Role of 5-HT receptors in neuropathic pain: potential therapeutic implications

QQ Liu, XX Yao, SH Gao, R Li, BJ Li, W Yang… - Pharmacological …, 2020 - Elsevier
HT plays a crucial role in the progress and adjustment of pain both centrally and
peripherally. The therapeutic action of the 5-HT receptorsagonist and antagonist in …

An emerging role for sigma-1 receptors in the treatment of developmental and epileptic encephalopathies

P Martin, T Reeder, J Sourbron, PAM de Witte… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Developmental and epileptic encephalopathies (DEEs) are complex conditions
characterized primarily by seizures associated with neurodevelopmental and motor deficits …

Curcumin exerts antinociceptive effects in a mouse model of neuropathic pain: descending monoamine system and opioid receptors are differentially involved

X Zhao, Y Xu, Q Zhao, CR Chen, AM Liu, ZL Huang - Neuropharmacology, 2012 - Elsevier
Curcumin, a phenolic compound present in Curcuma longa, has been reported to exert
antinociceptive effects in some animal models, but the mechanisms remain to be elucidated …

Role of the spinal cord NR2B-containing NMDA receptors in the development of neuropathic pain

XX Qu, J Cai, MJ Li, YN Chi, FF Liao, FY Liu… - Experimental …, 2009 - Elsevier
Activation of N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptors in the spinal dorsal horn has been
shown to be essential for the initiation of central sensitization and the hyperexcitability of …

Loss of the imprinted snoRNA mbii-52 leads to increased 5htr2c pre-RNA editing and altered 5HT2CR-mediated behaviour

CM Doe, D Relkovic, AS Garfield… - Human molecular …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The Prader–Willi syndrome (PWS) genetic interval contains several brain-
expressed small nucleolar (sno) RNA species that are subject to genomic imprinting. In vitro …

A systematic review on descending serotonergic projections and modulation of spinal nociception in chronic neuropathic pain and after spinal cord stimulation

L Heijmans, MR Mons, EA Joosten - Molecular pain, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Chronic neuropathic pain is a debilitating ordeal for patients worldwide and
pharmacological treatment efficacy is still limited. As many pharmacological interventions for …

The role of descending pain modulation in chronic primary pain: potential application of drugs targeting serotonergic system

ZY Tao, PX Wang, SQ Wei, RJ Traub, JF Li… - Neural …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Chronic primary pain (CPP) is a group of diseases with long‐term pain and functional
disorders but without structural or specific tissue pathologies. CPP is becoming a serious …

Monoamines as drug targets in chronic pain: focusing on neuropathic pain

L Bravo, M Llorca-Torralba, E Berrocoso… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Monoamines are involved in regulating the endogenous pain system and indeed, peripheral
and central monoaminergic dysfunction has been demonstrated in certain types of pain …

Long-term synaptic plasticity in the spinal dorsal horn and its modulation by electroacupuncture in rats with neuropathic pain

GG Xing, FY Liu, XX Qu, JS Han, Y Wan - Experimental neurology, 2007 - Elsevier
Our previous study has reported that electroacupuncture (EA) at low frequency of 2 Hz had
greater and more prolonged analgesic effects on mechanical allodynia and thermal …

An increase in spinal cord noradrenaline is a major contributor to the antihyperalgesic effect of antidepressants after peripheral nerve injury in the rat

K Nakajima, H Obata, N Iriuchijima, S Saito - PAIN®, 2012 - Elsevier
Antidepressants are often used for the treatment of neuropathic pain. Clinical studies
suggest that the efficacy of serotonin (5-HT) and noradrenaline (NA) reuptake inhibitors …