Light touch induces ERK activation in superficial dorsal horn neurons after inflammation: Involvement of spinal astrocytes and JNK signaling in touch-evoked central sensitization and mechanical allodynia

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 505-514

  Gao, Yong Jing ^a   Ji, Ru Rong ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Astrocytes; Complete Freund's adjuvant; ERK; JNK; Mechanical allodynia

Indexed keywords

MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; STRESS ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE;

ALLODYNIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HYPERALGESIA; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; TOUCH;

2-AMINOADIPIC ACID; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; CITRATES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EDEMA; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; EXTRACELLULAR SIGNAL-REGULATED MAP KINASES; FREUND'S ADJUVANT; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HYPERALGESIA; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE KINASES; PEPTIDES; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; POSTERIOR HORN CELLS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPINAL CORD; TOUCH;

EID: 78651338029     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: 14714159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2010.06946.x     Document Type: Article

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