 2024 - ingentaconnect.com
A majority of older patients suffer from neuropathic pain (NP) that significantly alters their
daily activities and imposes a significant burden on health care. Multiple comorbidities and …

Nitric oxide and potassium channels but not opioid and cannabinoid receptors mediate tramadol-induced peripheral antinociception in rat model of paw pressure …

RR Soares-Santos, DP Machado… - Canadian Journal of …, 2023 - cdnsciencepub.com
Tramadol, an analgesic classified as an “atypical opioid”, exhibits both opioid and non-
opioid mechanisms of action. This study aimed to explore these mechanisms, specifically …