Accepted

Hyperalgesic priming is a model system that has been widely used to understand plasticity in painful stimulus-detecting sensory neurons, called nociceptors. A key feature of this model system is that […]

According to the mounting evidence in the literature, pro-inflammatory mediators/targets activate multiple signalling pathways to trigger illnesses that are ultimately responsible for acute pain, chronic inflammatory diseases, and several auto-immune […]

A series of 3,5-disubtituted pyridin-2(1)-ones was synthesized. As part of a structure-activity relationship study performed in this series, structural modifications were based on 3-(indol-4-yl)-5-(pyridin-4-ylamino)pyridin-2(1)-one B, which exhibited a potent anti-allodynic […]

Endometriosis (EMS) is characterized as a prevalent gynecological inflammatory disorder marked by the existence of endometrial tissues situated beyond the uterus. This condition leads to persistent pelvic pain and may […]

Traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) results in immediate tissue necrosis and delayed secondary expansion of neurological damage, often resulting in lifelong paralysis, neurosensory dysfunction, and chronic pain. Progressive hemorrhagic necrosis […]

Human adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs) exert a strong anti-inflammatory effect, and synovium-derived stem cells (SDSCs) have high chondrogenic potential. Thus, this study aims to investigate whether a combination of human […]

Mechanosensitive PIEZO2 ion channels play roles in touch, proprioception, and inflammatory pain. Currently, there are no small molecule inhibitors that selectively inhibit PIEZO2 over PIEZO1. The TMEM120A protein was shown […]

The parabrachial nucleus (PBN) in the dorsal pons responds to bodily threats and transmits alarm signals to the forebrain. Parabrachial neuron activity is enhanced during chronic pain, and inactivation of […]

TWIK-related K(+) channel (TREK)-2, expressed in sensory neurons, is involved in setting membrane potential, and its modulations contributes to the generation of nociceptive signals. Although acute and chronic pain is […]

Over half of spinal cord injury (SCI) patients develop opioid-resistant chronic neuropathic pain. Safer alternatives to opioids for treatment of neuropathic pain are gabapentinoids (e.g., pregabalin and gabapentin). Clinically, gabapentinoids […]