2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Molecular mechanisms of spinal glia cell activation in chronic pain.
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22591647
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Orthopaedic surgery
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| Research Institution | Kansai University of Health Sciences |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
TANIGUCHI Wataru 関西医療大学, 保健医療学部, 准教授 (20453194)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2012
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| Keywords | グリア細胞 / ミクログリア / アストロサイト / D-セリン / L-セリン / 神経障害性疼痛 / 神経根性疼痛 / パッチクランプ法 |
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| Research Abstract |
D-serine (DS) is known for gliotransmitter releasing from astrocyte in the spinal cord. DS activates not only NMDA receptors but also glycine receptors of spinal dorsal horn neurons. However, in the neuropathic pain model the excitatory action by DS was more sensitive than physiological condition, whereas its inhibitory action was less than naive one. These findings show that DS may play an important role on the development of neuropathic pain. Moreover, it has been suggested that the degree of radiculopathy at the various levels of nerve injury depends on activation of spinal microglia.
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Research Products
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[Journal Article] analysis of dopaminergic antinociceptive actions on substantia gelatinosa neurons in the spinal cord2011
Author(s)
Unezaki S, Sasaki A, Mabuchi T, Matsumura S, Katano T, Nakazawa T, Nishio N, Andoh T, Yamamoto T, Nakatsuka T, Kuraishi Y, Ito S
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Journal Title
Pain
Volume: 152
Pages: 95-105
DOI
Peer Reviewed
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