The development and use of facial grimace scales for pain measurement in animals

JS Mogil, DSJ Pang, GGS Dutra… - … & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
The measurement of pain in animals is surprisingly complex, and remains a critical issue in
veterinary care and biomedical research. Based on the known utility of pain measurement …

Tests and models of nociception and pain in rodents

M Barrot - Neuroscience, 2012 - Elsevier
Nociception and pain is a large field of both neuroscience and medical research. Over time,
various tests and models were developed in rodents to provide tools for fundamental and …

Pros and cons of clinically relevant methods to assess pain in rodents

A Tappe-Theodor, T King, MM Morgan - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral …, 2019 - Elsevier
The primary objective of preclinical pain research is to improve the treatment of pain.
Decades of research using pain-evoked tests has revealed much about mechanisms but …

Animal models of pain: diversity and benefits

C Abboud, A Duveau, R Bouali-Benazzouz… - Journal of neuroscience …, 2021 - Elsevier
Chronic pain is a maladaptive neurological disease that remains a major health problem. A
deepening of our knowledge on mechanisms that cause pain is a prerequisite to developing …

[HTML][HTML] Peripheral voltage-gated cation channels in neuropathic pain and their potential as therapeutic targets

SRA Alles, PA Smith - Frontiers in Pain Research, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The persistence of increased excitability and spontaneous activity in injured peripheral
neurons is imperative for the development and persistence of many forms of neuropathic …

Human experimental pain models for assessing the therapeutic efficacy of analgesic drugs

AE Olesen, T Andresen, C Staahl, AM Drewes - Pharmacological reviews, 2012 - ASPET
Pain models in animals have shown low predictivity for analgesic efficacy in humans, and
clinical studies are often very confounded, blurring the evaluation. Human experimental pain …

[HTML][HTML] Mediators of neuropathic pain; focus on spinal microglia, CSF-1, BDNF, CCL21, TNF-α, Wnt ligands, and interleukin 1β

PA Boakye, SJ Tang, PA Smith - Frontiers in Pain Research, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Intractable neuropathic pain is a frequent consequence of nerve injury or disease. When
peripheral nerves are injured, damaged axons undergo Wallerian degeneration. Schwann …

Positive allosteric modulation of the mu-opioid receptor produces analgesia with reduced side effects

R Kandasamy, TM Hillhouse… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Positive allosteric modulators (PAMs) of the mu-opioid receptor (MOR) have been
hypothesized as potentially safer analgesics than traditional opioid drugs. This is based on …

G‐protein‐coupled receptor phosphorylation: Where, when and by whom

AB Tobin - British journal of pharmacology, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Almost all G‐protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) are regulated by phosphorylation and this
process is a key event in determining the signalling properties of this receptor super‐family …

Anti-inflammatory and analgesic activity of different extracts of Commiphora myrrha

S Su, T Wang, JA Duan, W Zhou, YQ Hua… - Journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
AIM OF THE STUDY: This present study was carried out to evaluate the anti-inflammatory
and analgesic effects of 85% ethanol extract (EE) of Commiphora myrrha and its different …