Modulation of astroglial glutamine synthetase activity affects nociceptive behaviour and central sensitization of medullary dorsal horn nociceptive neurons in a rat model of chronic pulpitis

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 292-302

  Tsuboi, Y ^a,b   Iwata, K ^b   Dostrovsky, J O ^a,c   Chiang, C Y ^a   Sessle, B J ^a,c   Hu, J W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antinociceptive; Glutamate; Hyperalgesia; Trigeminal

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; METHIONINE SULFOXIMINE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MACROGLIA; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NERVE CELL; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULPITIS; RAT; REFLEX; SENSITIZATION; SENSORY SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; TOOTH PULP;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM SENSITIZATION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; GLUTAMATE-AMMONIA LIGASE; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; METHIONINE SULFOXIMINE; NOCICEPTORS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; POSTERIOR HORN CELLS; PULPITIS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REFLEX;

EID: 79959626297     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2011.07747.x     Document Type: Article

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