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Prokineticin was drawn to our attention when it was spotted by someone who made a link to enduring sexual dysfunctions.
It looks like a promising protein – it mediates the emotional aspect of touch that seems missing in post-SSRI sexual dysfunction (PSSD), post-finasteride syndrome (PFS), post-retinoid sexual dysfunction (PRSD), and also persistent genital arousal disorder (PGAD).
Prokineticin was mentioned in the Holy Grail post and in RxISK Prize and Research Fund, with links to the work of one group of researchers working on this and their emails.
There are almost certainly lots of other researchers working on this. Finding them will involve looking up articles on prokineticin or PROKR-1 or PROKR-2 and tracking them down.
Articles
How Pleasant Touch Sends Feel-Good Vibes up the Spine
Molecular and neural basis of pleasant touch sensation
Effect of prokineticin on rat testes