TABLE 1.
Current and future therapeutic options in chronic cough
Target receptor | Type of receptor | Drug name | Mechanism of action |
P2X3 | Peripheral receptor | Gefapixant#, eliapixant, sivopixant, camlipixant | Antagonist |
NaV1.7 | Peripheral receptor | NTX-1175 | Blockers |
TRPM8 | Peripheral receptor | AX-8 | Antagonist |
NK-1 | Central receptor | Aprepitant, orvepitant | Antagonist |
P2X3: purinoceptor 3; TRPM8: transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily M (melastatin) member 8; NK-1: neurokinin-1 receptor. #: phase 3 trial completed.