Sigma-1 receptor increases intracellular calcium in cultured astrocytes and contributes to mechanical allodynia in a model of neuropathic pain
Jae-Gyun Choi, Sheu‐Ran Choi, Dong‐Wook Kang, Jaehyuk Kim, Jin Bong Park, Jang‐Hern Lee, Hyun‐Woo Kim
Topics & Concepts
AstrocyteNeuropathic painSpinal cordNeuroactive steroidEndocrinologyGlial fibrillary acidic proteinSciatic nerveInternal medicineAllodyniaMedicineAgonistCalcium in biologyChemistryHyperalgesiaPharmacologyReceptorBiologyCentral nervous systemNociceptionNeuroscienceImmunohistochemistryGABAA receptorPharmacological Receptor Mechanisms and EffectsPain Mechanisms and TreatmentsNeuropeptides and Animal Physiology