About this Research Topic
On the other hand, there are fewer studies on the role of oxidative stress and inflammation in the peripheral nervous system (PNS) in pathological states. Recently the National Institutes of Health (NIH) initiated the Common Fund’s Stimulating Peripheral Activity to Relieve Conditions (SPARC) program, which seeks to accelerate our understanding of the PNS modulation of organ function. Building on the initiative of the SPARC program, we propose this Research Topic to call for manuscripts that study the roles of oxidative stress or/and inflammation in the PNS. Our interest will be primarily, but not limited to two areas: cardiovascular diseases (e.g. heart failure, hypertension, peripheral arterial disease and diabetes) and neural disorders (e.g. acute and chronic pain syndromes). The scope of this Research Topic will apply to any work that focuses on oxidative and inflammatory mechanisms of peripheral nerve transmission, nerve axonal function and neural soma activity in sympathetic, parasympathetic and sensory ganglia in these diseases.
Keywords: pain, cardiovascular diseases, reactive oxygen species, macrophage, cytokines
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