Inhibition of IL-6 signaling: A novel therapeutic approach to treating spinal cord injury pain

Pain

Volumn 154, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1115-1128

  Guptarak, Jutatip ^a   Wanchoo, Sheshali ^a   Durham Lee, Julieann ^a   Wu, Yewen ^a   Zivadinovic, Dragoslava ^a   Paulucci Holthauzen, Adriana ^a,b   Nesic, Olivera ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Astrocytes; Body weight; Gabapentin; GLT 1; gp130; Interleukin 6 receptor antibody; Mechanical allodynia; Spinal cord injury pain

Indexed keywords

GABAPENTIN; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 6 ANTIBODY; MYELIN OLIGODENDROCYTE GLYCOPROTEIN; NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODY; TOCILIZUMAB; VESICULAR GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER 1;

ALLODYNIA; ANALGESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BODY WEIGHT; CIRCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DRUG SAFETY; LOCOMOTION; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MICROGLIA; NONHUMAN; OLIGODENDROGLIA; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL GANGLION; SPINAL PAIN; THORACIC SPINE; UPREGULATION; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 84878801619     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: 18726623     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2013.03.026     Document Type: Article

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