2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The effect of D-amino acid on the descending antinociceptive pathway
Project/Area Number |
20791095
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
Research Field |
Anesthesiology/Resuscitation studies
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Research Institution | Tokai University |
Principal Investigator |
MATSUDA Mitsumasa Tokai University, 医学部, 助教 (10384918)
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Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2009
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Keywords | 疼痛管理学 |
Research Abstract |
Intracerebroventricular administration of D-serine significantly and dose-dependently decreased the number of flinches in both the early and late phases of the formalin test. These antinociceptive effects were antagonized by intracerebroventricular administration of L-701,324, a selective antagonist for the glycine site of the NMDA receptors. The present data suggest that the activation of NMDA receptors via the glycine site at the supraspinal level could potentiate the antinociceptive effects on both acute and tonic pain.
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Research Products
(2 results)