Impact of neuropathic pain on the gene expression and activity of cytochrome P450side-chain-cleavage in sensory neural networks

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 17, 2004, Pages 2274-2284

  Patte Mensah, C ^a   Li, S ^a   Mensah Nyagan, A G ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Cellular and molecular components of neurosteroidogenesis; Neuroactive steroid; Neurosteroid; P450scc gene; Pain; Sensory system; Steroidogenic enzyme

Indexed keywords

3ALPHA HYDROXY 5ALPHA PREGNAN 20 ONE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; CHOLESTEROL MONOOXYGENASE (SIDE CHAIN CLEAVING); NEUROSTEROID; NEUROTRANSMITTER; PREGNENOLONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHRONIC PAIN; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE LIGATION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NONHUMAN; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT; RAT STRAIN; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCIATIC NERVE; SENSORY NERVE; SPINAL NERVE; STEROID RELEASE; STEROIDOGENESIS;

ANIMALS; CHOLESTEROL SIDE-CHAIN CLEAVAGE ENZYME; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; MALE; NEURONS, AFFERENT; PAIN; PREGNANOLONE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEX FACTORS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 4644271455     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-004-4235-4     Document Type: Article

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