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Conformationally Restricted σ Receptor Antagonists from (-)-Isopulegol.

Antagonists at σ receptors have great potential for the treatment of neuropathic pain. Starting from monoterpene (-)-isopulegol (), aminodiols were obtained and transformed into bicyclic and tricyclic ligands . Aminodiols […]

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Inhibiting PAC1 receptor internalization and endosomal ERK pathway activation may ameliorate hyperalgesia in a chronic migraine rat model.

Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) is a multipotent neuropeptide widely distributed in the trigeminovascular system (TVS) and higher brain regions. At present, the underlying mechanism of PACAP/PACAP type1 (PAC1) receptor […]

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Interleukin-17 is involved in neuropathic pain and spinal synapse plasticity in mice.

Neuropathic pain seriously affects people’s life, but its mechanism is not clear. Interleukin-17 (IL-17) is a proinflammation cytokine and involved in pain regulation. Our previous study found that IL-17 markedly […]

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Green light induces antinociception via visual-somatosensory circuits.

Light has been shown to relieve pain, but the underlying neural mechanisms remain unknown. Here, we show that low-intensity (200 lux) green light treatment exerts antinociceptive effects through a neural […]

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c-Maf-positive spinal cord neurons are critical elements of a dorsal horn circuit for mechanical hypersensitivity in neuropathy.

Corticospinal tract (CST) neurons innervate the deep spinal dorsal horn to sustain chronic neuropathic pain. The majority of neurons targeted by the CST are interneurons expressing the transcription factor c-Maf. […]

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Migraine signaling pathways: purine metabolites that regulate migraine and predispose migraineurs to headache.

Migraine is a debilitating disorder that afflicts over 1 billion people worldwide, involving attacks that result in a throbbing and pulsating headache. Migraine is thought to be a neurovascular event […]

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Epigenetic Up-Regulation of ADAMTS4 in Sympathetic Ganglia is Involved in the Maintenance of Neuropathic Pain Following Nerve Injury.

Sympathetic axonal sprouting into dorsal root ganglia is a major phenomenon implicated in neuropathic pain, and sympathetic ganglia blockage may relieve some intractable chronic pain in animal pain models and […]

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Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation of Allosteric Effectors for Hemoglobin.

ConspectusSickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited blood disorder caused by a point mutation in hemoglobin (Hb), the protein in the red blood cell (RBC) responsible for the transport of […]

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Cannabidiol prevents chemotherapy-induced neuropathic pain by modulating spinal TLR4 via endocannabinoid system activation.

This study aimed to investigate the effect of cannabidiol (CBD) on type 4 Toll-like receptors (TLR4), glial cells and pro-inflammatory cytokines during the neuropathic pain induced by the chemotherapy agent […]

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Isoginkgetin-loaded reactive oxygen species scavenging nanoparticles ameliorate intervertebral disc degeneration via enhancing autophagy in nucleus pulposus cells.

Excessive reactive oxygen species (ROS) in nucleus pulposus cells (NPCs) promote extracellular matrix (ECM) degradation and cellular inflammatory responses by activating a variety of cellular pathways, ultimately inducing cell apoptosis […]

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