The up-regulation of IL-6 in DRG and spinal dorsal horn contributes to neuropathic pain following L5 ventral root transection

Experimental Neurology

Volumn 241, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 159-168

  Wei, Xu Hong ^a   Na, Xiao Dong ^a   Liao, Guang Jie ^a   Chen, Qiu Ying ^a   Cui, Yu ^a   Chen, Feng Ying ^b   Li, Yong Yong ^a   Zang, Ying ^a   Liu, Xian Guo ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

DRG; Interleukin 6; L5 ventral root transection; Neuropathic pain; Spinal dorsal horn; TNF

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 6; NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODY; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR;

ALLODYNIA; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; MALE; MICROGLIA; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; RAT; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; SPINAL GANGLION; UPREGULATION; VENTRAL ROOT;

ACTIVATING TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 3; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD11B; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HYPERALGESIA; INTERLEUKIN-6; LECTINS; MALE; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEURALGIA; PAIN THRESHOLD; POLYRADICULOPATHY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; SPINAL NERVES; TIME FACTORS; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 84873485822     PISSN: 00144886     EISSN: 10902430     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2012.12.007     Document Type: Article

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