Alcoholic neuropathy: possible mechanisms and future treatment possibilities

K Chopra, V Tiwari - British journal of clinical pharmacology, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Chronic alcohol consumption produces painful peripheral neuropathy for which there is no
reliable successful therapy, mainly due to lack of understanding of its pathobiology …

Mechanisms of neuropathic pain

FT Nickel, F Seifert, S Lanz, C Maihöfner - European …, 2012 - Elsevier
Neuropathic pain is a disease of global burden. Its symptoms include spontaneous and
stimulus-evoked painful sensations. Several maladaptive mechanisms underlying these …

Human experimental pain models for assessing the therapeutic efficacy of analgesic drugs

AE Olesen, T Andresen, C Staahl, AM Drewes - Pharmacological reviews, 2012 - ASPET
Pain models in animals have shown low predictivity for analgesic efficacy in humans, and
clinical studies are often very confounded, blurring the evaluation. Human experimental pain …

Antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory potential of extract and isolated compounds from the leaves of Salvia officinalis in mice

MRA Rodrigues, LKS Kanazawa… - Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: Salvia officinalis L. has been used as a
traditional herbal medicine for gastric disturbances and inflammatory processes. This study …

TRPA1 antagonists as potential analgesic drugs

EL Andrade, FC Meotti, JB Calixto - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2012 - Elsevier
The necessity of safe and effective treatments for chronic pain has intensified the search for
new analgesic drugs. In the last few years, members of a closely-related family of ion …

Anti-inflammatory and anti-ulcer activities of carvacrol, a monoterpene present in the essential oil of oregano

FV Silva, AG Guimaraes, ERS Silva… - Journal of medicinal …, 2012 - liebertpub.com
This study reports a pharmacological evaluation of anti-inflammatory and anti-ulcer activities
of carvacrol, a phenolic monoterpene constituent of essential oils produced by oregano and …

Diabetic peripheral neuropathy: should a chaperone accompany our therapeutic approach?

KL Farmer, C Li, RT Dobrowsky - Pharmacological reviews, 2012 - ASPET
Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is a common complication of diabetes that is
associated with axonal atrophy, demyelination, blunted regenerative potential, and loss of …

[PDF][PDF] Glia as a link between neuroinflammation and neuropathic pain

MK Jha, S Jeon, K Suk - Immune network, 2012 - synapse.koreamed.org
Contemporary studies illustrate that peripheral injuries activate glial components of the
peripheral and central cellular circuitry. The subsequent release of glial stressors or …

Expression of the transient receptor potential channels TRPV1, TRPA1 and TRPM8 in mouse trigeminal primary afferent neurons innervating the dura

D Huang, S Li, A Dhaka, GM Story, YQ Cao - Molecular pain, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Migraine and other headache disorders affect a large percentage of the
population and cause debilitating pain. Activation and sensitization of the trigeminal primary …

SWEET! The pathway is complete

DM Braun - Science, 2012 - science.org
Photosynthesis in plants leads to the accumulation of carbohydrates (eg, sugars, starch),
upon which all terrestrial life depends. In most plants, sucrose is the principal carbohydrate …