Relief from neuropathic pain by blocking of the platelet-activating factor-pain loop [Research]

In conclusion, LPCAT2 is a novel therapeutic target for newly categorized analgesic drugs; in addition, our data call for the re-evaluation of the clinical utility of PAF receptor antagonists.—Shindou, H., Shiraishi, S., Tokuoka, S. M., Takahashi Y., Harayama, T., Abe, T., Bando, K., Miyano, K., Kita, Y., Uezono, Y., Shimizu, T. Relief from neuropathic pain by blocking of the platelet-activating factor–pain loop.

Source: FASEB Journal - June 29, 2017 Category: Biology Authors: Shindou, H., Shiraishi, S., Tokuoka, S. M., Takahashi, Y., Harayama, T., Abe, T., Bando, K., Miyano, K., Kita, Y., Uezono, Y., Shimizu, T. Tags: Research Source Type: research