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Abstract
The bradykinin B(1) receptor has been considered as a receptor induced by tissue injury and inflammation mainly in the peripheral tissues. In the present study, we have investigated whether there is a basal expression in the spinal cord by both reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and immunohistochemical staining methods. Southern blotting of the DNA reverse-transcribed from human and rat spinal cord mRNA and amplified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) showed a substantial basal B(1) receptor expression in both human and rat spinal cord. Immunohistochemical staining demonstrated B(1)-positive neurons in the spinal cord dorsal horn, suggesting that the B(1) receptor is constitutively expressed by spinal neurons.Entities:
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Year: 2001 PMID: 11496101 DOI: 10.1097/00001756-200108080-00006
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neuroreport ISSN: 0959-4965 Impact factor: 1.837