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Effective Relief of Neuropathic Pain by Adeno-Associated Virus-Mediated Expression of a Small Hairpin Rna against GTP Cyclohydrolase 1
1 Jan 2009
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BACKGROUND: Recent studies show that transcriptional activation of GTP cyclohydrolase I (GCH1) in dorsal root ganglia (DRG) is significantly involved in the development and persistency of pain symptoms. We thus hypothesize that neuropathic pain may be attenuated by down-regulation of GCH1 expression, and propose a gene silencing system for this purpose. RESULTS: To interrupt GCH1 synthesis, we designed a...
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