Trigeminal expression of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor subunit 1 and behavior responses to experimental tooth movement in rats

Z Yang, Y Wang, W Luo, X Hua… - The Angle …, 2009 - meridian.allenpress.com
Objective: To test the hypothesis that peripheral N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors
play a role in pain induced by experimental tooth movement. Materials and Methods: Male …

Peripheral N-methyl-d-aspartate receptors contribute to mechanical hypersensitivity in a rat model of inflammatory temporomandibular joint pain

JJ Ivanusic, D Beaini, RJ Hatch, V Staikopoulos… - European Journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to determine whether peripheral N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA)
receptors are involved in inflammation-induced mechanical hypersensitivity of the …

Regulation of the trigeminal NR1 subunit expression induced by inflammation of the temporomandibular joint region in rats

S Wang, G Lim, J Mao, B Sung, J Mao - Pain, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Expression of the N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptor in trigeminal nuclei has been
shown to play a role in the mechanisms of trigeminal pain. Here, we examined the …

The α2δ-1-NMDAR1 interaction in the trigeminal ganglion contributes to orofacial ectopic pain following inferior alveolar nerve injury

M Fu, F Liu, YY Zhang, J Lin, CL Huang, YL Li… - Brain Research …, 2021 - Elsevier
Orofacial ectopic pain can often arise following nerve injury. However, the exact mechanism
responsible for orofacial ectopic pain induced by trigeminal nerve injury remains unknown …

Differential roles of NMDAR subunits 2A and 2B in mediating peripheral and central sensitization contributing to orofacial neuropathic pain

YY Zhang, F Liu, ZH Fang, YL Li, HL Liao… - Brain, behavior, and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The spinal N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor (NMDAR), particularly their subtypes NR2A and
NR2B, plays pivotal roles in neuropathic and inflammatory pain. However, the roles of NR2A …

Expression of NMDA and oestrogen receptors by trigeminal ganglion neurons that innervate the rat temporalis muscle.

MW Wang, U Kumar, XD Dong… - The Chinese Journal of …, 2012 - europepmc.org
Objective To assess whether N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor (NR) or oestrogen
receptor (OR) expression plays a role in the differences that temporalis muscle afferent …

Anatomical localization and expression pattern for the NMDA-2D receptor subunit in a rat model of neuropathic pain

M Hummel, B Strassle, S Miller, E Kaftan, G Whiteside - Neuroscience, 2008 - Elsevier
The N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) has been implicated in the etiology of chronic
pain. In this regard, this study sought to characterize the localization and expression pattern …

Role of NMDA receptors in the trigeminal pathway, and the modulatory effect of magnesium in a model of rat temporomandibular joint arthritis

ALC Cavalcante, RMP Siqueira… - European Journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) arthritis is a common cause of orofacial pain. In the present
study, the modulatory effects of N‐methyl‐d‐aspartate receptors (NMDA‐R s) and …

Two N‐methyl‐D‐aspartate receptors in rat dorsal root ganglia with different subunit composition and localization

JCG Marvizón, JA McRoberts, HS Ennes… - Journal of …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract N‐methyl‐D‐aspartate (NMDA) receptors in sensory afferents participate in chronic
pain by mediating peripheral and central sensitization. We studied the presence of NMDA …

Involvement of NMDA–nitric oxide pathways in the development of tactile hypersensitivity evoked by the loose-ligation of inferior alveolar nerves in rats

N Yonehara, C Kudo, Y Kamisaki - Brain research, 2003 - Elsevier
To investigate whether or not NMDA/nitric oxide (NO) pathways in the trigeminal system are
involved in the development and/or maintenance of such pathological pain states as the …