Tachykinin NK1 but not NK2 receptors mediate non‐cholinergic excitatory junction potentials in the circular muscle of guinea‐pig colon

V Zagorodnyuk, P Santicioli… - British journal of …, 1993 - Wiley Online Library
1 The effect of tachykinin NK1 and NK2 receptor antagonists on noncholinergic excitatory
junction potentials (ej ps) evoked by electric field stimulation (EFS) in the circular muscle of …

Involvement of trigeminal subnucleus caudalis (medullary dorsal horn) in craniofacial nociceptive reflex activity

CM Tsai, CY Chiang, XM Yu, BJ Sessle - Pain, 1999 - Elsevier
We have previously shown that an increase in electromyographic (EMG) activity of digastric
(DIG) and masseter (MASS) muscles can be reflexly evoked by injection into the rat's …

Differential effects of selective neurokinin agonists on phasic and tonic activity in rat ileal longitudinal muscle

S Willis, HD Allescher, V Schusdziarra, D Regoli… - Neuropeptides, 1993 - Elsevier
To test the hypothesis that different neurokinin receptors might be involved in the generation
of either phasic or tonic muscular activity, selective ligands for the 6 neurokinin-1 …

Morphine application to peripheral tissues modulates nociceptive jaw reflex

M Bakke, JW Hu, BJ Sessle - Neuroreport, 1998 - journals.lww.com
THIS study assessed the effect of peripherally applied opioids on the electromyographic
activity reflexly evoked in digastric and masseter muscles by injection of the small-fiber …

Activation of voltage-gated KCNQ/Kv7 channels by anticonvulsant retigabine attenuates mechanical allodynia of inflammatory temporomandibular joint in rats

W Xu, Y Wu, Y Bi, L Tan, Y Gan, KW Wang - Molecular Pain, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) are characterized by persistent orofacial
pain and have diverse etiologic factors that are not well understood. It is thought that central …

Neurokinin A-induced vasoconstriction and muscular contraction in the rat isolated stomach: mediation by distinct and unusual neurokinin2 receptors

IT Lippe, CH Wachter, P Holzer - Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental …, 1997 - ASPET
This study examined the pharmacological identity of the tachykinin receptors which in the rat
stomach mediate vasoconstriction and muscular contraction. The vasculature of the rat …

Development of inflammation after application of mustard oil or glutamate to the rat temporomandibular joint

PM Fiorentino, BE Cairns, JW Hu - Archives of Oral Biology, 1999 - Elsevier
Application of the small-fibre excitant and inflammatory irritant mustard oil or the excitatory
amino-acid receptor agonist glutamate to the rat temporomandibular joint (TMJ) region …

Tachykinins mediate contraction of the human lower esophageal sphincter in vitro via activation of NK2 receptors

O Huber, C Bertrand, NW Bunnett, CA Pellegrini… - European journal of …, 1993 - Elsevier
The contractile response to natural tachykinins and selective peptide agonists for tachykinin
receptors was studied in strips of circular smooth muscle of human lower esophageal …

Activity of tachykinin NK1 and bradykinin B2 receptor antagonists, and an opioid ligand at different stimulation parameters in neurogenic inflammation in the rat

PK Towler, SD Brain - Neuroscience letters, 1998 - Elsevier
Stimulation of the saphenous nerve in the anaesthetised rat results in cutaneous neurogenic
oedema formation. We have examined the effect of a tachykinin NK1 and a bradykinin B2 …

NK-1 receptors mediate the tachykinin stimulation of salivary secretion: selective agonists provide further evidence

S Giuliani, CA Maggi, D Regoli, G Drapeau… - European journal of …, 1988 - Elsevier
The relative contribution of NK-1, NK-2 and NK-3 receptors to the sialogogic response to iv
tachykinins was investigated in urethane-anesthetized rats.[Pro 9, Met (O 2) 11] substance P …