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Abstract
The contribution of the stimulatory guanine nucleotide regulatory protein (Gs) to prostaglandin E2 (PGE2)-induced hyperalgesia was investigated in the hairy skin of the rat hindpaw using the Randall-Selitto paw-withdrawal test. Although without effect alone, guanosine-5'-[gamma-thio]triphosphate (GTP gamma S) and cholera toxin--which activate Gs--both increased, while guanosine-5'-[beta-thio] diphosphate (GDP beta S)--which prevents the activation of Gs--decreased the hyperalgesia induced by PGE2. These data support the hypothesis that the action of PGE2 on primary afferent nociceptors leading to decreases in paw-withdrawal threshold is Gs-mediated.Entities:
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Year: 1989 PMID: 2502301 DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(89)90929-3
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Brain Res ISSN: 0006-8993 Impact factor: 3.252