Neurosteroids and neuropathic pain management: Basic evidence and therapeutic perspectives.
Chronic pain
Neuroactive steroid
Neuroprotection
Neurosteroid
Nociception
Peripheral neuropathy
Journal
Frontiers in neuroendocrinology
ISSN: 1095-6808
Titre abrégé: Front Neuroendocrinol
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 7513292
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
10 2019
10 2019
Historique:
received:
22
07
2019
revised:
17
09
2019
accepted:
24
09
2019
pubmed:
29
9
2019
medline:
11
4
2020
entrez:
29
9
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Complex mechanisms involved in neuropathic pain that represents a major health concern make its management complicated. Because neurosteroids are bioactive steroids endogenously synthesized in the nervous system, including in pain pathways, they appear relevant to develop effective treatments against neuropathic pain. Neurosteroids act in paracrine or autocrine manner through genomic mechanisms and/or via membrane receptors of neurotransmitters that pivotally modulate pain sensation. Basic studies which uncovered a direct link between neuropathic pain symptoms and endogenous neurosteroid production/regulation, paved the way for the investigations of neurosteroid therapeutic potential against pathological pain. Concordantly, antinociceptive properties of synthetic neurosteroids were evidenced in humans and animals. Neurosteroids promote peripheral analgesia mediated by T-type calcium and gamma-aminobutyric acid type A channels, counteract chemotherapy-induced neuropathic pain and ameliorate neuropathic symptoms of injured spinal cord animals by stimulating anti-inflammatory, remyelinating and neuroprotective processes. Together, these data open interesting perspectives for neurosteroid-based strategies to manage/alleviate efficiently neuropathic pain.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31562849
pii: S0091-3022(19)30057-3
doi: 10.1016/j.yfrne.2019.100795
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Neurosteroids
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
100795Informations de copyright
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