The interplay between oxidative stress, exercise, and pain in health and disease: potential role of autonomic regulation and epigenetic mechanisms

J Hendrix, J Nijs, K Ickmans, L Godderis, M Ghosh… - Antioxidants, 2020 - mdpi.com
Oxidative stress can be induced by various stimuli and altered in certain conditions,
including exercise and pain. Although many studies have investigated oxidative stress in …

The Biology of Stress Intolerance in Patients with Chronic Pain—State of the Art and Future Directions

A Wyns, J Hendrix, A Lahousse, E De Bruyne… - Journal of clinical …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Stress has been consistently linked to negative impacts on physical and mental health. More
specifically, patients with chronic pain experience stress intolerance, which is an …

Epigenetic regulation of beta-endorphin synthesis in hypothalamic arcuate nucleus neurons modulates neuropathic pain in a rodent pain model

Y Tao, Y Zhang, X Jin, N Hua, H Liu, R Qi… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Although beta-endorphinergic neurons in the hypothalamic arcuate nucleus (ARC)
synthesize beta-endorphin (β-EP) to alleviate nociceptive behaviors, the underlying …

Personalized treatment of neuropathic pain: Where are we now?

D Bouhassira, N Attal - European Journal of Pain, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background The treatment of neuropathic pain remains a major unmet need that the
development of personalized and refined treatment strategies may contribute to address …

Fibromyalgia and associated disorders: from pain to chronic suffering, from subjective hypersensitivity to hypersensitivity syndrome

Y Maugars, JM Berthelot, B Le Goff… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The concept of fibromyalgia has progressed to achieve a certain consensus regarding the
definition of the condition. We summarize what is known in 2020, be it in terms of diagnosis …

Dual BET/HDAC inhibition to relieve neuropathic pain: recent advances, perspectives, and future opportunities

MN Romanelli, V Borgonetti, N Galeotti - Pharmacological Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Despite the intense research on developing new therapies for neuropathic pain states,
available treatments have limited efficacy and unfavorable safety profiles. Epigenetic …

[HTML][HTML] Epigenetic signature of chronic low back pain in human T cells

S Grégoire, D Cheishvili, M Salmon-Divon, S Dymov… - Pain …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Objective: Determine if chronic low back pain (LBP) is associated with DNA methylation
signatures in human T cells that will reveal novel mechanisms and potential therapeutic …

[HTML][HTML] A shared genetic signature for common chronic pain conditions and its impact on biopsychosocial traits

SF Farrell, PF Kho, M Lundberg, AI Campos… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The multiple comorbidities & dimensions of chronic pain present a formidable challenge in
disentangling its aetiology. Here, we performed genome-wide association studies of 8 …

Expression and biological functions of miRNAs in chronic pain: A review on human studies

S Sabina, A Panico, P Mincarone, CG Leo… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Chronic pain is a major public health problem and an economic burden worldwide.
However, its underlying pathological mechanisms remain unclear. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are …

Common miRNAs of osteoporosis and fibromyalgia: a review

S Philippe, M Delay, N Macian, V Morel… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
A significant clinical association between osteoporosis (OP) and fibromyalgia (FM) has been
shown in the literature. Given the need for specific biomarkers to improve OP and FM …