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Title
10th Anniversary of Biomedicines—Biomarkers in Pain
Subject
Biomedicines
Description
Pain biomarkers are biological indicators or measurable characteristics that can provide
information about the presence, severity, or underlying mechanisms of pain. They are
valuable for several reasons: Diagnosis and differential diagnosis: Biomarkers can help in
the diagnosis of various pain conditions and differentiate between different types of pain,
such as neuropathic, inflammatory, or nociceptive pain. This can lead to more accurate
and timely diagnoses, which in turn can improve patient care. Monitoring treatment
efficacy: Pain biomarkers can be used to track how well treatments are working for
individuals suffering from chronic pain conditions. This allows healthcare providers to
make informed decisions about adjusting treatment plans, optimizing pain
management, and avoiding unnecessary or ineffective interventions. Drug development
and testing: Biomarkers play a crucial role in the development of new pain medications
and therapies. They can help researchers identify potential drug targets, screen
compounds for their pain-relieving properties, and assess the safety and efficacy of
experimental treatments in clinical trials. Personalized medicine: Pain biomarkers may, in
a future, contribute to treatments, tailored to an individual's unique genetic and
biological disposition. Reducing opioid misuse: By using biomarkers to assess pain and
treatment responses, healthcare providers can make more informed decisions about
opioid prescriptions, potentially reducing the overuse and abuse of these medications.
Creator
Mats B. Eriksson (Ed)
Anders O. Larsson Ed)
Source
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/biomedicines/special
issues/biomarker in pain
Publisher
MDPI
St. Alban-Anlage 66
4052 Basel, Switzerland
Date
2023
Contributor
J®F
Rights
The book as a whole is distributed by MDPI under the terms
and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)
license.
Format
Pdf
Language
English
Type
Textbooks
Identifier
ISBN 978-3-0365-9792-8 (Hbk)
ISBN 978-3-0365-9793-5 (PDF)
doi.org/10.3390/books978-3-0365-9793-5