Extracellular signal-regulated kinases in pain of peripheral origin

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 650, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 8-17

  White, John P M ^a   Cibelli, Mario ^a,b   Fidalgo, Antonio Rei ^a   Nagy, Istvan ^a  

^a CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ERK; Inflammation; Intracellular signalling; MAPK; Neuropathy; Pain

Indexed keywords

BRADYKININ; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSIVE ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; GLUTAMIC ACID; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 1; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 3; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 7; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE KINASE 1; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE KINASE 2; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE KINASE 3; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE KINASE 4; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE KINASE 6; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE KINASE 7; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE KINASE KINASE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE P38; PROTEIN C FOS; PROTEIN C JUN; RAF PROTEIN; RAS PROTEIN; STRESS ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; SUBSTANCE P; TYROSINE KINASE RECEPTOR;

ARTHRALGIA; CHRONIC PAIN; CYSTITIS; DISEASE MODEL; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HYPERALGESIA; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; MUSCLE SPINDLE AFFERENT NERVE; NERVE COMPRESSION; NERVE LIGATION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPINAL NERVE; SPINAL PAIN;

ANIMALS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; EXTRACELLULAR SIGNAL-REGULATED MAP KINASES; HUMANS; INTRACELLULAR SPACE; NEURONS; PAIN; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 78649729564     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2010.09.077     Document Type: Review

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