Figure 1From: Applied information retrieval and multidisciplinary research: new mechanistic hypotheses in Complex Regional Pain SyndromeThe pathogenic mechanisms in CRPS. The four pathogenic mechanisms in CRPS and their interactions. SP = substance P, CGRPS = Calcitonin Gene Related Protein, VIP = Vasoactive Intestinal Protein, NPY = Neuropeptide Y, NPY-Y1-R = Neuropeptide Y-Y1 receptor, NEP = Neutral Endopeptidase, ACE = Angiotensin Converting Enzyme, SMP = Sympathetically Maintained Pain, NO = nitric oxide, iNOS = inducible nitric oxidase, ONOO = peroxynitrite, NMDA-R = N-methyl-D-Aspartate receptor, NK1-R = Nuerokinin-1 receptor, CNS = central nerve system, PNS = peripheral nerve system.Back to article page