中药治疗神经病理性疼痛的机理研究

Mechanisms of Traditional Chinese Medicine in the Treatment of Neuropathic Pain

神经病理性疼痛(Neuropathic Pain,NP)是临床常见的慢性疼痛之一,其发病机制复杂,尚缺乏有效的治疗措施。神经病理性疼痛的中医药治疗研究逐年增多,笔者通过对近几年关于中医药复方及中药单体干预NP的实验研究文献的归纳、分析,阐述中医药治疗神经病理性疼痛的机理研究进展,并发现目前存在的问题。

Neuropathy pain, or neuropathic pain（NP）, which pathogenesis is complex and is lack of effective treatment, is one of common chronic pain in clinic. Studies of traditional Chinese medicine（TCM） in treating NP were increased in recent years. In the review, studies of treatments of TCM compound and monomer in NP during last decade were collected and analyzed to find out possible mechanisms, and some existing problems.