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Animal Studies, Pharmacology/Drug Development


2020 Oct 23


Br J Pharmacol

Cytokine activin C ameliorates chronic neuropathic pain in peripheral nerve injury rodents by modulating the TRPV1 channel.

Authors

Huang Y-K, Lu Y-G, Zhao X, Zhang J-B, Zhang F-M, Chen Y, Bi L-B, Gu J-H, Jiang Z-J, Wu X-M, Li Q-Y, Liu Y, Shen J-X, Liu X-J
Br J Pharmacol. 2020 Oct 23.
PMID: 33095918.

Abstract

Reportedly, cytokine activin C is mainly expressed in small-diameter dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons and suppresses inflammatory pain. However, the effects of activin C in neuropathic pain remain elusive.