Small‐fiber neuropathy: expanding the clinical pain universe

M Sopacua, JGJ Hoeijmakers… - Journal of the …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Small‐fiber neuropathy (SFN) is a disorder of thinly myelinated Aδ and unmyelinated C
fibers. SFN is clinically dominated by neuropathic pain and autonomic complaints, leading to …

Ion channels as therapeutic antibody targets

CJ Hutchings, P Colussi, TG Clark - MAbs, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
It is now well established that antibodies have numerous potential benefits when developed
as therapeutics. Here, we evaluate the technical challenges of raising antibodies to …

Sodium channels in human pain disorders: genetics and pharmacogenomics

SD Dib-Hajj, SG Waxman - Annual Review of Neuroscience, 2019 - annualreviews.org
Acute pain is adaptive, but chronic pain is a global challenge. Many chronic pain syndromes
are peripheral in origin and reflect hyperactivity of peripheral pain-signaling neurons …

Hyperexcitability and pharmacological responsiveness of cortical neurons derived from human iPSCs carrying epilepsy-associated sodium channel Nav1. 2-L1342P …

Z Que, MI Olivero-Acosta, J Zhang, M Eaton… - Journal of …, 2021 - Soc Neuroscience
With the wide adoption of genomic sequencing in children having seizures, an increasing
number of SCN2A genetic variants have been revealed as genetic causes of epilepsy …

Gene therapy for chronic pain: emerging opportunities in target-rich peripheral nociceptors

SV Ovsepian, SG Waxman - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2023 - nature.com
With sweeping advances in precision delivery systems and manipulation of the genomes
and transcriptomes of various cell types, medical biotechnology offers unprecedented …

Resilience to pain: a peripheral component identified using induced pluripotent stem cells and dynamic clamp

MA Mis, Y Yang, BS Tanaka… - Journal of …, 2019 - Soc Neuroscience
Pain is a complex process that involves both detection in the peripheral nervous system and
perception in the CNS. Individual-to-individual differences in pain are well documented, but …

[HTML][HTML] Deficiency of anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-4 leads to neural hyperexcitability and aggravates cerebral ischemia–reperfusion injury

X Chen, J Zhang, Y Song, P Yang, Y Yang… - … Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2020 - Elsevier
Systematic administration of anti-inflammatory cytokine interleukin 4 (IL-4) has been shown
to improve recovery after cerebral ischemic stroke. However, whether IL-4 affects neuronal …

NaV1. 7 as a pharmacogenomic target for pain: moving toward precision medicine

Y Yang, MA Mis, M Estacion, SD Dib-Hajj… - Trends in …, 2018 - cell.com
Chronic pain is a global unmet medical need. Most existing treatments are only partially
effective or have side effects that limit their use. Rapid progress in elucidating the …

Pharmacotherapeutic Options for Managing Neuropathic Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

G Di Stefano, A Di Lionardo, G Di Pietro… - Pain Research and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Despite an increasing number of available therapies, the treatment of neuropathic pain
remains a major issue. Systematic reviews and meta‐analyses indicate that only a minority …

Differential effect of lacosamide on Nav1.7 variants from responsive and non-responsive patients with small fibre neuropathy

JIR Labau, M Estacion, BS Tanaka, BTA de Greef… - Brain, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Small fibre neuropathy is a common pain disorder, which in many cases fails to respond to
treatment with existing medications. Gain-of-function mutations of voltage-gated sodium …