Opioid misuse in gastroenterology and non-opioid management of abdominal pain

E Szigethy, M Knisely, D Drossman - Nature Reviews Gastroenterology …, 2018 - nature.com
Opioids were one of the earliest classes of medications used for pain across a variety of
conditions, but morbidity and mortality have been increasingly associated with their chronic …

[HTML][HTML] Interventions to support effective communication between maternity care staff and women in labour: A mixed-methods systematic review

YS Chang, K Coxon, AG Portela, M Furuta, D Bick - Midwifery, 2018 - Elsevier
Objectives the objectives of this review were (1) to assess whether interventions to support
effective communication between maternity care staff and healthy women in labour with a …

Sex differences in pain responses

RE Sorge, LJ Strath - Current Opinion in Physiology, 2018 - Elsevier
Highlights•Sex and gender influence assessment, attribution and dismissal of
pain.•Differences have been identified in the activity of immune cells in pain …

Occlusion, temporomandibular disorders, and orofacial pain: An evidence-based overview and update with recommendations

MJ Racich - The Journal of prosthetic dentistry, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper presents an overview of dental disciplines involved in the treatment of orofacial
pain, temporomandibular disorders (TMD), and occlusion and provides an evidence-based …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic studies of human neuropathic pain conditions: a review

K Zorina-Lichtenwalter, M Parisien, L Diatchenko - Pain, 2018 - journals.lww.com
2. Methods To obtain a list of original studies reporting genetic association or linkage
analysis with neuropathic pain conditions, we used the search method described in Ref …

[HTML][HTML] The stress regulator FKBP51: a novel and promising druggable target for the treatment of persistent pain states across sexes

M Maiarù, OB Morgan, T Mao, M Breitsamer, H Bamber… - Pain, 2018 - journals.lww.com
It is well established that FKBP51 regulates the stress system by modulating the sensitivity of
the glucocorticoid receptor to stress hormones. Recently, we have demonstrated that …

Recent advances in pharmacotherapy for migraine prevention: from pathophysiology to new drugs

JJY Ong, DYT Wei, PJ Goadsby - Drugs, 2018 - Springer
Migraine is a common and disabling neurological disorder, with a significant socioeconomic
burden. Its pathophysiology involves abnormalities in complex neuronal networks …

[HTML][HTML] Botulinum toxin type A—a modulator of spinal neuron–glia interactions under neuropathic pain conditions

E Rojewska, A Piotrowska, K Popiolek-Barczyk, J Mika - Toxins, 2018 - mdpi.com
Neuropathic pain represents a significant clinical problem because it is a chronic condition
often refractory to available therapy. Therefore, there is still a strong need for new …

[HTML][HTML] TLR4-mediated autophagic impairment contributes to neuropathic pain in chronic constriction injury mice

Y Piao, DH Gwon, DW Kang, TW Hwang, N Shin… - Molecular brain, 2018 - Springer
Neuropathic pain is a complex, chronic pain state characterized by hyperalgesia, allodynia,
and spontaneous pain. Accumulating evidence has indicated that the microglial Toll-like …

[HTML][HTML] Glial interleukin-1β upregulates neuronal sodium channel 1.7 in trigeminal ganglion contributing to temporomandibular joint inflammatory hypernociception in …

P Zhang, RY Bi, YH Gan - Journal of neuroinflammation, 2018 - Springer
Background The proinflammatory cytokine interleukin-1β (IL-1β) drives pain by inducing the
expression of inflammatory mediators; however, its ability to regulate sodium channel 1.7 …