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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-4-1
pubmed:abstractText
Prostacyclin (PGI2) is well known to play crucial roles in induction of edema and pain behavior in the periphery. In the present study, we investigated the central role of PGI2 in inflammatory pain. Intraplantar injection of carrageenan markedly induced the expression of prostacyclin receptor (IP receptor) mRNA with the maximum at 6 h, coincidently induction of the inducible form of cyclooxygenase (COX-2), although IP receptor mRNA was weakly expressed in the spinal cord of naive mice. Intrathecal administration of the IP agonist cicaprost induced mechanical hyperalgesia 6 h after carrageenan injection. These results suggest that PGI2 is involved in pain transmission at the spinal cord following expression of IP receptor mRNA induced by peripheral inflammation.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0959-4965
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
21
pubmed:volume
13
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
93-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Central nociceptive role of prostacyclin (IP) receptor induced by peripheral inflammation.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Anesthesiology, Osaka Medical College, Takatsuki, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't