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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5672
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-5-7
pubmed:abstractText
Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) is a crucial mediator of inflammatory pain sensitization. Here, we demonstrate that inhibition of a specific glycine receptor subtype (GlyR alpha3) by PGE2-induced receptor phosphorylation underlies central inflammatory pain sensitization. We show that GlyR alpha3 is distinctly expressed in superficial layers of the spinal cord dorsal horn. Mice deficient in GlyR alpha3 not only lack the inhibition of glycinergic neurotransmission by PGE2 seen in wild-type mice but also show a reduction in pain sensitization induced by spinal PGE2 injection or peripheral inflammation. Thus, GlyR alpha3 may provide a previously unrecognized molecular target in pain therapy.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
1095-9203
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
7
pubmed:volume
304
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
884-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15131310-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:15131310-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:15131310-Cell Line, pubmed-meshheading:15131310-Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:15131310-Dinoprostone, pubmed-meshheading:15131310-Female, pubmed-meshheading:15131310-Freund's Adjuvant, pubmed-meshheading:15131310-Glycine, pubmed-meshheading:15131310-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:15131310-Inflammation, pubmed-meshheading:15131310-Male, pubmed-meshheading:15131310-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:15131310-Mice, Knockout, pubmed-meshheading:15131310-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:15131310-Neurons, pubmed-meshheading:15131310-Pain, pubmed-meshheading:15131310-Patch-Clamp Techniques, pubmed-meshheading:15131310-Phosphorylation, pubmed-meshheading:15131310-Posterior Horn Cells, pubmed-meshheading:15131310-Receptors, Glycine, pubmed-meshheading:15131310-Signal Transduction, pubmed-meshheading:15131310-Spinal Cord, pubmed-meshheading:15131310-Synaptic Transmission, pubmed-meshheading:15131310-Transfection, pubmed-meshheading:15131310-Zymosan
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
GlyR alpha3: an essential target for spinal PGE2-mediated inflammatory pain sensitization.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pharmacology, The School of Pharmacy, London WC1N 1AX, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't