Table 2.
Nox Isoform Involvement in Peripheral Nervous System Disorders
PNS disorder | Nox isoform(s) involved | Potential role(s) | References |
---|---|---|---|
Neuropathic pain | (a) Nox1 (b) Nox2 (c) Nox4 |
(a) Macrophage infiltration; thermal and mechanical hyperalgesia (b) Central and peripheral immune regulation in pain sensitization after peripheral nerve injury (c) Peripheral pain processing, neuroinflammation, and dysmyelination |
(28, 42, 59, 70, 72) |
CIDP | Nox2 | Unclear | (91) |
CIPN | Nox4 | Pain hypersensitivity; increased proinflammatory mediators | (96, 97) |
DPN | (a) Nox2 (b) Nox4 |
(a) Pain processing and allodynia (b) Schwann cell injury; neurophysiological defects |
(21, 35, 136) |
CIDP, chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy; CIPN, chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy; DPN, diabetic peripheral neuropathy.