Chemical stimulation of the ST36 acupoint reduces both formalin-induced nociceptive behaviors and spinal astrocyte activation via spinal alpha-2 adrenoceptors

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 86, Issue 5-6, 2011, Pages 412-421

  Kang, Suk Yun ^a   Kim, Chi Young ^a   Roh, Dae Hyun ^a   Yoon, Seo Yeon ^b   Park, Ji Ho ^c   Lee, Hye Jung ^c   Beitz, Alvin J ^d   Lee, Jang Hern ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Alpha 2 adrenoceptor; Anti nociceptive effect; Astrocyte; Bee venom

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; BEE VENOM; FLUOROCITRIC ACID; FORMALDEHYDE; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; IDAZOXAN;

ACUPUNCTURE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CELL ACTIVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; GLIA CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; MOUSE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; STIMULATION; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS; ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; BEE VENOMS; CITRATES; FORMALDEHYDE; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; IDAZOXAN; IMIDAZOLES; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; ISOINDOLES; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; PAIN; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-2; SPINAL CORD; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL;

EID: 82755189465     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: 18732747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2011.08.012     Document Type: Article

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