Neuronal calcium channels blocker, ziconotide (ɷ-conotoxin MVIIA), reverses morphine withdrawal-induced memory impairments via alteration in hippocampal NMDA …

H Bozorgi, E Motaghi, M Zamani, R Ghavimi - Toxin Reviews, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract ɷ-Conotoxin MVIIA (ziconotide or SNX-111) is an atypical analgesic drug with the
water-soluble formulation and routinely is injected into the brain and spinal regions in …

Antinociceptive antibiotics-loaded into solid lipid nanoparticles of prolonged release: Measuring pharmacological efficiency and time span on chronic monoarthritis …

C Valdes, G Bustos, JL Martinez, C Laurido - PLoS One, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Pain is a sensory experience of a complex physiological nature in which is not only involved
the nervous system. Among its many features is the development of chronic pain that is more …

APE1/Ref-1 redox function contributes to inflammatory pain sensitization

A Zaky, R Bouali-Benazzouz, A Favereaux, G Tell… - Experimental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Inflammatory pain is a complex and multifactorial disorder. Apurinic/apyrimidinic
endonuclease 1 (APE1), also called Redox Factor-1 (Ref-1), is constitutively expressed in …

BotAF, a new Buthus occitanus tunetanus scorpion toxin, produces potent analgesia in rodents

R Maatoug, J Jebali, R Guieu, M De Waard, R Kharrat - Toxicon, 2018 - Elsevier
This work reports the purification of new potent scorpion neuropeptide, named BotAF, by an
activity-guided screening approach. BotAF is a 64-residue long-chain peptide that shares …

Intrathecal injection of miR-133b-3p or miR-143-3p prevents the development of persistent cold and mechanical allodynia following a peripheral nerve injury in rats

M Norcini, D Choi, H Lu, M Cano, B Piskoun, A Hurtado… - Neuroscience, 2018 - Elsevier
In DRG an increase in miR-133b-3p, miR-143-3p, and miR-1-3p correlates with the lack of
development of neuropathic pain following a peripheral nerve injury. Using lentiviral (LV) …

Conotoxin MVIIA improves cell viability and antioxidant system after spinal cord injury in rats

KM Oliveira, NS Binda, MSL Lavor, CMO Silva… - Plos One, 2018 - journals.plos.org
This study evaluates whether intrathecal MVIIA injection after spinal cord injury (SCI) elicits
neuroprotective effects. The test rats were randomly distributed into six groups—sham …

Inhibition of spinal p38 MAPK prevents articular neutrophil infiltration in experimental arthritis via sympathetic activation

A Kanashiro, M Franchin, GS Bassi… - Fundamental & …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The central nervous system controls the innate immunity by modulating efferent neuronal
networks. Recently, we have reported that central brain stimulation inhibits inflammatory …

[HTML][HTML] Neonatal handling produces sex hormone-dependent resilience to stress-induced muscle hyperalgesia in rats

P Alvarez, PG Green, JD Levine - The journal of pain, 2018 - Elsevier
Neonatal handling (NH) of male rat pups strongly attenuates stress response and stress-
induced persistent muscle hyperalgesia in adults. Because female sex is a well established …

Serum response factor mediates nociceptor inflammatory pain plasticity

R Gomez, DM Kohler, AD Brackley, MA Henry… - Pain …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: To quantify transcriptional changes in AKAP150 expression and/or function after
long-term mGluR5 agonist exposure, and identify transcriptional elements responsible …

Anion exchanger 3 in dorsal root ganglion contributes to nerve injury-induced chronic mechanical allodynia and thermal hyperalgesia

MJ Pérez-Rodríguez… - Journal of Pharmacy …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Objective To determine the role of anion exchanger 3 (AE3) in dorsal root ganglion (DRG) in
nerve injury-induced chronic nociception in the rat. Methods Spared nerve injury (SNI) was …