Role of astrocytes and altered regulation of spinal glutamatergic neurotransmission in stress-induced visceral hyperalgesia in rats

American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

Volumn 301, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Bradesi, Sylvie ^a,b,c   Golovatscka, Viktoriya ^a,b   Ennes, Helena S ^a   Mcroberts, James A ^a   Karagiannidis, Iordanes ^a   Bakirtzi, Kyriaki ^a   Pothoulakis, Charalabos ^a   Mayer, Emeran A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic stress; Glia; Glutamate; Pain; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

DIZOCILPINE; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER; GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER GLT1; GLUTAMIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; PROPENTOFYLLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CELL FUNCTION; CHRONIC STRESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPERALGESIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; RAT; SPINAL CORD; UPREGULATION;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT SYSTEM X-AG; ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; DIZOCILPINE MALEATE; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; GLUTAMATE-AMMONIA LIGASE; GLUTAMIC ACID; HYPERALGESIA; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SPINAL CORD; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; XANTHINES;

EID: 80052301291     PISSN: 01931857     EISSN: 15221547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00182.2011     Document Type: Article

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