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Neuroendocrine and neuroimmune mechanisms underlying comorbidity of pain and obesity. 2023

Dao-Han Zhang, and Ying-Hui Fan, and Yu-Qiu Zhang, and Hong Cao

State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Institutes of Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China.

Pain and obesity, as well as their associated impairments, are major health concerns. Understanding the relationship between the two is the focus of a growing body of research. However, early researches attribute increased mechanical stress from excessive weight as the main factor of obesity-related pain, which not only over-simplify the association, but also fail to explain some controversial outcomes arising from clinical investigations. This review focuses on neuroendocrine and neuroimmune modulators importantly involved in both pain and obesity, analyzing nociceptive and anti-nociceptive mechanisms based on neuroendocrine pathways including galanin, ghrelin, leptin and their interactions with other neuropeptides and hormone systems which have been reported to play roles in pain and obesity. Mechanisms of immune activities and metabolic alterations are also discussed, due to their intense interactions with neuroendocrine system and crucial roles in the development and maintenance of inflammatory and neuropathic pain. These findings have implications for health given rising rates of obesity and pain-related diagnoses, by providing novel weight-control and analgesic therapies targeted on specific pathways.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D009437	Neuralgia	Intense or aching pain that occurs along the course or distribution of a peripheral or cranial nerve.	Nerve Pain,Neurodynia,Paroxysmal Nerve Pain,Neuralgia, Atypical,Neuralgia, Iliohypogastric Nerve,Neuralgia, Ilioinguinal,Neuralgia, Perineal,Neuralgia, Stump,Neuralgia, Supraorbital,Neuralgia, Vidian,Neuropathic Pain,Atypical Neuralgia,Atypical Neuralgias,Iliohypogastric Nerve Neuralgia,Iliohypogastric Nerve Neuralgias,Ilioinguinal Neuralgia,Ilioinguinal Neuralgias,Nerve Neuralgia, Iliohypogastric,Nerve Neuralgias, Iliohypogastric,Nerve Pain, Paroxysmal,Nerve Pains,Nerve Pains, Paroxysmal,Neuralgias,Neuralgias, Atypical,Neuralgias, Iliohypogastric Nerve,Neuralgias, Ilioinguinal,Neuralgias, Perineal,Neuralgias, Stump,Neuralgias, Supraorbital,Neuralgias, Vidian,Neurodynias,Neuropathic Pains,Pain, Nerve,Pain, Neuropathic,Pain, Paroxysmal Nerve,Pains, Nerve,Pains, Neuropathic,Pains, Paroxysmal Nerve,Paroxysmal Nerve Pains,Perineal Neuralgia,Perineal Neuralgias,Stump Neuralgia,Stump Neuralgias,Supraorbital Neuralgia,Supraorbital Neuralgias,Vidian Neuralgia,Vidian Neuralgias
D009490	Neurosecretory Systems	A system of NEURONS that has the specialized function to produce and secrete HORMONES, and that constitutes, in whole or in part, an ENDOCRINE SYSTEM or organ.	Neuroendocrine System,Neuroendocrine Systems,Neurosecretory System,System, Neuroendocrine,System, Neurosecretory,Systems, Neuroendocrine,Systems, Neurosecretory
D009765	Obesity	A status with BODY WEIGHT that is grossly above the recommended standards, usually due to accumulation of excess FATS in the body. The standards may vary with age, sex, genetic or cultural background. In the BODY MASS INDEX, a BMI greater than 30.0 kg/m2 is considered obese, and a BMI greater than 40.0 kg/m2 is considered morbidly obese (MORBID OBESITY).
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D015213	Neuroimmunomodulation	The biochemical and electrophysiological interactions between the NERVOUS SYSTEM and IMMUNE SYSTEM.	Cholinergic Anti-inflammatory Pathway,Neuro-immune Axis,Neuro-immune Communication,Neuro-immune Interactions,Neuro-immunomodulation,Neuroimmune Axis,Neuroimmune Communication,Neuroimmune Interactions,Neuroimmune Processes,Vagal Anti-inflammatory Pathway,Vagal-immune Interactions,Neuroimmune Mechanisms,Neuroimmune Process,Anti-inflammatory Pathway, Cholinergic,Anti-inflammatory Pathway, Vagal,Cholinergic Anti inflammatory Pathway,Cholinergic Anti-inflammatory Pathways,Communication, Neuro-immune,Communication, Neuroimmune,Interaction, Neuro-immune,Interaction, Neuroimmune,Mechanism, Neuroimmune,Neuro immune Axis,Neuro immune Communication,Neuro immune Interactions,Neuro immunomodulation,Neuro-immune Communications,Neuro-immune Interaction,Neuroimmune Communications,Neuroimmune Interaction,Neuroimmune Mechanism,Process, Neuroimmune,Vagal Anti inflammatory Pathway,Vagal Anti-inflammatory Pathways,Vagal immune Interactions,Vagal-immune Interaction
D015897	Comorbidity	The presence of co-existing or additional diseases with reference to an initial diagnosis or with reference to the index condition that is the subject of study. Comorbidity may affect the ability of affected individuals to function and also their survival; it may be used as a prognostic indicator for length of hospital stay, cost factors, and outcome or survival.