Neuropathic pain: mechanisms, sex differences, and potential therapies for a global problem

S Ghazisaeidi, MM Muley… - Annual Review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
The study of chronic pain continues to generate ever-increasing numbers of publications,
but safe and efficacious treatments for chronic pain remain elusive. Recognition of sex …

Computer-aided drug design towards new psychotropic and neurological drugs

G Dorahy, JZ Chen, T Balle - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Central nervous system (CNS) disorders are a therapeutic area in drug discovery where
demand for new treatments greatly exceeds approved treatment options. This is complicated …

Pathophysiology of nociception and rare genetic disorders with increased pain threshold or pain insensitivity

M Cascella, MR Muzio, F Monaco, D Nocerino… - Pathophysiology, 2022 - mdpi.com
Pain and nociception are different phenomena. Nociception is the result of complex activity
in sensory pathways. On the other hand, pain is the effect of interactions between …

Novel proresolving lipid mediator mimetic 3-oxa-PD1n-3 docosapentaenoic acid reduces acute and chronic itch by modulating excitatory and inhibitory synaptic …

K Furutani, O Chen, A McGinnis, Y Wang, CN Serhan… - Pain, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Specialized proresolving mediators (SPMs) have demonstrated potent analgesic actions in
animal models of pathological pain. The actions of SPMs in acute and chronic itch are …

Neuro-immune interactions in paclitaxel-induced peripheral neuropathy

CJC Vermeer, AE Hiensch, L Cleenewerk… - Acta …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Background Paclitaxel is a taxane-based chemotherapeutic agent used as a treatment in
breast cancer. There is no effective prevention or treatment strategy for the most common …

Recent advances in computational studies on voltage‐gated sodium channels: Drug design and mechanism studies

G Wang, L Xu, H Chen, Y Liu, P Pan… - Wiley Interdisciplinary …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Voltage‐gated sodium channels (VGSCs/Navs), which control the flow of Na+ and affect the
generation of action potentials (APs), have been regarded as essential targets for many …

A new synthetic protectin D1 analog 3-oxa-PD1 n-3 DPA reduces neuropathic pain and chronic itch in mice

JI Nesman, O Chen, X Luo, RR Ji, CN Serhan… - Organic & …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The resolution of inflammation is a biosynthetically active process controlled by the interplay
between oxygenated polyunsaturated mediators and G-protein coupled receptor-signaling …

Development of New Inhibitors of HDAC1–3 Enzymes Aided by In Silico Design Strategies

N Cheshmazar, S Hemmati… - Journal of Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Histone deacetylases (HDACs) are overexpressed in cancer, and their inhibition shows
promising results in cancer therapy. In particular, selective class I HDAC inhibitors such as …

[HTML][HTML] Neuraxial drug delivery in pain management: an overview of past, present, and future

TL Yaksh, GG Dos Santos, JBP Lemes… - Best Practice & Research …, 2023 - Elsevier
Activation of neuraxial nociceptive linkages leads to a high level of encoding of the message
that is transmitted to the brain and that can initiate a pain state with its attendant emotive …

[HTML][HTML] Novel pro-resolving lipid mediator mimetic 3-oxa-PD1n-3 DPA reduces acute and chronic itch by modulating excitatory and inhibitory synaptic transmission …

K Furutani, O Chen, A McGinnis, Y Wang, CN Serhan… - Pain, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Specialized pro-resolving mediators (SPMs) have demonstrated potent analgesic actions in
animal models of pathological pain. The actions of SPMs in acute and chronic itch are …