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Paradoxically, while acute pain leads to transiently elevated corticosterone, chronic pain does not result in persistently elevated corticosterone. In the sciatic nerve chronic constriction injury (CCI) model of chronic pain, […]
Learn More >Glucocorticoids (GC) are potent anti-inflammatory agents, broadly used to treat acute and chronic inflammatory diseases, e.g., critically ill COVID-19 patients or patients with chronic inflammatory bowel diseases. GC not only […]
Learn More >Toll-like receptors (TLRs), classified as pattern recognition receptors, have a primordial role in the activation of the innate immunity. In particular, TLR4 binds to lipopolysaccharides (LPS), a membrane constituent of […]
Learn More >Low back pain (LBP) is a prevalent clinical condition that imposes substantial economic burdens on society. Intervertebral disc degeneration (IVDD) is recognized as a major contributing factor to LBP. Recent […]
Learn More >Serpina3n/Serpina3 has been identified to be implicated in inflammatory diseases, but its role in interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) remains unknown. Here, we aimed to reveal serpina3n/serpina3 role in IC/BPS […]
Learn More >MRGPRX1, a Mas-related GPCR (MRGPR), is a key receptor for itch perception and targeting MRGPRX1 may have potential to treat both chronic itch and pain. Here we report cryo-EM structures […]
Learn More >Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) is involved in migraine pathophysiology. CGRP can signal through two receptors. The canonical CGRP receptor comprises the calcitonin receptor-like receptor (CLR) and receptor activity-modifying protein 1 […]
Learn More >Neurosensory disorders such as pain and pruritus remain a major health problem greatly impacting the quality of life, and often increasing the risk of mortality. Current pre-clinical models to investigate […]
Learn More >(N)-Methanocarba adenosine derivatives were structurally modified to target 5-HT serotonin receptors as antagonists, predominantly containing branched N-alkyl groups. N-Dicycloalkyl-methyl groups, including their asymmetric variations, as well as 2-iodo, were found […]
Learn More >During the onset of neuropathic pain from a variety of etiologies, nociceptors become hypersensitized, releasing neurotransmitters and other factors from centrally-projecting nerve terminals within the dorsal spinal cord. Consequently, glial […]
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