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Monosodium iodoacetate-induced joint pain is associated with increased phosphorylation of mitogen activated protein kinases in the rat spinal cord.
Molecular pain - 20 May 2011
Lee Younglim, Pai Madhavi, Brederson Jill-Desiree, Wilcox Denise, Hsieh Gin, Jarvis Michael F, Bitner Robert S
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BACKGROUND: Intra-articular injection of monosodium iodoacetate (MIA) in the knee joint of rats disrupts chondrocyte metabolism resulting in cartilage degeneration and subsequent nociceptive behavior that has been described as a model of osteoarthritis (OA) pain. Central sensitization through activation of mitogen activated protein kinases (MAPKs) is recognized as a pathogenic mechanism in chronic pain. In the...
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