Effects of fasudil on neuropathic pain-like state in mice

Japanese Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 153-159

  Shiokawa, Mitsuru ^a,b   Yamaguchi, Takanori ^a   Narita, Minoru ^a   Okutsu, Daiki ^a   Nagumo, Yasuyuki ^a   Miyoshi, Kan ^a   Suzuki, Masami ^a   Inoue, Tadao ^b   Suzuki, Tsutomu ^a  

^a HOSHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b ST LUKE'S INTERNATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fasudil; Neuropathic pain; PKC; Rho kinase

Indexed keywords

3 [8 [(DIMETHYLAMINO)METHYL] 6,7,8,9 TETRAHYDROPYRIDO[1,2 A]INDOL 10 YL] 4 (1 METHYL 1H INDOL 3 YL) 1H PYRROLE 2,5 DIONE; 4 (1 AMINOETHYL) N (4 PYRIDYL)CYCLOHEXANECARBOXAMIDE; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITOR; EXOENZYME C3; FASUDIL; KT 5720; PROTEIN KINASE; PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITOR; RHO KINASE INHIBITOR;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SELECTIVITY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; HYPERALGESIA; MOUSE; NERVE LIGATION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; REPEATED DRUG DOSE; SCIATIC NERVE; SPINAL CORD; THERMAL STIMULATION;

EID: 34548829077     PISSN: 13402544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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