Etiology and pharmacology of neuropathic pain

SRA Alles, PA Smith - Pharmacological reviews, 2018 - ASPET
Injury to or disease of the nervous system can invoke chronic and sometimes intractable
neuropathic pain. Many parallel, interdependent, and time-dependent processes, including …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular mechanisms underlying the actions of arachidonic acid-derived prostaglandins on peripheral nociception

Y Jang, M Kim, SW Hwang - Journal of neuroinflammation, 2020 - Springer
Arachidonic acid-derived prostaglandins not only contribute to the development of
inflammation as intercellular pro-inflammatory mediators, but also promote the excitability of …

Neurophysiology of HCN channels: from cellular functions to multiple regulations

C He, F Chen, B Li, Z Hu - Progress in neurobiology, 2014 - Elsevier
Highlights•Hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated (HCN) cation channels are
involved in multiple physiological processes.•HCN channels are excellent targets of various …

HCN channels: function and clinical implications

EE Benarroch - Neurology, 2013 - AAN Enterprises
The hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated (HCN) channels belong to the
superfamily of pore-loop cation channels. In mammals, the HCN channel family comprises 4 …

Pathophysiological mechanisms in migraine and the identification of new therapeutic targets

KA Haanes, L Edvinsson - CNS drugs, 2019 - Springer
Migraine is a strongly disabling disease characterized by a unilateral throbbing headache
lasting for up to 72 h for each individual attack. There have been many theories on the …

[HTML][HTML] Peripheral voltage-gated cation channels in neuropathic pain and their potential as therapeutic targets

SRA Alles, PA Smith - Frontiers in Pain Research, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The persistence of increased excitability and spontaneous activity in injured peripheral
neurons is imperative for the development and persistence of many forms of neuropathic …

The hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide–gated channels: from biophysics to pharmacology of a unique family of ion channels

L Sartiani, G Mannaioni, A Masi, MN Romanelli… - Pharmacological …, 2017 - ASPET
Hyperpolarization-activated, cyclic nucleotide–gated (HCN) channels are important
members of the voltage-gated pore loop channels family. They show unique features: they …

[HTML][HTML] Dysfunctional HCN ion channels in neurological diseases

JC DiFrancesco, D DiFrancesco - Frontiers in cellular neuroscience, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated (HCN) channels are expressed as four
different isoforms (HCN1-4) in the heart and in the central and peripheral nervous systems …

[HTML][HTML] Characterizing human stem cell–derived sensory neurons at the single-cell level reveals their ion channel expression and utility in pain research

GT Young, A Gutteridge, HDE Fox, AL Wilbrey, L Cao… - Molecular Therapy, 2014 - cell.com
The generation of human sensory neurons by directed differentiation of pluripotent stem
cells opens new opportunities for investigating the biology of pain. The inability to generate …

Hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide–gated 2 (HCN2) ion channels drive pain in mouse models of diabetic neuropathy

C Tsantoulas, S Laínez, S Wong, I Mehta… - Science translational …, 2017 - science.org
Diabetic patients frequently suffer from continuous pain that is poorly treated by currently
available analgesics. We used mouse models of type 1 and type 2 diabetes to investigate a …