Anti- and Pro-Nociceptive Mechanisms in Neuropathic Pain after Human Spinal Cord Injury. [PDF]
BACKGROUND Deficient endogenous pain modulation and increased nociceptive excitability are key features of central sensitization and can be assessed in humans by conditioned pain modulation (CPM, anti-nociceptive) and temporal summation of pain (TSP ...
Schweinhardt, Petra +13 more
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Lateral preoptic area glutamate neurons relay nociceptive information to the ventral tegmental area
Summary: The ventral tegmental area (VTA) has been proposed to play a role in pain, but the brain structures modulating VTA activity in response to nociceptive stimuli remain unclear.
David J. Barker +8 more
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P/Q-type calcium-channel blockade in the periaqueductal gray facilitates trigeminal nociception: a functional genetic link for migraine? [PDF]
The discovery of mis-sense mutations in the alpha1A subunit of the P/Q-type calcium channel in patients with familial hemiplegic migraine indicates the potential involvement of dysfunctional ion channels in migraine.
Goadsby, PJ +11 more
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(A) Nociceptive behavior was evaluated in C57BL/6 male mice (n = 6) using 0.5 μg paw injections of TsV and isolated toxins (Ts1, Ts5, Ts8, Ts19 frag II).
Thiago Cunha (3564422) +8 more
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Presynaptically localized cyclic GMP-dependent protein kinase 1 is a key determinant of spinal synaptic potentiation and pain hypersensitivity [PDF]
Synaptic long-term potentiation (LTP) at spinal neurons directly communicating pain-specific inputs from the periphery to the brain has been proposed to serve as a trigger for pain hypersensitivity in pathological states.
Todd, A. J. +103 more
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Maternal presence or absence alters nociceptive responding and cortical anandamide levels in juvenile female rats [PDF]
The influence of parental support on child pain experiences is well recognised. Accordingly, animal studies have revealed both short- and long-term effects of early life stress on nociceptive responding and neural substrates such as endocannabinoids. The
Kerr, Daniel M. +10 more
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Biomechanical aspects of nonspecific back pain [PDF]
Low back pain (LBP) is a common problem in adult life, since despite its benign nature it is commonly associated with incapacity, productivity loss due to sick leave, and correspondingly high costs to the individual worker.
Ridwan Harrianto
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Back pain is a symptom of a number of underlying diseases. The pain syndrome may be due to disorders of bone structures, apophyseal joints, ligaments, fascia, muscles or intervertebral discs, subsequently affecting or not the spinal cord and peripheral
Iwan Milanow
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Introduction/Aim: Alterations in extracellular glutamate levels have been previously found to contribute to cancer-induced bone pain (CIBP). Increased activity of system xc-, a cystine-glutamate membrane antiporter, has been previously implicated in our ...
Manu Sharma +4 more
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Pain in the Blood? Envisioning Mechanism-Based Diagnoses and Biomarkers in Clinical Pain Medicine
Chronic pain is highly prevalent, and pain medicine lacks objective biomarkers to guide diagnosis and choice of treatment. The current U.S. “opioid epidemic” is a reminder of the paucity of effective and safe treatment options. Traditional pain diagnoses
Emmanuel Bäckryd
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