Activation of ERK signaling in rostral ventromedial medulla is dependent on afferent input from dorsal column pathway and contributes to acetic acid-induced visceral nociception

Neurochemistry International

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 389-396

  Wang, Yun ^a   Kang, Yi ^a   Zhao, Yujie ^a   Guo, Ruijuan ^a   Zhang, Meijuan ^a   Wang, Yue ^a   Mu, Yonggao ^b   Wu, Anshi ^a   Yue, Yun ^a   Wu, Jing ^c  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dorsal column; Rostral ventromedial medulla; Signal transduction; Visceral pain

Indexed keywords

1,4 DIAMINO 1,4 BIS(2 AMINOPHENYLTHIO) 2,3 DICYANOBUTADIENE; ACETIC ACID; LIDOCAINE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; PROTEIN KINASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRACILE NUCLEUS; INFLAMMATORY PAIN; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MICROINJECTION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; ROSTRAL VENTROMEDIAL MEDULLA; SENSORY NERVE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPINE; VISCERAL PAIN;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

DORSAL COLUMN; ROSTRAL VENTROMEDIAL MEDULLA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VISCERAL PAIN;

ACETIC ACID; AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ANIMALS; BUTADIENES; ENZYME ACTIVATION; EXTRACELLULAR SIGNAL-REGULATED MAP KINASES; LIDOCAINE; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MICROINJECTIONS; NITRILES; PAIN; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VISCERA;

EID: 84882780399     PISSN: 01970186     EISSN: 18729754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2013.07.005     Document Type: Article

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