Enhanced NMDA receptor NR1 phosphorylation and neuronal activity in the arcuate nucleus of hypothalamus following peripheral inflammation

Acta Pharmacologica Sinica

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 160-166

  Peng, Jian Ming ^a   Xu, Long Sheng ^a   Zhu, Qi ^a   Gong, Shan ^a   Yu, Xian Min ^b   Guo, Shi Yu ^a   Wu, Gen Cheng ^c   Tao, Jin ^a   Jiang, Xing Hong ^a  

^a SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

arcuate nucleus (ARC); central sensitization; CNQX; inflammation; MK 801; NMDA receptor; NR1 phosphorylation

Indexed keywords

6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; DIZOCILPINE; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; GLUTAMIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 1;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; DRUG ACTIVITY; INFLAMMATION; MALE; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; RAT; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION;

6-CYANO-7-NITROQUINOXALINE-2,3-DIONE; ANIMALS; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; DIZOCILPINE MALEATE; GLUTAMIC ACID; INFLAMMATION; MALE; N-METHYLASPARTATE; PHOSPHORYLATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, GLUTAMATE; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE;

EID: 79551662523     PISSN: 16714083     EISSN: 17457254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/aps.2010.190     Document Type: Article

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