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Ramy E Abdelhamid1, Kathleen A Sluka2.
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Chronic musculoskeletal pain is debilitating and affects ∼ 20% of adults. Tissue acidosis is present in painful musculoskeletal diseases like rheumatoid arthritis. ASICs are located on skeletal muscle and joint nociceptors as well as on nonneuronal cells in the muscles and joints, where they mediate nociception. This review discusses the properties of different types of ASICs, factors affecting their pH sensitivity, and their role in musculoskeletal hyperalgesia and inflammation. ©2015 Int. Union Physiol. Sci./Am. Physiol. Soc.Entities:
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26525344 PMCID: PMC4747907 DOI: 10.1152/physiol.00030.2015
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Physiology (Bethesda) ISSN: 1548-9221