The role of brain-derived neurotrophic factor in different animal models of neuropathic pain

European Journal of Pain

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 473.e1-473.e9

  Vanelderen, Pascal ^a,c   Rouwette, Tom ^b,c   Kozicz, Tamas ^b   Roubos, Eric ^b   Zundert, Jan Van ^a   Heylen, Rene ^a   Vissers, Kris ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Belgium)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

activating transcription factor 3; ATF3; BDNF; brain derived neurotrophic factor; Brain derived neurotrophic factor; CCI; chronic constriction injury; DH; dorsal horn; Dorsal root ganglion; dorsal root ganglion; DRG; ERK; extracellular signal regulated protein kinases; i.t.; immunoreactive; intrathecally; IR; JNK; Jun N terminal kinase; KCC2; MAPK; mitogen activated protein kinase; nerve growth factor; neuropeptide Y; neurotrophin 3; neurotrophin 4; neurotrophin 5; Neurotrophins; NGF; NPY; NT3; NT4; NT5; p75 neurotrophin receptor; P75NTR; potassium chloride co transporter 2; Sciatic nerve; SNL; SNT; Spinal nerve; spinal nerve ligation; spinal nerve transection

Indexed keywords

4 (4 FLUOROPHENYL) 2 (4 METHYLSULFINYLPHENYL) 5 (4 PYRIDYL)IMIDAZOLE; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTHRA[1,9 CD]PYRAZOL 6(2H) ONE; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR ANTIBODY; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR RECEPTOR; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR RECEPTOR ANTIBODY; GLIAL CELL LINE DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR ANTIBODY; K 252A; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR ANTIBODY; NEUROTROPHIN 3; NEUROTROPHIN 3 ANTIBODY; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE A; RO 32 0434; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UO 126;

ALLODYNIA; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; AVULSION INJURY; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HYPERALGESIA; MICROGLIA; NERVE COMPRESSION; NERVE LIGATION; NERVE SPROUTING; NERVE TRANSECTION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; REVIEW; RHIZOTOMY; SCIATIC NERVE CHRONIC CONTRICTION INJURY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPINAL GANGLION; SPINAL NERVE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; UPREGULATION;

EID: 77951878154     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2009.09.006     Document Type: Review

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