Protein kinase C in pain: involvement of multiple isoforms

KT Velázquez, H Mohammad, SM Sweitzer - Pharmacological research, 2007 - Elsevier
Pain is the primary reason that people seek medical care. At present, chronic unremitting
pain is the third greatest health problem after heart disease and cancer. Chronic pain is an …

Reward-aversion circuitry in analgesia and pain: implications for psychiatric disorders

D Borsook, L Becerra, WA Carlezon Jr, M Shaw… - European journal of …, 2007 - Elsevier
Sensory and emotional systems normally interact in a manner that optimizes an organism's
ability to survive using conscious and unconscious processing. Pain and analgesia are …

[图书][B] The human central nervous system: a synopsis and atlas

R Nieuwenhuys, J Voogd, C Van Huijzen - 2007 - books.google.com
The present edition of The Human Central Nervous System differs considerably from its
predecessors. In previous editions, the text was essentially confined to a section dealing …

Morphine preferentially activates the periaqueductal gray–rostral ventromedial medullary pathway in the male rat: a potential mechanism for sex differences in …

DR Loyd, MM Morgan, AZ Murphy - Neuroscience, 2007 - Elsevier
The midbrain periaqueductal gray (PAG), and its descending projections to the rostral
ventromedial medulla (RVM), provide an essential neural circuit for opioid-produced …

Selective action of noradrenaline and serotonin on neurones of the spinal superficial dorsal horn in the rat

Y Lu, ER Perl - The Journal of physiology, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
The superficial dorsal horn of the spinal cord (SDH; laminae I and II) receives strong input
from thin primary afferent fibres and is involved in nociception, pain, temperature sensing …

Anti-convulsants and anti-depressants

AH Dickenson, J Ghandehari - Analgesia, 2007 - Springer
Damage to a nerve should only lead to sensory loss. While this is common, the incidence of
spontaneous pain, allodynia and hyperalgesia indicate marked changes in the nervous …

Development of peripheral and spinal nociceptive systems

S Beggs, M Fitzgerald - Pain in neonates and infants, 2007 - books.google.com
The study of pain in infants, from the underlying neurobiological mechanisms to effective,
successful management in the clinic has grown over the last two decades into an extremely …

On the Cultural Mediation of Pain 13

LJ Kirmayer - Pain and its transformations: The interface of …, 2007 - books.google.com
Some of the most dramatic expressions of cultural diversity and distinction are found in the
meanings of pain and suffering. Indeed, there is a long history of exoticism and cultural …

c-Fos expression in the periaqueductal gray is induced by electroacupuncture in the rat, with possible reference to GABAergic neurons

K Fusumada, T Yokoyama, T Miki, ZY Wang… - Okajimas Folia …, 2007 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Electroacupuncture (EA) delivered to the acupoint (AP) called Zusanli (ST36) was
administered on the bilateral hindlimb. This experiment resulted in strong expression of c …

Nitrous oxide increases serotonin release in the rat spinal cord

K Mukaida, T Shichino, K Fukuda - Journal of anesthesia, 2007 - Springer
The mechanism of the antinociceptive action of nitrous oxide (N 2 O) is not fully understood.
It was reported that N 2 O induces opioid peptide release in the rat midbrain, which can …