New insight into the non-neuronal cholinergic system via studies on chronically painful tendons and inflammatory situations

Life Sciences

Volumn 84, Issue 25-26, 2009, Pages 865-870

  Forsgren, Sture ^a   Grimsholm, Ola ^a   Jönsson, Maria ^a   Alfredson, Håkan ^a   Danielson, Patrik ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Inflammation; Non neuronal acetylcholine; Osteoarthritis; Rheumatoid arthritis; Tendinopathy; Tendinosis; Ulcerative colitis

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; CARNITINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; CARRIER PROTEIN; CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; CHOLINE TRANSPORTER 1; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VESICULAR ACETYLCHOLINE TRANSPORTER;

ACHILLES TENDON; AUTOCRINE EFFECT; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; COLON MUCOSA; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NONNEURONAL CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PARACRINE SIGNALING; PATELLA TENDON; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SYNOVIUM; TENDINITIS; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; HUMANS; RECEPTORS, MUSCARINIC; TENDINOPATHY;

EID: 67349139610     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2009.04.014     Document Type: Review

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