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gamma-aminobutyric acid and Neuralgia, Sciatic

gamma-aminobutyric acid has been researched along with Neuralgia, Sciatic in 25 studies

gamma-Aminobutyric Acid: The most common inhibitory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system.
gamma-aminobutyric acid : A gamma-amino acid that is butanoic acid with the amino substituent located at C-4.

Research Excerpts

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"This study will establish the efficacy of pregabalin in reducing leg pain intensity in patients with sciatica and provide important information regarding the effect of pregabalin treatment on disability and quality of life."9.17PRECISE - pregabalin in addition to usual care for sciatica: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. ( Billot, L; Day, RO; Hancock, MJ; Harris, I; Jan, S; Koes, BW; Latimer, J; Lin, CW; Maher, CG; Mathieson, S; McLachlan, AJ; Pik, J, 2013)
"This study compared the effects of pregabalin (300 mg) and the tetracycline antibiotic and glial attenuator minocycline (400 mg) on capsaicin-induced spontaneous pain, flare, allodynia and hyperalgesia in patients with unilateral sciatica on both their affected and unaffected leg."9.16The effects of pregabalin and the glial attenuator minocycline on the response to intradermal capsaicin in patients with unilateral sciatica. ( Briggs, N; Gentgall, M; Hutchinson, MR; Rolan, P; Sumracki, NM; Williams, DB, 2012)
"Patients with unilateral sciatica have heightened responses to intradermal capsaicin compared to pain-free volunteers."9.16The effects of pregabalin and the glial attenuator minocycline on the response to intradermal capsaicin in patients with unilateral sciatica. ( Briggs, N; Gentgall, M; Hutchinson, MR; Rolan, P; Sumracki, NM; Williams, DB, 2012)
"It cannot be concluded that minocycline is unsuitable for further evaluation as an anti-neuropathic pain drug as pregabalin, our positive control, failed to reduce capsaicin-induced neuropathic pain."9.16The effects of pregabalin and the glial attenuator minocycline on the response to intradermal capsaicin in patients with unilateral sciatica. ( Briggs, N; Gentgall, M; Hutchinson, MR; Rolan, P; Sumracki, NM; Williams, DB, 2012)
"Whilst pregabalin (PGB) and gabapentin (GBP) are both used to treat neuropathic pain, their relative role in sciatica is unclear."8.93Pregabalin and gabapentin for the treatment of sciatica. ( Marshman, LA; Plummer, D; Robertson, K, 2016)
"We describe a 60-year-old woman who became comatose after a single dose of gabapentin for right-sided sciatalgia."7.73Gabapentin-induced coma in a patient with renal failure. ( Aygen, B; Bektas, S; Berilgen, MS; Dag, S; Dogukan, A; Gunal, AI, 2006)
" When evaluated in the model of neuropathic pain caused by partial ligation of sciatic nerve, the hexanic extract inhibited the mechanical allodynia (77 +/- 7%), with a similar efficacy to the gabapentin (71 +/- 10%)."7.72Anti-allodynic and anti-oedematogenic properties of the extract and lignans from Phyllanthus amarus in models of persistent inflammatory and neuropathic pain. ( Calixto, JB; Kassuya, CA; Rehder, VL; Silvestre, AA, 2003)
"This study investigated the anti-allodynic and anti-oedematogenic effects of the hexanic extract, lignan-rich fraction and purified lignans from a plant used in the traditional medicine, Phyllanthus amarus, in the inflammatory and neuropathic models of nociception."7.72Anti-allodynic and anti-oedematogenic properties of the extract and lignans from Phyllanthus amarus in models of persistent inflammatory and neuropathic pain. ( Calixto, JB; Kassuya, CA; Rehder, VL; Silvestre, AA, 2003)
" The medicine dosage will be titrated up to the participant's optimal dose, to a maximum 600 mg per day."6.78PRECISE - pregabalin in addition to usual care for sciatica: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. ( Billot, L; Day, RO; Hancock, MJ; Harris, I; Jan, S; Koes, BW; Latimer, J; Lin, CW; Maher, CG; Mathieson, S; McLachlan, AJ; Pik, J, 2013)
"Sciatica is a type of neuropathic pain that is characterised by pain radiating into the leg."6.78PRECISE - pregabalin in addition to usual care for sciatica: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. ( Billot, L; Day, RO; Hancock, MJ; Harris, I; Jan, S; Koes, BW; Latimer, J; Lin, CW; Maher, CG; Mathieson, S; McLachlan, AJ; Pik, J, 2013)
"Gabapentin has been approved in the United States for the treatment of epilepsy and postherpetic neuralgia."5.35Gabapentin as a potential option for treatment of sciatica. ( Grice, GR; Mertens, MK, 2008)
"This study will establish the efficacy of pregabalin in reducing leg pain intensity in patients with sciatica and provide important information regarding the effect of pregabalin treatment on disability and quality of life."5.17PRECISE - pregabalin in addition to usual care for sciatica: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. ( Billot, L; Day, RO; Hancock, MJ; Harris, I; Jan, S; Koes, BW; Latimer, J; Lin, CW; Maher, CG; Mathieson, S; McLachlan, AJ; Pik, J, 2013)
"This study compared the effects of pregabalin (300 mg) and the tetracycline antibiotic and glial attenuator minocycline (400 mg) on capsaicin-induced spontaneous pain, flare, allodynia and hyperalgesia in patients with unilateral sciatica on both their affected and unaffected leg."5.16The effects of pregabalin and the glial attenuator minocycline on the response to intradermal capsaicin in patients with unilateral sciatica. ( Briggs, N; Gentgall, M; Hutchinson, MR; Rolan, P; Sumracki, NM; Williams, DB, 2012)
"Patients with unilateral sciatica have heightened responses to intradermal capsaicin compared to pain-free volunteers."5.16The effects of pregabalin and the glial attenuator minocycline on the response to intradermal capsaicin in patients with unilateral sciatica. ( Briggs, N; Gentgall, M; Hutchinson, MR; Rolan, P; Sumracki, NM; Williams, DB, 2012)
"It cannot be concluded that minocycline is unsuitable for further evaluation as an anti-neuropathic pain drug as pregabalin, our positive control, failed to reduce capsaicin-induced neuropathic pain."5.16The effects of pregabalin and the glial attenuator minocycline on the response to intradermal capsaicin in patients with unilateral sciatica. ( Briggs, N; Gentgall, M; Hutchinson, MR; Rolan, P; Sumracki, NM; Williams, DB, 2012)
"Whilst pregabalin (PGB) and gabapentin (GBP) are both used to treat neuropathic pain, their relative role in sciatica is unclear."4.93Pregabalin and gabapentin for the treatment of sciatica. ( Marshman, LA; Plummer, D; Robertson, K, 2016)
"We describe a 60-year-old woman who became comatose after a single dose of gabapentin for right-sided sciatalgia."3.73Gabapentin-induced coma in a patient with renal failure. ( Aygen, B; Bektas, S; Berilgen, MS; Dag, S; Dogukan, A; Gunal, AI, 2006)
" When evaluated in the model of neuropathic pain caused by partial ligation of sciatic nerve, the hexanic extract inhibited the mechanical allodynia (77 +/- 7%), with a similar efficacy to the gabapentin (71 +/- 10%)."3.72Anti-allodynic and anti-oedematogenic properties of the extract and lignans from Phyllanthus amarus in models of persistent inflammatory and neuropathic pain. ( Calixto, JB; Kassuya, CA; Rehder, VL; Silvestre, AA, 2003)
"This study investigated the anti-allodynic and anti-oedematogenic effects of the hexanic extract, lignan-rich fraction and purified lignans from a plant used in the traditional medicine, Phyllanthus amarus, in the inflammatory and neuropathic models of nociception."3.72Anti-allodynic and anti-oedematogenic properties of the extract and lignans from Phyllanthus amarus in models of persistent inflammatory and neuropathic pain. ( Calixto, JB; Kassuya, CA; Rehder, VL; Silvestre, AA, 2003)
" The medicine dosage will be titrated up to the participant's optimal dose, to a maximum 600 mg per day."2.78PRECISE - pregabalin in addition to usual care for sciatica: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. ( Billot, L; Day, RO; Hancock, MJ; Harris, I; Jan, S; Koes, BW; Latimer, J; Lin, CW; Maher, CG; Mathieson, S; McLachlan, AJ; Pik, J, 2013)
"Sciatica is a type of neuropathic pain that is characterised by pain radiating into the leg."2.78PRECISE - pregabalin in addition to usual care for sciatica: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. ( Billot, L; Day, RO; Hancock, MJ; Harris, I; Jan, S; Koes, BW; Latimer, J; Lin, CW; Maher, CG; Mathieson, S; McLachlan, AJ; Pik, J, 2013)
"MCS reversed the hyperalgesia induced by peripheral neuropathy in the rats with chronic sciatic nerve constriction and induced a significant increase in the glycine and GABA levels in the PAG in comparison with the naive and sham-treated rats."1.51Neurochemical effects of motor cortex stimulation in the periaqueductal gray during neuropathic pain. ( Antunes, GF; Assis, DV; Auada, AVV; de Andrade, EM; Fonoff, ET; Gouveia, FV; Lebrun, I; Lopes, PSS; Martinez, RCR; Pagano, RL, 2019)
" In this study, we tested the hypothesis that HIV gp120 combined with antiretroviral therapy reduces spinal GABAergic inhibitory tone and that restoration of GABAergic inhibitory tone will reduce HIV-related NP in a rat model."1.42Gene Transfer of Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase 67 by Herpes Simplex Virus Vectors Suppresses Neuropathic Pain Induced by Human Immunodeficiency Virus gp120 Combined with ddC in Rats. ( Candiotti, KA; Hao, S; Huang, W; Kanao, M; Kanda, H; Levitt, RC; Liu, S; Lubarsky, DA; Yi, H, 2015)
"Adenosine is an inhibitory neuromodulator that was previously thought to mediate antinociception through the A1 and A2A receptor subtypes."1.42Engagement of the GABA to KCC2 signaling pathway contributes to the analgesic effects of A3AR agonists in neuropathic pain. ( Castonguay, A; Chen, Z; Cottet, M; De Koninck, Y; Doyle, T; Egan, TM; Ford, A; Jacobson, KA; Little, JW; Salvemini, D; Symons-Liguori, AM; Tosh, DK; Vanderah, TW, 2015)
"NPC-treated animals showed decreased hyperalgesia and allodynia 1-3week post-transplantation; vehicle-injected CCI rats continued displaying pain behaviors."1.38Intraspinal transplantation of GABAergic neural progenitors attenuates neuropathic pain in rats: a pharmacologic and neurophysiological evaluation. ( Gajavelli, S; Hentall, ID; Jergova, S; Sagen, J; Varghese, MS, 2012)
"Gabapentin has been approved in the United States for the treatment of epilepsy and postherpetic neuralgia."1.35Gabapentin as a potential option for treatment of sciatica. ( Grice, GR; Mertens, MK, 2008)

Research

Studies (25)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's0 (0.00)18.2507
2000's8 (32.00)29.6817
2010's17 (68.00)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Attal, N1
Barrot, M1
Maher, CG2
Lin, CWC1
Mathieson, S2
Kosugi, K1
Tagami, K1
Tanimoto, T1
Figueiredo, EG1
Teixeira, MJ1
Bingel, U1
de Andrade, EM1
Martinez, RCR1
Pagano, RL1
Lopes, PSS1
Auada, AVV1
Gouveia, FV1
Antunes, GF1
Assis, DV1
Lebrun, I1
Fonoff, ET1
McLachlan, AJ1
Latimer, J1
Koes, BW1
Hancock, MJ1
Harris, I1
Day, RO1
Pik, J1
Jan, S1
Billot, L1
Lin, CW1
Gialanella, B1
Prometti, P1
Ferlucci, C1
Hirsch, S1
Dickenson, A1
Corradini, L1
Kanao, M1
Kanda, H1
Huang, W1
Liu, S1
Yi, H1
Candiotti, KA1
Lubarsky, DA1
Levitt, RC1
Hao, S1
Ford, A1
Castonguay, A1
Cottet, M1
Little, JW1
Chen, Z1
Symons-Liguori, AM1
Doyle, T1
Egan, TM1
Vanderah, TW1
De Koninck, Y1
Tosh, DK1
Jacobson, KA1
Salvemini, D1
Robertson, K1
Marshman, LA2
Plummer, D1
Robertson, KL1
Watson, CJ1
Schmidtko, A1
Luo, C1
Gao, W1
Geisslinger, G1
Kuner, R1
Tegeder, I1
Kara, M1
Ozçakar, L1
Eken, G1
Ozen, G1
Kiraz, S1
Kumar, N1
Laferriere, A1
Yu, JS1
Leavitt, A1
Coderre, TJ1
Jergova, S1
Hentall, ID1
Gajavelli, S1
Varghese, MS1
Sagen, J1
Sumracki, NM1
Hutchinson, MR1
Gentgall, M1
Briggs, N1
Williams, DB1
Rolan, P1
Moore, KA1
Kohno, T1
Karchewski, LA1
Scholz, J1
Baba, H1
Woolf, CJ1
Rashid, MH1
Ueda, H1
Kassuya, CA1
Silvestre, AA1
Rehder, VL1
Calixto, JB1
Dogukan, A1
Aygen, B1
Berilgen, MS1
Dag, S1
Bektas, S1
Gunal, AI1
Narita, M2
Nakajima, M1
Miyoshi, K1
Nagumo, Y1
Miyatake, M1
Yajima, Y1
Yanagida, K1
Yamazaki, M1
Suzuki, T1
Grice, GR1
Mertens, MK1

Clinical Trials (1)

Trial Overview

TrialPhaseEnrollmentStudy TypeStart DateStatus
Effect of Minocycline on Neuropathic Pain[NCT01869907]Phase 460 participants (Actual)Interventional2011-09-30Completed
[information is prepared from clinicaltrials.gov, extracted Sep-2024]

Reviews

1 review available for gamma-aminobutyric acid and Neuralgia, Sciatic

ArticleYear
Pregabalin and gabapentin for the treatment of sciatica.
    Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia, 2016, Volume: 26

    Topics: Amines; Analgesics; Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; Gabapentin; gamma-Aminobutyric Acid; Humans; Neural

2016

Trials

3 trials available for gamma-aminobutyric acid and Neuralgia, Sciatic

ArticleYear
PRECISE - pregabalin in addition to usual care for sciatica: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.
    Trials, 2013, Jul-11, Volume: 14

    Topics: Analgesics; Clinical Protocols; Combined Modality Therapy; Cost-Benefit Analysis; Disability Evaluat

2013
Gabapentin Superadded to a Pre-Existent Regime Containing Amytriptyline for Chronic Sciatica.
    Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.), 2016, Volume: 17, Issue:11

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Amines; Amitriptyline; Analgesics; Chronic Disease; Cohort Studies;

2016
The effects of pregabalin and the glial attenuator minocycline on the response to intradermal capsaicin in patients with unilateral sciatica.
    PloS one, 2012, Volume: 7, Issue:6

    Topics: Adult; Analysis of Variance; Capsaicin; Cross-Over Studies; Double-Blind Method; Drug Therapy, Combi

2012

Other Studies

21 other studies available for gamma-aminobutyric acid and Neuralgia, Sciatic

ArticleYear
Is Pregabalin Ineffective in Acute or Chronic Sciatica?
    The New England journal of medicine, 2017, 03-23, Volume: 376, Issue:12

    Topics: Analgesics; gamma-Aminobutyric Acid; Humans; Pregabalin; Sciatica

2017
Trial of Pregabalin for Acute and Chronic Sciatica.
    The New England journal of medicine, 2017, 06-15, Volume: 376, Issue:24

    Topics: Analgesics; gamma-Aminobutyric Acid; Humans; Pain Measurement; Pregabalin; Sciatica; Treatment Outco

2017
Trial of Pregabalin for Acute and Chronic Sciatica.
    The New England journal of medicine, 2017, 06-15, Volume: 376, Issue:24

    Topics: Analgesics; gamma-Aminobutyric Acid; Humans; Pain Measurement; Pregabalin; Sciatica; Treatment Outco

2017
Trial of Pregabalin for Acute and Chronic Sciatica
    The New England journal of medicine, 2017, 06-15, Volume: 376, Issue:24

    Topics: Analgesics; gamma-Aminobutyric Acid; Humans; Pain Measurement; Pregabalin; Sciatica; Treatment Outco

2017
    MMW Fortschritte der Medizin, 2017, Volume: 159, Issue:20

    Topics: Analgesics; gamma-Aminobutyric Acid; Humans; Pregabalin; Sciatica

2017
Neurochemical effects of motor cortex stimulation in the periaqueductal gray during neuropathic pain.
    Journal of neurosurgery, 2019, 01-04, Volume: 132, Issue:1

    Topics: Analgesia; Animals; Bicuculline; Deep Brain Stimulation; Efferent Pathways; GABA Antagonists; gamma-

2019
Low back pain radiating to the leg: an atypical cause.
    La Clinica terapeutica, 2013, Volume: 164, Issue:5

    Topics: Amines; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; Combined Modality Therapy; Cyclohexanecarbox

2013
Anesthesia influences neuronal activity and drug effectiveness in neuropathic rats.
    Pain, 2014, Volume: 155, Issue:12

    Topics: Action Potentials; Amines; Analgesics; Animals; Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; Disease Models, Animal;

2014
Gene Transfer of Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase 67 by Herpes Simplex Virus Vectors Suppresses Neuropathic Pain Induced by Human Immunodeficiency Virus gp120 Combined with ddC in Rats.
    Anesthesia and analgesia, 2015, Volume: 120, Issue:6

    Topics: Animals; CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Protein-beta; Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding Protein; Decarboxy

2015
Engagement of the GABA to KCC2 signaling pathway contributes to the analgesic effects of A3AR agonists in neuropathic pain.
    The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience, 2015, 04-15, Volume: 35, Issue:15

    Topics: Adenosine; Adenosine A3 Receptor Agonists; Analgesics; Animals; Disease Models, Animal; Dose-Respons

2015
Insular balance of glutamatergic and GABAergic signaling modulates pain processing.
    Pain, 2016, Volume: 157, Issue:10

    Topics: Analysis of Variance; Animals; Avoidance Learning; Cerebral Cortex; Disease Models, Animal; Excitato

2016
Genetic deletion of synapsin II reduces neuropathic pain due to reduced glutamate but increased GABA in the spinal cord dorsal horn.
    Pain, 2008, Oct-31, Volume: 139, Issue:3

    Topics: Activating Transcription Factor 3; Adenosine Triphosphate; Afferent Pathways; Animals; Calcium Signa

2008
Deep venous thrombosis and inferior vena cava agenesis causing double crush sciatic neuropathy in Behçet's disease.
    Joint bone spine, 2008, Volume: 75, Issue:6

    Topics: Adolescent; Amines; Behcet Syndrome; Colchicine; Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; Drug Therapy, Combinat

2008
Evidence that pregabalin reduces neuropathic pain by inhibiting the spinal release of glutamate.
    Journal of neurochemistry, 2010, Volume: 113, Issue:2

    Topics: Analgesics; Animals; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; Disease Models, Animal; Dose-Response Rel

2010
Intraspinal transplantation of GABAergic neural progenitors attenuates neuropathic pain in rats: a pharmacologic and neurophysiological evaluation.
    Experimental neurology, 2012, Volume: 234, Issue:1

    Topics: Action Potentials; Analysis of Variance; Animals; Disease Models, Animal; Embryo, Mammalian; Embryon

2012
Partial peripheral nerve injury promotes a selective loss of GABAergic inhibition in the superficial dorsal horn of the spinal cord.
    The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience, 2002, Aug-01, Volume: 22, Issue:15

    Topics: Animals; Blotting, Western; Cell Death; Disease Models, Animal; Excitatory Postsynaptic Potentials;

2002
Neuropathy-specific analgesic action of intrathecal nicotinic agonists and its spinal GABA-mediated mechanism.
    Brain research, 2002, Oct-25, Volume: 953, Issue:1-2

    Topics: Analgesics; Animals; Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic; gamma-Aminobutyric Acid; Hyperalgesia;

2002
Anti-allodynic and anti-oedematogenic properties of the extract and lignans from Phyllanthus amarus in models of persistent inflammatory and neuropathic pain.
    European journal of pharmacology, 2003, Oct-08, Volume: 478, Issue:2-3

    Topics: Acetates; Amines; Analgesics; Animals; Anti-Inflammatory Agents; Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; Edema;

2003
Gabapentin-induced coma in a patient with renal failure.
    Hemodialysis international. International Symposium on Home Hemodialysis, 2006, Volume: 10, Issue:2

    Topics: Administration, Oral; Amines; Coma; Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; F

2006
Role of spinal voltage-dependent calcium channel alpha 2 delta-1 subunit in the expression of a neuropathic pain-like state in mice.
    Life sciences, 2007, May-08, Volume: 80, Issue:22

    Topics: Amines; Analgesics; Animals; Calcium Channels; Cells, Cultured; Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; Disease

2007
Gabapentin as a potential option for treatment of sciatica.
    Pharmacotherapy, 2008, Volume: 28, Issue:3

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Amines; Analgesics; Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; Female; Gabapentin; gamma-Aminobutyric

2008