Molecular mechanism of diabetic neuropathy and its pharmacotherapeutic targets

S Dewanjee, S Das, AK Das, N Bhattacharjee… - European journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Diabetic neuropathy is regarded as one of the most debilitating outcomes of diabetes
mellitus and may cause pain, decreased motility, and even amputation. Diabetic neuropathy …

Endogenous opiates and behavior: 2016

RJ Bodnar - Peptides, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper is the thirty-ninth consecutive installment of the annual review of research
concerning the endogenous opioid system. It summarizes papers published during 2016 …

A New Application for Cenicriviroc, a Dual CCR2/CCR5 Antagonist, in the Treatment of Painful Diabetic Neuropathy in a Mouse Model

A Bober, A Piotrowska, K Pawlik… - International …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The ligands of chemokine receptors 2 and 5 (CCR2 and CCR5, respectively) are associated
with the pathomechanism of neuropathic pain development, but their role in painful diabetic …

The role of carbon monoxide, heme oxygenase 1, and the Nrf2 transcription factor in the modulation of chronic pain and their interactions with opioids and …

O Pol - Medicinal Research Reviews, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Chronic pain and its associated comorbidities are difficult to treat, even when the most
potent analgesic compounds are used. Thus, research on new strategies to effectively …

Current understanding of the involvement of the insular cortex in neuropathic pain: a narrative review

N Wang, YH Zhang, JY Wang, F Luo - International Journal of Molecular …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Neuropathic pain is difficult to cure and is often accompanied by emotional and
psychological changes. Exploring the mechanisms underlying neuropathic pain will help to …

Involvement of macrophage inflammatory protein-1 family members in the development of diabetic neuropathy and their contribution to effectiveness of morphine

E Rojewska, M Zychowska, A Piotrowska… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Current investigations underline the important roles of C–C motif ligands in the development
of neuropathic pain; however, their participation in diabetic neuropathy is still undefined …

Treatment with the delta opioid agonist UFP-512 alleviates chronic inflammatory and neuropathic pain: mechanisms implicated

S Polo, AF Díaz, N Gallardo, S Leánez… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
We investigated whether administration of the δ-opioid receptor (DOR) agonist H-Dmt-Tic-
NH-CH (CH2-COOH)-Bid (UFP-512), which also activates nuclear factor erythroid 2-related …

The induction of the transcription factor Nrf2 enhances the antinociceptive effects of delta-opioid receptors in diabetic mice

C McDonnell, S Leánez, O Pol - PLoS One, 2017 - journals.plos.org
The involvement of heme oxygenase 1 (HO-1) in the modulation of the antinociceptive
effects of opioids in type 1 diabetes has been demonstrated but the role played by the …

Blockade of CCR4 Diminishes Hypersensitivity and Enhances Opioid Analgesia–Evidence from a Mouse Model of Diabetic Neuropathy

J Bogacka, K Ciapała, K Pawlik, J Dobrogowski… - Neuroscience, 2020 - Elsevier
Chemokine signaling has been implicated in the pathogenesis of diabetic neuropathy;
however, the role of chemokine CC motif receptor 4 (CCR4) remains unknown. The goal …

The inhibitory effects of cobalt protoporphyrin IX and cannabinoid 2 receptor agonists in type 2 diabetic mice

C McDonnell, S Leánez, O Pol - International journal of molecular …, 2017 - mdpi.com
The activation of the transcription factor Nrf2 inhibits neuropathy and modulates the activity
of delta-opioid receptors (DOR) in type 2 diabetic mice but the impact of Nrf2/HO-1 pathway …