Upregulation of neuronal nitric oxide synthase in the periphery promotes pain hypersensitivity after peripheral nerve injury

Neuroscience

Volumn 190, Issue , 2011, Pages 367-378

  Kim, K H ^a   Kim, J I ^a,b   Han, J A ^c   Choe, M A ^b   Ahn, J H ^d  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c Kangwon National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Ewha Womans University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Mechanical allodynia; Neuronal nitric oxide synthase; Nitric oxide; Peripheral nerve injury; Periphery

Indexed keywords

7 NITROINDAZOLE; ARGININE; LINSIDOMINE; MESSENGER RNA; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ALLODYNIA; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CELL SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INDUCTION; GENE EXPRESSION; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; MECHANICAL ALLODYNIA; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; NERVE LIGATION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCHWANN CELL; SCIATIC NERVE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPINAL GANGLION; SPINAL NERVE;

ANIMALS; ARGININE; HYPERALGESIA; MALE; MOLSIDOMINE; NEURALGIA; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; PAIN THRESHOLD; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURIES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SCHWANN CELLS; SENSORY RECEPTOR CELLS; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 80051600737     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: 18737544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2011.05.064     Document Type: Article

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