Yun Guan
An Emerging Role of MrgC in Inhibiting Neuropathic Pain
The treatment of nonmalignant neuropathic pain continues to challenge clinicians owing to the limited efficacy of available treatments, dose-limiting adverse effects of drugs that are available, and lack of pain-specific treatment targets. G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) have been used frequently as drug targets for a variety of pharmacotherapies, including those for pathological pain. One novel family of GPCRs, the so-called Mas-related G protein-coupled receptors (Mrgs) may play a role in the function of nociceptive neurons as well as in sensation and modulation of pain.