Implantation of AtT-20 or genetically modified AtT-20/hENK cells in mouse spinal cord induced antinociception and opioid tolerance

HH Wu, GL Wilcox, SC McLoon - Journal of Neuroscience, 1994 - Soc Neuroscience
AtT-20 cells, which make and release beta-endorphin, or AtT-20/hENK cells, an AtT-20 cell
line transfected with the human proenkephalin gene and secreting enkephalin as well as …

Antinociception following implantation of AtT-20 and genetically modified AtT-20/hENK cells in rat spinal cord

HH Wu, SC McLoon, GL Wilcox - Neural Plasticity, 1993 - hindawi.com
AtT-20 cells, which produce ß-endorphin, and AtT-20/hENK cells, which are AtT-20 cells
transfected with a proenkephalin gene, were implanted in the rat spinal subarachnoid space …

Antinociception following implantation of mouse B16 melanoma cells in mouse and rat spinal cord

HH Wu, BR Lester, Z Sun, GL Wilcox - Pain, 1994 - journals.lww.com
B16 F1C29 melanoma cells, which are thought to contain and release catecholamines, were
implanted in mouse and rat spinal subarachnoid space. B16 F1C29 cell implants …

Attempted gene therapy for intractable pain: dexamethasone-mediated exogenous control of β-endorphin secretion in genetically modified cells and intrathecal …

K Ishii, M Isono, R Inoue, S Hori - Experimental neurology, 2000 - Elsevier
For optimal neural transplantation using gene engineering, it might be important to control
the expression of the transfected gene extrinsically as required. This strategy could be very …

Genetically engineered human mesenchymal stem cells produce met-enkephalin at augmented higher levels in vitro

I Sugaya, T Qu, K Sugaya, GD Pappas - Cell transplantation, 2006 - journals.sagepub.com
We have reported that transplantation of adrenal medullary chromaffin cells that release
endogenous opioid peptides into pain modulatory regions in the CNS produce significant …

Grafts of immortalized chromaffin cells bio-engineered to improve met-enkephalin release also reduce formalin-evoked c-fos expression in rat spinal cord

H Duplan, RY Li, C Vue, H Zhou, L Emorine… - Neuroscience …, 2004 - Elsevier
Transplantation of adrenal medullary tissue for terminal cancer pain has been tested
clinically, but this approach is not practical for routine use because of the shortage of organ …

Analgesia induced by transplantation of encapsulated tumor cells secreting β-endorphin

Y Saitoh, T Taki, N Arita, T Ohnishi… - Journal of neurosurgery, 1995 - thejns.org
✓ The purpose of this study was to assess whether xenogeneic tumor cells immunologically
isolated in polymer capsules could survive and continue to reduce pain when transplanted …

Lumbar transplantation of immortalized enkephalin-expressing astrocytes attenuates chronic neuropathic pain

Y Xu, X Tian, K An, H Yang, Y Tian - European journal of pain, 2008 - Elsevier
Chronic neuropathic pain is a common symptom in clinical practice and patients with chronic
pain are subject to a greatly impaired quality of life. Grafted genetically-modified cells …

Prolonged analgesia by enkephalinase inhibition in rats with spinal cord adrenal medullary transplants

J Sagen, H Wang - European journal of pharmacology, 1990 - Elsevier
Transplants of adrenal medullary tissue or isolated chromaffin cells into the spinal cord
subarachnoid space has been shown to reduce pain sensitivity in rats. This analgesia …

Cell therapy with encapsulated xenogeneic tumor cells secreting β-endorphin for treatment of peripheral pain

Y Saitoh, T Taki, N Arita, T Ohnishi… - Cell …, 1995 - journals.sagepub.com
The purpose of this study was to assess whether xenogeneic tumor cells secreting β-
endorphin and immunologically isolated in polymer capsules could survive and continue to …