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| Zhou,Q.Q.; Chen,S.S.; Zhang,Q.Q.; Liu,P.F.; Fang,H.Z.; Yang,Y.; Zhang,L.C.. |
| Increasing evidence suggests that the cerebrospinal fluid-contacting nucleus (CSF-contacting nucleus) mediates the transduction and regulation of pain signals. However, the precise molecular mechanisms remain unclear. Studies show that release of fractalkine (FKN) from neurons plays a critical role in nerve injury-related pain. We tested the hypothesis that release of FKN from the CSF-contacting nucleus regulates neuropathic pain, in a chronic constriction injury rat model. The results show that FKN is expressed by neurons, via expression of its only receptor CX3CR1 in the microglia. The levels of soluble FKN (sFKN) were markedly upregulated along with the increase in FKN mRNA level in rats subjected to chronic constriction injury. In addition, injection of... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Cerebrospinal fluid-contacting nucleus; FKN; Microglia; Neuropathic pain; Chronic constriction injury. |
| Ano: 2017 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2017000900610 |
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