2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Involvement of spinal gap junction in induction and maintenance of chronic pain
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26460342
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
General pharmacology
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| Research Institution | Hiroshima University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
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| Keywords | 神経障害性疼痛 / アストロサイト / connexin43 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Spinal dorsal horn astrocytic Cx43 decreased following a peripheral nerve injury. Reduction of Cx43 induced neuropathic pain through downregulation of GLT-1, upregulation of interleukin-6 and cyclooxygenase-2 in spinal dorsal horn. Restoring Cx43 by an adenovirus vector expressing Cx43 or treatment with lycopene ameliorated neuropathic pain. Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) contributed to downregulation of Cx43 expression following peripheral nerve injury. In addition, the ubiquitin-proteasome system was involved in TNF-induced downregulation of Cx43 in cultured spinal astrocytes.
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| Free Research Field |
神経薬理学
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