Lumbar transplant of neurons genetically modified to secrete brain-derived neurotrophic factor attenuates allodynia and hyperalgesia after sciatic nerve constriction

Pain

Volumn 86, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 195-210

  Cejas, P J ^a   Martinez, M ^a   Karmally, S ^a   McKillop, M ^a   McKillop, J ^a   Plunkett, J A ^a   Oudega, M ^a   Eaton, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain derived neurotrophic factor; CCI; Cellular minipumps; Neural cell lines; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR;

ALLODYNIA; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL LINE; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE THERAPY; GENE TRANSFER; HYPERALGESIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NERVE CELL; NERVE COMPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCIATIC NERVE; TECHNIQUE;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CELL LINE; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CLONE CELLS; COLD; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GANGLIA, SPINAL; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEAT; HYPERALGESIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIGATION; MICE; NEURONS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; RATS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCIATIC NEUROPATHY; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 0034193739     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3959(00)00245-1     Document Type: Article

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