Endothelin1 activates and sensitizes human C-nociceptors

Pain

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 41-49

  Namer, Barbara ^a   Hilliges, Marita ^b   Ørstavik, Kristin ^c   Schmidt, Roland ^d   Weidner, Christian ^a   Torebjörk, Erik ^d   Handwerker, Hermann ^a   Schmelz, Martin ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b HALMSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Axon reflex flare; C fiber; Endotheline 1; Histamine; Microneurography; Sensitization

Indexed keywords

CODEINE; ENDOTHELIN 1; HISTAMINE; HISTAMINE H1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; HEAT SENSITIVITY; HISTAMINE RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NERVE FIBER; NERVE FIBER C; NEUROGRAPHY; NOCICEPTION; NOCICEPTIVE RECEPTOR; NORMAL HUMAN; PERONEUS NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PRURITUS; PSYCHOPHYSICS; SENSITIZATION; URTICARIA; CLASSIFICATION; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FUNCTIONS OF THE SKIN AND ITS APPENDAGES; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; NONMYELINATED NERVE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ENDOTHELIN-1; HUMANS; NERVE FIBERS, UNMYELINATED; NOCICEPTORS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; SKIN PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA;

EID: 44849137578     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2007.08.008     Document Type: Article

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