2005年11月
Effects of glucocorticoid receptor antagonists on allodynia and hyperalgesia in mouse model of neuropathic pain
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY
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- 巻
- 524
- 号
- 1-3
- 開始ページ
- 80
- 終了ページ
- 83
- 記述言語
- 英語
- 掲載種別
- 研究論文(学術雑誌)
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.ejphar.2005.09.045
- 出版者・発行元
- ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
Injury to the spinal nerves of mice induces mechanical allodynia and thermal hyperalgesia. In the injured spinal cord, the expression of glucocorticoid receptor mRNA was increased, whereas it was decreased in N-type Ca2+-channel-deficient mice, in which neuropathic pain is eliminated. Intrathecal and intraperitoneal injection of the glucocorticoid receptor antagonist RU486 produced antinociceptive effects, whereas intracerebroventricular injection was without effect. The more selective antagonist dexamethasone 21-mesylate suppressed both mechanical allodynia and thermal hyperalgesia. These results suggest that spinal glucocorticoid receptors play an important role in neuropathic pain, and that controlling the activity of glucocorticoid receptors may be of great importance in the treatment of neuropathic pain. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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- DOI : 10.1016/j.ejphar.2005.09.045
- ISSN : 0014-2999
- PubMed ID : 16256102
- Web of Science ID : WOS:000233522500012