Oral nitric-oxide donor glyceryl-trinitrate induces sensitization in spinal cord pain processing in migraineurs: A double-blind, placebo-controlled, cross-over study

European Journal of Pain

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 482-490

  Perrotta, Armando ^a,b   Serrao, Mariano ^b,c   Tassorelli, Cristina ^a   Arce Leal, Natalia ^a   Guaschino, Elena ^a   Sances, Grazia ^a   Rossi, Paolo ^d   Bartolo, Michelangelo ^a,b   Pierelli, Francesco ^b   Sandrini, Giorgio ^a   Nappi, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

^d INI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Glyceryl trinitrate; Migraine; Nociceptive withdrawal reflex; Sensitization; Spinal cord; Temporal summation

Indexed keywords

GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE DONOR; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MIGRAINE; MIGRAINE WITHOUT AURA; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NOCICEPTION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; POST HOC ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SENSITIZATION; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL PAIN; TEMPORAL SUMMATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WITHDRAWAL REFLEX;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADMINISTRATION, SUBLINGUAL; ADULT; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIGRAINE WITHOUT AURA; NITRIC OXIDE DONORS; NITROGLYCERIN; NOCICEPTORS; PAIN; PLACEBOS; PSYCHOPHYSICS; REFLEX; SPINAL CORD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 79956134403     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2010.09.010     Document Type: Article

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