Since the failure of specific substance P antagonists to induce analgesia, the role of tachykinins in the development of neuropathic pain states has been discounted.
The aim of this study was to investigate whether expression of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and the neuropeptides substance P (SP) and calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) in the primary sensory neurons of cervical dorsal root ganglia (DRG) are involved in electroacupuncture (EA)-induced analgesia in a rat model of incisional neck pain.
LLLT analgesia is mediated by the antinociceptive signaling of intramuscular substance P and is associated with TRPV1 activation in a mouse model of fibromyalgia or chronic muscle pain.
We further suggest that therapeutic end points can be effectively and safely achieved when SP-PE35 is locally infused, thereby producing a regionally defined analgesia.