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Marine Toxins and Nociception: Potential Therapeutic Use in the Treatment of Visceral Pain Associated with Gastrointestinal Disorders.

Andreina Baj, Michela Bistoletti, Annalisa Bosi, Elisabetta Moro, Cristina Giaroni, Francesca Crema

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Review in Toxins, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15citing papers in PubMed
2.1field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Andreina BajDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, 21100 Varese, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0088-2712
Michela BistolettiDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, 21100 Varese, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9563-2398
Annalisa BosiDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, 21100 Varese, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5027-880X
Elisabetta MoroDepartment of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
Cristina GiaroniDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, 21100 Varese, Italy. cristina.giaroni@uninsubria.it.ORCID 0000-0002-3760-3441
Francesca CremaDepartment of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
University of Insubria · ITUniversity of Pavia · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Visceral pain, of which the pathogenic basis is currently largely unknown, is a hallmark symptom of both functional disorders, such as irritable bowel syndrome, and inflammatory bowel disease. Intrinsic sensory neurons in the enteric nervous system and afferent sensory neurons of the dorsal root ganglia, connecting with the central nervous system, represent the primary neuronal pathways transducing gut visceral pain. Current pharmacological therapies have several limitations, owing to their partial efficacy and the generation of severe adverse effects. Numerous cellular targets of visceral nociception have been recognized, including, among others, channels (i.e., voltage-gated sodium channels, VGSCs, voltage-gated calcium channels, VGCCs, Transient Receptor Potential, TRP, and Acid-sensing ion channels, ASICs) and neurotransmitter pathways (i.e., GABAergic pathways), which represent attractive targets for the discovery of novel drugs. Natural biologically active compounds, such as marine toxins, able to bind with high affinity and selectivity to different visceral pain molecular mediators, may represent a useful tool (1) to improve our knowledge of the physiological and pathological relevance of each nociceptive target, and (2) to discover therapeutically valuable molecules. In this review we report the most recent literature describing the effects of marine toxin on gastrointestinal visceral pain pathways and the possible clinical implications in the treatment of chronic pain associated with gut diseases.

Indexed as

AnimalsGastrointestinal DiseasesHumansMarine ToxinsNociceptionVisceral PainMarine ToxinsASICsGABABinflammatory bowel diseaseirritable bowel syndromemarine toxinsTRPsVGCCsVGSCsvisceral pain

Identifiers

PMID31370176
PMCPMC6723473
OpenAlexW2964865883

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