Water soluble fraction (<10 kDa) from bee venom reduces visceral pain behavior through spinal α2-adrenergic activity in mice

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 181-187

  Kwon, Young Bae ^a   Ham, Tae Won ^b   Kim, Hyun Woo ^b   Roh, Dae Hyun ^b   Yoon, Seo Yeon ^b   Han, Ho Jae ^c   Yang, Il Suk ^b   Kim, Kee Won ^a   Beitz, Alvin J ^d   Lee, Jang Hern ^b  

^a Chonbuk National University Medical School   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenoceptor; Antinociception; Bee venom; Fraction; Visceral pain

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ANTINOCICEPTIVE AGENT; BEE VENOM; MELITTIN; METHYSERGIDE; NALOXONE; OPIATE ANTAGONIST; PROTEIN FOS; SEROTONIN ANTAGONIST; YOHIMBINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG SOLUBILITY; DRUG STABILITY; HEAT TREATMENT; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SPINAL CORD; VISCERAL PAIN;

ANIMALS; BEE VENOMS; BEES; CHEMICAL FRACTIONATION; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PAIN; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-2; SOLUBILITY; SPINAL CORD; VISCERA; WATER;

APOIDEA;

EID: 19944434217     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2004.10.017     Document Type: Article

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