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. 2022 Sep 3;37(7-9):613–630. doi: 10.1089/ars.2021.0135

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.