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Query: UMLS:C0423716 (Neuropathic pain)
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Neuropathic pain is a large unmet medical need. The angiotensin II type 2 (AT2 ) receptor is a target with promising data in rodent models of peripheral neuropathic pain. The AT2 receptor has attracted attention on the basis of human data from a proof-of-concept clinical trial showing that oral EMA401, a highly selective, peripherally restricted, small molecule AT2 receptor antagonist, at 100 mg twice-daily for 4 weeks, alleviated postherpetic neuralgia, an often intractable type of peripheral neuropathic pain.
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PMID:Angiotensin II type 2-receptor: new clinically validated target in the treatment of neuropathic pain. 2567 May 16