Progesterone reduces the expression of spinal cyclooxygenase-2 and inducible nitric oxide synthase and prevents allodynia in a rat model of central neuropathic pain

European Journal of Pain (United Kingdom)

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 348-359

  Coronel, M F ^a   Labombarda, F ^a,b   De Nicola, A F ^a,b   Gonzalez S L ^a,b  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; I KAPPA B ALPHA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRITE; PROGESTERONE;

ALLODYNIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLIA CELL; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM INFLAMMATION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TRANSACTIVATION; ANIMAL; COMPLICATION; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG EFFECTS; ENZYMOLOGY; HYPERALGESIA; METABOLISM; NEURALGIA; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SPINAL CORD; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HYPERALGESIA; MALE; NEURALGIA; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROGESTERONE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 84898838277     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1532-2149.2013.00376.x     Document Type: Article

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