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Metformin inhibits spontaneous excitatory postsynaptic currents in spinal dorsal cord neurons from paclitaxel-treated rats.

Cancer patients treated with paclitaxel often develop chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy, which has not been effectively treated with drugs. The anti-diabetic drug metformin is effective in the treatment of neuropathic pain. […]

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Pregabalin attenuates long-lasting post-inflammatory nociplastic mechanical sensitization in mice.

Nociplastic pain, the most recently proposed mechanistic descriptor of chronic pain, is the pain resulting from an altered nociceptive system and network without clear evidence of nociceptor activation, injury or […]

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Advances with the discovery and development of novel Sigma 1 receptor antagonists for the management of pain.

Interest in sigma-1 receptors (S1Rs) has significantly increased in the last 25 years and more recently for their role in pain modulation. S1Rs are novel chaperone proteins that modulate several […]

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Advances and challenges in neuropathic pain: a narrative review and future directions.

Over the past few decades, substantial advances have been made in neuropathic pain clinical research. An updated definition and classification have been agreed. Validated questionnaires have improved the detection and […]

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Safety and efficacy of rimegepant orally disintegrating tablet for the acute treatment of migraine in China and South Korea: a phase 3, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial.

No acute treatments targeting calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) have been approved for use in China or South Korea. We aimed to compare the efficacy and safety of rimegepant-an orally administered […]

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Rimegepant for migraine: acute efficacy beyond the USA.

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Taselisib moderates neuropathic pain through PI3K/AKT signaling pathway in a rat model of chronic constriction injury.

Neuropathic pain is a chronic condition commonly caused by inflammation-induced disturbances or lesions of somatosensory functions in the nervous system. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects […]

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Nociceptin Receptor-Related Agonists as Safe and Non-addictive Analgesics.

As clinical use of currently available opioid analgesics is often impeded by dose-limiting adverse effects, such as abuse liability and respiratory depression, new approaches have been pursued to develop safe, […]

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The comparative effectiveness of migraine preventive drugs: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.

While there are several trials that support the efficacy of various drugs for migraine prophylaxis against placebo, there is limited evidence addressing the comparative safety and efficacy of these drugs. […]

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Assessment of Initial Depressive State and Pain Relief With Ketamine in Patients With Chronic Refractory Pain.

Repeated ketamine administration is common in treatment-refractory chronic pain, but ketamine analgesic and antidepressant effects are poorly understood in patients with chronic pain with depression symptoms.

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