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ReviewClinical and translational science2015

Therapeutic Basis of Clinical Pain Modulation.

Daniel R Kirkpatrick, Dan M McEntire, Zakary J Hambsch, Mitchell J Kerfeld, Tyler A Smith, Mark D Reisbig, Charles F Youngblood, Devendra K Agrawal

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In one paragraph

Review in Clinical and translational science, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
27citing papers in PubMed
3.2field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed, 59 citations in OpenAlex.

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  14. Meditation as an Adjunct to the Management of Acute Pain.Current pain and headache reports · 2023
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  20. The possible mechanisms of protocatechuic acid-induced central analgesia.Saudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society · 2018
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Daniel R KirkpatrickCenter for Clinical & Translational Science and Department of Anesthesiology, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
Dan M McEntireCenter for Clinical & Translational Science and Department of Anesthesiology, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
Zakary J HambschCenter for Clinical & Translational Science and Department of Anesthesiology, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
Mitchell J KerfeldCenter for Clinical & Translational Science and Department of Anesthesiology, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
Tyler A SmithCenter for Clinical & Translational Science and Department of Anesthesiology, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
Mark D ReisbigCenter for Clinical & Translational Science and Department of Anesthesiology, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
Charles F YoungbloodCenter for Clinical & Translational Science and Department of Anesthesiology, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
Devendra K AgrawalCenter for Clinical & Translational Science and Department of Anesthesiology, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
Creighton University · US

Funding

MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS IN THE PREVENTION OF THROMBOSIS AND NEOINTIMAL HYPERPLASIAR01HL112597 · NHLBI · CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY · PI AGRAWAL, DEVENDRA K. · 2012 to 2016
$3.8M
EPICARDIAL ADIPOSE TISSUE, OBESITY AND INFLAMMATION IN ATHEROSCLEROSISR01HL120659 · NHLBI · CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY · PI AGRAWAL, DEVENDRA K. · 2013 to 2017
$3.6M
VITAMIN D AND IMMUNOMODULATION IN CORONARY ARTERY DISEASER01HL116042 · NHLBI · CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY · PI AGRAWAL, DEVENDRA K. · 2012 to 2016
$3.3M
GENE THERAPY WITH SOCS-3 IN INTIMAL HYPERPLASIA AND IN-STENT RESTENOSISR01HL104516 · NHLBI · CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY · PI AGRAWAL, DEVENDRA K. · 2011 to 2014
$2.4M
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL104516NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL112597NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL116042NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL120659
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pain is a hallmark of almost all bodily ailments and can be modulated by agents, including analgesics and anesthetics that suppress pain signals in the central nervous system. Defects in the modulatory systems, including the endogenous pain-inhibitory pathways, are a major factor in the initiation and chronicity of pain. Thus, pain modulation is particularly applicable to the practice of medicine. This review summarizes the existing literature on pain modulation. Here, we critically reviewed the literature from PubMed on pain modulation published primarily within the past 5 years in high impact journals. Specifically, we have discussed important anatomical landmarks of pain modulation and outlined the endogenous networks and underlying mechanisms of clinically relevant pain modulatory methods. The Gate Control Theory is briefly presented with discussion on the capacity of pain modulation to cause both hyper- and hypoalgesia. An emphasis has been given to highlight key areas in pain research that, because of unanswered questions or therapeutic potential, merit additional scientific scrutiny. The information presented in this paper would be helpful in developing novel therapies, metrics, and interventions for improved patient management.

Indexed as

Adrenergic NeuronsAmygdalaAnalgesicsAnalgesics, OpioidAnestheticsAnimalsAutonomic Nervous SystemCholecystokininGalaningamma-Aminobutyric AcidHumansHyperalgesiaMicePainPain ManagementPlacebosAnalgesicsAnalgesics, OpioidAnestheticsCholecystokininGalaningamma-Aminobutyric AcidPlacebosReceptors, CannabinoidSerotonincannabinoidselectroanalgesiaGate Control Theoryinhibitory amino acidsopioidspain modulationperiaqueductal grayrostral ventromedial medulla

Identifiers

PMID25962969
PMCPMC4641846
OpenAlexW2148285885

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