| Literature DB >> 20097232 |
Osei B Ansah1, Nora Bourbia, Leonor Gonçalves, Armando Almeida, Antti Pertovaara.
Abstract
The role of amygdaloid glutamatergic receptors (GluRs) in maintenance of the sensory versus emotional component of neuropathic pain was studied by assessing monofilament-induced limb withdrawal response (sensory pain) and aversive place-conditioning behavior (emotional pain) following amygdaloid administration of various glutamatergic compounds in nerve-injured animals. The results indicate that endogenous activation of amygdaloid group I metabotropic GluRs, mGluR(1) and mGluR(5), and the NMDA-R contributes to maintenance of sensory and emotional components of neuropathic pain. The predominant effect by amygdaloid group I mGluRs was facilitation of emotional-like pain behavior.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 20097232 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2010.01.021
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Behav Brain Res ISSN: 0166-4328 Impact factor: 3.332