Hyperalgesia and increased neuropathic pain-like response in mice lacking galanin receptor 1 receptors

KH Blakeman, JX Hao, XJ Xu, AS Jacoby, J Shine… - Neuroscience, 2003 - Elsevier
The neuropeptide galanin may have a role in modulation of nociception, particularly after
peripheral nerve injury. The effect of galanin is mediated by at least three subtypes of …

Increased hyperalgesia after tissue injury and faster recovery of allodynia after nerve injury in the GalR1 knockout mice

S Malkmus, X Lu, T Bartfai, TL Yaksh, XY Hua - Neuropeptides, 2005 - Elsevier
Evidence suggests that galanin and its receptors including GalR1 are involved in the
modulation of nociception. To understand the contributions of this galanin receptor subtype …

Activation of the galanin receptor 2 in the periphery reverses nerve injury-induced allodynia

RP Hulse, D Wynick, LF Donaldson - Molecular pain, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Galanin is expressed at low levels in the intact sensory neurons of the dorsal
root ganglia with a dramatic increase after peripheral nerve injury. The neuropeptide is also …

Galanin and spinal nociceptive mechanisms: recent results from transgenic and knock-out models

Z Wiesenfeld-Hallin, XJ Xu, JN Crawley, T Hökfelt - Neuropeptides, 2005 - Elsevier
Genetically modified mice with transgenic overexpression of galanin or depletion of genes
for galanin or galanin receptors have become available, providing a new approach for …

Sensory neuronal phenotype in galanin receptor 2 knockout mice: focus on dorsal root ganglion neurone development and pain behaviour

TJS Shi, X Hua, X Lu, S Malkmus… - European Journal of …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Galanin is a 29‐amino‐acid peptide expressed in dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurones and
spinal dorsal horn neurones. It affects pain threshold and has developmental and trophic …

Galanin over-expression decreases the development of neuropathic pain-like behaviors in mice after partial sciatic nerve injury

K Hygge-Blakeman, P Brumovsky, JX Hao, XJ Xu… - Brain research, 2004 - Elsevier
The neuropeptide galanin may have a role in modulation of nociception, particularly after
peripheral nerve injury. Here we assessed the development of neuropathic pain-like …

Phenotyping of sensory and sympathetic ganglion neurons of a galanin-overexpressing mouse—possible implications for pain processing

P Brumovsky, K Hygge-Blakeman, MJ Villar… - Journal of Chemical …, 2006 - Elsevier
The distribution of galanin was studied in the lumbar 5 dorsal root ganglia (DRGs) and
spinal cord, superior cervical ganglia (SCGs), and skin of transgenic mice overexpressing …

Receptor subtype-specific pronociceptive and analgesic actions of galanin in the spinal cord: selective actions via GalR1 and GalR2 receptors

HX Liu, P Brumovsky, R Schmidt… - Proceedings of the …, 2001 - National Acad Sciences
Galanin is a 29-aa neuropeptide with a complex role in pain processing. Several galanin
receptor subtypes are present in dorsal root ganglia and spinal cord with a differential …

Mice deficient for galanin receptor 2 have decreased neurite outgrowth from adult sensory neurons and impaired pain‐like behaviour

SA Hobson, FE Holmes, NCH Kerr… - Journal of …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Expression of the neuropeptide galanin is markedly up‐regulated within the adult dorsal root
ganglia (DRG) following peripheral nerve injury. We have previously demonstrated that …

Differential roles of galanin on mechanical and cooling responses at the primary afferent nociceptor

RP Hulse, LF Donaldson, D Wynick - Molecular Pain, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Galanin is expressed in a small percentage of intact small diameter sensory
neurons of the dorsal root ganglia and in the afferent terminals of the superficial lamina of …