Glutamine uptake contributes to central sensitization in the medullary dorsal horn

NeuroReport

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1151-1154

  Chiang, Chen Yu ^a   Li, Zhaohui ^a   Dostrovsky, Jonathan O ^a,b   Hu, James W ^a   Sessle, Barry J ^a,b,c  

^a Faculty of Dentistry   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Astroglia; Central sensitization; Glutamine; Medullary dorsal horn; Methylaminoisobutyric acid; Mustard oil; Pulp ineammation; System A transporter

Indexed keywords

ALLYL ISOTHIOCYANATE; AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER; BUTYRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; GLUTAMINE; METHYLAMINOISOBUTYRIC ACID; PHOSPHATE BUFFERED SALINE; THIOCYANIC ACID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; 2,2 DIMETHYL BETA ALANINE; 2,2-DIMETHYL-BETA-ALANINE; BETA ALANINE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; VEGETABLE OIL;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MACROGLIA; MALE; NERVE CELL; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRESYNAPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSITIZATION; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; TOOTH PULP; ANIMAL; BRASSICA; CYTOLOGY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INTERACTION; INNERVATION; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; METABOLISM; NOCICEPTIVE RECEPTOR; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTERIOR HORN CELL; STIMULATION; TIME; TRIGEMINAL NUCLEUS;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT SYSTEM A; ANIMALS; BETA-ALANINE; DENTAL PULP; DRUG INTERACTIONS; GLUTAMINE; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MUSTARD PLANT; NOCICEPTORS; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PLANT OILS; POSTERIOR HORN CELLS; RATS; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL; TIME FACTORS; TRIGEMINAL CAUDAL NUCLEUS;

EID: 49949085726     PISSN: 09594965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNR.0b013e3283086781     Document Type: Article

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