Reduced expression of SynGAP, a neuronal GTPase-activating protein, enhances capsaicin-induced peripheral sensitization

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 309-318

  Duarte, Djane Braz ^a   Jian Hong, Duan ^a   Nicol, Grant D ^a   Vasko, Michael R ^a   Hingtgen, Cynthia M ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcitonin gene related peptide; Capsaicin; Dorsal root ganglia; Thermal hypernociception

Indexed keywords

CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; CAPSAICIN; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE ACTIVATING PROTEIN; NEUROPEPTIDE; POTASSIUM; SYNAPTIC GTPASE ACTIVATING PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANILLOID RECEPTOR; VANILLOID RECEPTOR 1;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED RESPONSE; EXCITABILITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOSITY; HYPERALGESIA; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MOUSE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL SENSITIZATION; POTASSIUM TRANSPORT; PRIMARY AFFERENT DEPOLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SECRETION; SENSITIZATION; SENSORY NERVE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL GANGLION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; WILD TYPE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CALCITONIN GENE-RELATED PEPTIDE; CAPSAICIN; CELLS, CULTURED; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; GANGLIA, SPINAL; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; PAIN; POTASSIUM; RAS GTPASE-ACTIVATING PROTEINS; SENSORY RECEPTOR CELLS; SENSORY SYSTEM AGENTS; TRPV CATION CHANNELS;

EID: 79959945529     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00963.2010     Document Type: Article

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