Chronic nicotine exposure elicits pain hypersensitivity through activation of dopaminergic projections to anterior cingulate cortex
Danyang Chen, Liang Shen, Yu-Zhuo Zhang, Bu-Fan Kan, Qianqian Lou, Dan-dan Long, Ji-Ye Huang, Zhi Zhang, Shanshan Hu, Di Wang
Topics & Concepts
Ventral tegmental areaDopaminergicNicotineAllodyniaOptogeneticsAnterior cingulate cortexChronic painMedicineNeuroscienceNeuropathic painHyperalgesiaDopamineNociceptionPharmacologyEndocrinologyInternal medicinePsychologyReceptorCognitionNicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors StudyPain Mechanisms and TreatmentsNeurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior