Discovery and validation of biomarkers to aid the development of safe and effective pain therapeutics: challenges and opportunities

KD Davis, N Aghaeepour, AH Ahn, MS Angst… - Nature Reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
Pain medication plays an important role in the treatment of acute and chronic pain
conditions, but some drugs, opioids in particular, have been overprescribed or prescribed …

[HTML][HTML] Predicting chronic postsurgical pain: current evidence and a novel program to develop predictive biomarker signatures

KA Sluka, TD Wager, SP Sutherland, PA Labosky… - Pain, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Chronic pain affects more than 50 million Americans. Treatments remain inadequate, in
large part, because the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying the development of …

Complex regional pain syndrome—phenotypic characteristics and potential biomarkers

F Birklein, SK Ajit, A Goebel, RSGM Perez… - Nature Reviews …, 2018 - nature.com
Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a pain condition that usually affects a single
limb, often following an injury. The underlying pathophysiology seems to be complex and …

MicroRNA and chronic pain: from mechanisms to therapeutic potential

MJ López-González, M Landry, A Favereaux - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2017 - Elsevier
Chronic pain is a major public health issue with an incidence of 20–25% worldwide that can
take different forms like neuropathic, cancer-related or inflammatory pain. Chronic pain often …

Complex regional pain syndrome: Evidence-based advances in concepts and treatments

G Limerick, DK Christo, J Tram, R Moheimani… - Current pain and …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review This review presents the most current information about the
epidemiology of complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), classification and diagnostic …

[HTML][HTML] Epigenetic and miRNA expression changes in people with pain: a systematic review

A Polli, L Godderis, M Ghosh, K Ickmans, J Nijs - The Journal of Pain, 2020 - Elsevier
Accumulating evidence suggests that epigenetic mechanisms may hold great potential in
the field of pain. We systematically reviewed the literature exploring epigenetic mechanisms …

Epigenetic mechanisms of rapid-acting antidepressants

A Inserra, A Campanale, T Rezai, P Romualdi… - Translational …, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract Background Rapid-acting antidepressants (RAADs), including dissociative
anesthetics, psychedelics, and empathogens, elicit rapid and sustained therapeutic …

Highlighting the role of biomarkers of inflammation in the diagnosis and management of complex regional pain syndrome

KD Bharwani, WA Dik, M Dirckx… - Molecular Diagnosis & …, 2019 - Springer
Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is characterized by continuous pain that is often
accompanied by sensory, motor, vasomotor, sudomotor, and trophic disturbances. If left …

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 …

Non-coding RNAs in neuropathic pain

T Kalpachidou, KK Kummer, M Kress - Neuronal signaling, 2020 - portlandpress.com
Neuro-immune alterations in the peripheral and central nervous system play a role in the
pathophysiology of chronic pain in general, and members of the non-coding RNA (ncRNA) …