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ArticleExperimental & molecular medicine2025

Decoding the mechanism of proanthocyanidins in central analgesia: redox regulation and KCNK3 blockade.

Junxiang Gu, Jian Wang, Hongwei Fan, Yi Wei, Yan Li, Chengwen Ma, Keke Xing, Pan Wang, Zhenyu Wu, Teng Wu and 6 more

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Article in Experimental & molecular medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Junxiang Gu *Department of Neurosurgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.
Jian Wang *Department of Human Anatomy, Histology and Embryology and K.K. Leung Brain Research Centre, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
Hongwei Fan *Department of Human Anatomy, Histology and Embryology and K.K. Leung Brain Research Centre, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
Yi WeiDepartment of Human Anatomy, Histology and Embryology and K.K. Leung Brain Research Centre, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
Yan LiShaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, China.
Chengwen MaDepartment of Neurosurgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.
Keke XingDepartment of Human Anatomy, Histology and Embryology and K.K. Leung Brain Research Centre, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
Pan WangDepartment of Human Anatomy, Histology and Embryology and K.K. Leung Brain Research Centre, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
Zhenyu WuDepartment of Human Anatomy, Histology and Embryology and K.K. Leung Brain Research Centre, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
Teng WuDepartment of Neurosurgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.
Xiaoyi LiKey Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics of the Ministry of Education, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Luoying ZhangKey Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics of the Ministry of Education, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5996-6975
Yunyun HanDepartment of Neurobiology, School of Basic Medicine and Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2336-167X
Tao ChenDepartment of Human Anatomy, Histology and Embryology and K.K. Leung Brain Research Centre, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China. chtkkl@fmmu.edu.cn.
Jianqiang QuDepartment of Neurosurgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China. qujianqiang@xjtu.edu.cn.
Xianxia YanDepartment of Neurosurgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China. yanxx07@xjtu.edu.cn.

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 32071000National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 32271082National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 81801121
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neuropathic pain causes enduring physical discomfort and emotional distress. Conventional pharmacological treatments often provide restricted relief and may result in undesirable side effects, posing a substantial clinical challenge. Peripheral and spinal redox homeostasis plays an important role in pain processing and perception. However, the roles of oxidative stress and antioxidants in pain and analgesia on the cortical region during chronic pain remains obscure. Here we focus on the ventrolateral orbital cortex (VLO), a brain region associated with pain severity and involved in pain inhibition. Using a spared nerve injury mouse model, we observed the notable reactive oxygen species (ROS)-mediated suppression of the excitability of pyramidal cells (PYR

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AnalgesicsNeuralgiaPotassium Channel BlockersProanthocyanidinsAnalgesiaAnimalsAntioxidantsDisease Models, AnimalHyperalgesiaMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLOxidation-ReductionOxidative StressPyramidal CellsReactive Oxygen SpeciesAnalgesicsAntioxidantsPotassium Channel BlockersProanthocyanidinsReactive Oxygen Species

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PMID40025170
PMCPMC11958645

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