2018
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
2017
Allosteric modulation of α4β2* nicotinic acetylcholine receptors: Desformylflustrabromine potentiates antiallodynic response of nicotine in a mouse model of neuropathic pain
Bagdas D, Ergun D, Jackson A, Toma W, Schulte M, Damaj M. Allosteric modulation of α4β2* nicotinic acetylcholine receptors: Desformylflustrabromine potentiates antiallodynic response of nicotine in a mouse model of neuropathic pain. European Journal Of Pain 2017, 22: 84-93. PMID: 28809075, PMCID: PMC9829446, DOI: 10.1002/ejp.1092.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive allosteric modulatorsChronic neuropathic painNeuropathic painΑ4β2 nAChRsNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsAllosteric modulationAcetylcholine receptorsAntagonist dihydro-β-erythroidineNeuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptorsChronic constriction injuryEndogenous cholinergic toneNicotine-evoked responsesAnimal pain modelsNicotine-induced antinociceptionDihydro-β-erythroidineMediation of painAlternative treatment strategiesBehavior doseConstriction injuryAntiallodynic effectPain modelPain modulationCholinergic tonePain behaviorAntinociceptive properties