Analgesic effect of vitamin E is mediated by reducing central sensitization in neuropathic pain

Pain

Volumn 122, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 53-62

  Kim, Hee Kee ^a   Kim, Jae Hyo ^a   Gao, Xiu ^a   Zhou, Jun Li ^a   Lee, Inhyung ^a   Chung, Kyungsoon ^a   Chung, Jin Mo ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Antioxidant; Free radical scavenger; Mechanical allodynia; ROS

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 1;

ANALGESIA; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG MEGADOSE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED RESPONSE; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; NERVE CELL; NERVE LIGATION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; RAT; RECEPTIVE FIELD; RECORDING; SENSITIZATION; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; SPINAL CORD FUNCTION; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL; SPINAL NERVE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; EVOKED POTENTIALS, SOMATOSENSORY; MALE; NEURALGIA; PAIN THRESHOLD; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPINAL CORD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN E;

EID: 33646042205     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2006.01.013     Document Type: Article

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