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Neuroexcitatory effects of morphine-3-glucuronide are dependent on Toll-like receptor 4 signaling.
Journal of neuroinflammation - 16 Aug 2012
Due Michael R, Piekarz Andrew D, Wilson Natalie, Feldman Polina, Ripsch Matthew S, Chavez Sherry, Yin Hang, Khanna Rajesh, White Fletcher A
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BACKGROUND: Multiple adverse events are associated with the use of morphine for the treatment of chronic non-cancer pain, including opioid-induced hyperalgesia (OIH). Mechanisms of OIH are independent of opioid tolerance and may involve the morphine metabolite morphine-3-glucuronide (M3G). M3G ex...
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