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Papers: 1 Feb 2020 - 7 Feb 2020


Animal Studies, Pharmacology/Drug Development


2020 Feb


Pharmacol Rep


72


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The inhibitory effect of Phα1β toxin on diabetic neuropathic pain involves the CXCR4 chemokine receptor.

Authors

da Silva Junior C A, de Castro Junior C J, Pereira E M R, Binda N S, da Silva J F, do Nascimento Cordeiro M, Diniz D M, Cecilia F S, Ferreira J, Gomez M V
Pharmacol Rep. 2020 Feb; 72(1):47-54.
PMID: 32016848.

Abstract

Diabetic neuropathy is a common cause of painful diabetic neuropathy (PDN). C-X-C chemokine receptor type 4 (CXCR4) expression is increased in peripheral nerve samples from diabetes patients, suggesting a role for CXCR4 in PDN. Therefore, we evaluated the effects of Phα1β, ω-conotoxin MVIIA, and AMD3100 in a model of streptozotocin (STZ)-induced PDN in rodents and naïve model of rats with the activation of the CXCR4/stromal cell-derived factor 1 (SDF-1) signal.