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. 2026 Sep 4;62(9):1698. doi: 10.3390/medicina62091698
A-fiber Myelinated sensory fiber
BBB Blood–brain barrier
C-fiber Unmyelinated nociceptive fiber
CFA Complete Freund’s adjuvant
CIP Congenital insensitivity to pain
cLTMR C-low-threshold mechanoreceptor
CNS Central nervous system
COX Cyclooxygenase
DRG Dorsal root ganglion
ECG Electrocardiogram
FDA U.S. Food and Drug Administration
F Bioavailability
HEK293 Human embryonic kidney 293 cells
IEM Inherited erythromelalgia
NaV Voltage-gated sodium channel
NMDA N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor
NSAID Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug
PAR-2 Protease-activated receptor 2
PD Pharmacodynamics
PEPD Paroxysmal extreme pain disorder
PK Pharmacokinetics
PN1 Alternative name for Nav1.7
SCN Sodium channel gene family prefix
SFN Small-fiber neuropathy
SPID48 Time-weighted sum of pain intensity difference over 48 h
TCAs Tricyclic antidepressants
TRP Transient receptor potential channels
TRPV1 Transient receptor potential vanilloid 1
TTX Tetrodotoxin
TTX-R Tetrodotoxin-resistant sodium channels
TTX-S Tetrodotoxin-sensitive sodium channels
VAS Visual analogue scale
VGSC Voltage-gated sodium channel
WNT Wnt signaling pathway