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Association between KCNJ6 (GIRK2) gene polymorphism rs2835859 and post-operative analgesia, pain sensitivity, and nicotine dependence.
Journal of pharmacological sciences - 1 Jan 2014
Nishizawa Daisuke, Fukuda Ken-ichi, Kasai Shinya, Ogai Yasukazu, Hasegawa Junko, Sato Naomi, Yamada Hidetaka, Tanioka Fumihiko, Sugimura Haruhiko, Hayashida Masakazu, Ikeda Kazutaka
Abstract excerpt
G-protein-activated inwardly rectifying potassium (GIRK) channels are expressed in many tissues and activated by several Gi/o protein-coupled receptors, such as opioid and dopamine receptors, and thus are known to be involved in the modulation of opioid-induced analgesia, pain, and reward. We focused on a GIRK-channel subunit that plays a pivotal role in the brain, GIRK2, and investigated the contribution of...
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