Astrocytes - Multitaskers in chronic pain

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 716, Issue 1-3, 2013, Pages 120-128

  Hansen, Rikke Rie ^a   Malcangio, Marzia ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Astrocyte; ATP; c Jun N terminal kinase; Pain

Indexed keywords

2 AMINOADIPIC ACID; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CALCIUM; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; INTERLEUKIN 6; MINOCYCLINE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE P38; NITRIC OXIDE; PLACEBO; PROPENTOFYLLINE; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PURINERGIC RECEPTOR; STRESS ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE;

ANALGESIA; ASTROCYTE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL SIZE; CELL STRUCTURE; CHRONIC PAIN; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); CYTOKINE RELEASE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HUMAN; HYPERALGESIA; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; POSTHERPETIC NEURALGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTAGLANDIN RELEASE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPINAL CORD FUNCTION;

ASTROCYTE; ATP; C-JUN N-TERMINAL KINASE; PAIN;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; CALCIUM; CHRONIC PAIN; HUMANS; JNK MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84892562548     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: 18790712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2013.03.023     Document Type: Review

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