Perineural clonidine reduces p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase activation in sensory neurons

NeuroReport

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1313-1317

  Liu, Baogang ^a   Eisenach, James C ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

2 adrenoceptors; Clonidine; Mitogen activated protein kinase; Neuropathic pain; p 38; Peripheral nerve injury

Indexed keywords

2 (1 METHYL 2 ISOINDOLINYLMETHYL) 2 IMIDAZOLINE; CLONIDINE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE P38; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NERVE INJURY; NERVE LIGATION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SCIATIC NERVE; SENSORY NERVE CELL;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CELL COUNT; CLONIDINE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; IMIDAZOLES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INDOLES; NEURONS, AFFERENT; P38 MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RATS; REACTION TIME; SCIATIC NEUROPATHY; SENSORY THRESHOLDS;

EID: 33748337936     PISSN: 09594965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.wnr.0000227995.45917.f5     Document Type: Article

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