Overcoming obstacles to developing new analgesics

被引:166
作者
Woolf, Clifford J. [1 ,2 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Childrens Hosp, FM Kirby Neurobiol Ctr, Boston, MA 02115 USA
[2] Childrens Hosp, Program Neurobiol, Dept Neurol, Boston, MA 02115 USA
[3] Harvard Univ, Sch Med, Dept Neurobiol, Boston, MA 02115 USA
基金
美国国家卫生研究院;
关键词
TRIALS IMMPACT RECOMMENDATIONS; OF-FUNCTION MUTATIONS; CHRONIC PAIN; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; CENTRAL SENSITIZATION; GTP CYCLOHYDROLASE; PLACEBO ANALGESIA; SODIUM-CHANNEL; IN-VIVO; PREGABALIN;
D O I
10.1038/nm.2230
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Despite substantial investment by the pharmaceutical industry over several decades, there has been little progress in developing new, efficacious and safe analgesics. As a result, many large pharmaceutical companies are leaving the area of pain medication. Nevertheless, the chances of success could increase if analgesic drug development strategy changed. To achieve such a paradigm shift we must understand why development of drugs for pain relief is so challenging.
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页码:1241 / 1247
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