Roles of Phosphorylation of N-Methyl-d-Aspartate Receptor in Chronic Pain

L Pan, T Li, R Wang, W Deng, H Pu, M Deng - Cellular and Molecular …, 2023 - Springer
Phosphorylation of N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) is widely regarded as a vital
modification of synaptic function. Various protein kinases are responsible for direct …

NMDA receptors and signaling in chronic neuropathic pain

G Laumet, SR Chen, HL Pan - The NMDA receptors, 2017 - Springer
Chronic pain, especially neuropathic pain resulting from damage to the peripheral or central
nervous system, is a major clinical problem that remains difficult to treat. The glutamate N …

Targeting N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors for treatment of neuropathic pain

HY Zhou, SR Chen, HL Pan - Expert review of clinical …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Neuropathic pain remains a major clinical problem and a therapeutic challenge because
existing analgesics are often ineffective and can cause serious side effects. Increased N …

Presynaptic NMDA receptors control nociceptive transmission at the spinal cord level in neuropathic pain

M Deng, SR Chen, HL Pan - Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2019 - Springer
Chronic neuropathic pain is a debilitating condition that remains challenging to treat.
Glutamate N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) antagonists have been used to treat …

[HTML][HTML] Advances and Barriers in Understanding Presynaptic N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptors in Spinal Pain Processing

A Dedek, ME Hildebrand - Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, 2022 - frontiersin.org
For decades, N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors have been known to play a critical
role in the modulation of both acute and chronic pain. Of particular interest are NMDA …

N-Methyl-d-Aspartate Antagonists and Neuropathic Pain:  The Search for Relief

WE Childers, RB Baudy - Journal of medicinal chemistry, 2007 - ACS Publications
Neuropathic pain, generally defined as a chronic pain state resulting from peripheral or
central nerve injury, can devastate the lives of patients and their families and friends. The …

Decreased pain response in mice following cortex-specific knockout of the N-methyl-D-aspartate NR1 subunit

GC Quintero, RS Erzurumlu, AL Vaccarino - Neuroscience letters, 2007 - Elsevier
Studies have shown that N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptors play a critical role in pain
processing at different levels of the central nervous system. In this study, we used cortex …

Phosphorylation of spinal N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor NR1 subunits by extracellular signal-regulated kinase in dorsal horn neurons and microglia contributes to …

L Daulhac, V Maffre, C Mallet, M Etienne… - European Journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
The N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) contributes to central sensitization in the spinal
cord, a phenomenon which comprises various pathophysiological mechanisms responsible …

Translational pain research: bridging the gap between basic and clinical research

J Mao - Pain, 2002 - Elsevier
Basic research on pain and pain modulation is unique among many branches of biomedical
research in that objective measures such as nociceptive responses to thermal or mechanical …

N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors and pain

AW Sukiennik, RM Kream - Current Opinion in Anesthesiology, 1995 - journals.lww.com
The N-methyl-d-aspartate subtype of excitatory amino acid receptor is abundantly distributed
throughout the central nervous system and is intimately associated with physiologic …