{"title":"CD28 Superfamily Costimulatory Molecules in Chronic Pain: Focus on Immunomodulation.","authors":"Qinglu Shi, Yujia Luo, Qiaomin Xiang, Xianhui Kang, Zhiying Feng","doi":"10.1007/s12035-025-04746-3","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Chronic pain has substantial effects on patients' quality of life and psychological well-being. It does not respond satisfactorily to available medicinal therapeutics because its mechanism remains unclear. Recent studies have shown a strong relationship between chronic pain and immunomodulation. As important members of the immune response, CD28 superfamily costimulatory molecules were demonstrated to have an analgesic effect on chronic pain. Based on research on the role of these molecules in chronic pain, new and highly effective analgesic medicines are anticipated that could be used in combination with some previous analgesic medicines to reduce substance abuse and side effects. This review of the literature will examine the pain-regulating mechanisms of CD28 superfamily costimulatory molecules, focusing on immunomodulation. In addition, this review will discuss the potential and difficulties of developing novel analgesic medicines targeting CD28 superfamily costimulatory molecules.</p>","PeriodicalId":18762,"journal":{"name":"Molecular Neurobiology","volume":" ","pages":"7915-7926"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6000,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Molecular Neurobiology","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12035-025-04746-3","RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2025/2/16 0:00:00","PubModel":"Epub","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"NEUROSCIENCES","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Chronic pain has substantial effects on patients' quality of life and psychological well-being. It does not respond satisfactorily to available medicinal therapeutics because its mechanism remains unclear. Recent studies have shown a strong relationship between chronic pain and immunomodulation. As important members of the immune response, CD28 superfamily costimulatory molecules were demonstrated to have an analgesic effect on chronic pain. Based on research on the role of these molecules in chronic pain, new and highly effective analgesic medicines are anticipated that could be used in combination with some previous analgesic medicines to reduce substance abuse and side effects. This review of the literature will examine the pain-regulating mechanisms of CD28 superfamily costimulatory molecules, focusing on immunomodulation. In addition, this review will discuss the potential and difficulties of developing novel analgesic medicines targeting CD28 superfamily costimulatory molecules.
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Molecular Neurobiology is an exciting journal for neuroscientists needing to stay in close touch with progress at the forefront of molecular brain research today. It is an especially important periodical for graduate students and "postdocs," specifically designed to synthesize and critically assess research trends for all neuroscientists hoping to stay active at the cutting edge of this dramatically developing area. This journal has proven to be crucial in departmental libraries, serving as essential reading for every committed neuroscientist who is striving to keep abreast of all rapid developments in a forefront field. Most recent significant advances in experimental and clinical neuroscience have been occurring at the molecular level. Until now, there has been no journal devoted to looking closely at this fragmented literature in a critical, coherent fashion. Each submission is thoroughly analyzed by scientists and clinicians internationally renowned for their special competence in the areas treated.