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ArticleGut microbiome (Cambridge, England)2023

The gut microbiota-neuroimmune crosstalk and neuropathic pain: a scoping review.

Gayani Nawarathna, Kausar S Fakhruddin, Ali I S A Shorbagi, Lakshman P Samaranayake

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Article in Gut microbiome (Cambridge, England), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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4 authors.

Gayani NawarathnaDepartment of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Dental Sciences, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
Kausar S FakhruddinDepartment of Preventive and Restorative Dentistry, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE.
Ali I S A ShorbagiClinical Sciences Department, College of Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE.
Lakshman P SamaranayakeThe University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9122-336X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Environmental stressors can disrupt the gut-brain relationship and alter the gut microbial composition, potentially leading to chronic pain, including neuropathic pain (NP). To understand this complex relationship, we conducted a systematic scoping review to examine the gut microbial-neuroimmune connection to NP and the potential therapeutic targets. The review includes English-language manuscripts in databases such as MEDLINE, Cochrane, and DOAJ between January 2000 and April 2022. Out of the 48 full texts examined, only 15 articles met the inclusion criteria. These included a randomised controlled trial involving 327 individuals, an in vitro, and 13 animal model studies. The findings suggest that the gut flora plays a role in the immunological, neurological, and metabolic signalling pathways associated with NP. Animal studies have been the primary focus in this area, indicating that an imbalanced-gut microbiome and subsequent activation of biochemical and neuro-immunologic pathways may influence the development of NP. This review provides a comprehensive summary of the gut microbiome-immune-NP axis and identifies potential therapeutic targets. However, since most of the evidence comes from animal studies, future research should include clinical trials to gain a better understanding of the role of gut microbiota in NP and discover new therapeutic strategies.

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gut–brain axisgut microbiotaimmunityneuropathic painspinal nerve injury

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PMID39295900
PMCPMC11406377

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