Effect of nicotine and alpha‐7 nicotinic modulators on visceral pain‐induced conditioned place aversion in mice
Bagdas D, Meade J, Alkhlaif Y, Muldoon P, Carroll F, Damaj M. Effect of nicotine and alpha‐7 nicotinic modulators on visceral pain‐induced conditioned place aversion in mice. European Journal Of Pain 2018, 22: 1419-1427. PMID: 29633429, PMCID: PMC6179949, DOI: 10.1002/ejp.1231.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEffects of nicotineVisceral painΑ7 nAChRsPlace aversionIntraperitoneal acetic acid administrationAcetic acid administrationAllosteric modulationΑ7-nAChR activationDose-dependent reductionNAChR agonist nicotineNeurobiology of painDose-dependent mannerAntinociceptive effectAcid administrationPeripheral mechanismsAntinociceptive propertiesNAChR activationNicotine effectsNicotinic antagonistsNovel analgesicsSystemic administrationReceptor modulatorsAgonist nicotineNAChR agonistsPain