| Literature DB >> 15501196 |
Seiji Ohtori1, Kazuhisa Takahashi, Yasuchika Aoki, Hideo Doya, T Ozawa, Tomoko Saito, Hideshige Moriya.
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UNLABELLED: Application of nucleus pulposus to nerve root generates radicular pain. We demonstrated that these animals showed allodynia for 2 weeks, and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) immunoreactivities were up-regulated in the spinal dorsal horn. COX-2 immunoreactivities were shown in neurons; however, they were not in astrocytes. Intrathecal administration of an antibody to COX-2 decreased allodynia. Our results suggest that COX-2 in spinal cord might be a target for treatment of patients with nerve root pain caused by lumbar disk herniation. PERSPECTIVE: Neural COX-2 might mediate nerve root pain in the spinal cord caused by lumbar disk herniation in rats.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 15501196 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2004.06.004
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Pain ISSN: 1526-5900 Impact factor: 5.820