Loss of STEP61 couples disinhibition to N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor potentiation in rodent and human spinal pain processing
Dedek A, Xu J, Kandegedara CM, Lorenzo LÉ, Godin AG, De Koninck Y, Lombroso PJ, Tsai EC, Hildebrand ME. Loss of STEP61 couples disinhibition to N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor potentiation in rodent and human spinal pain processing. Brain 2019, 142: 1535-1546. PMID: 31135041, PMCID: PMC6536915, DOI: 10.1093/brain/awz105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsN-methyl-D-aspartate receptorsLaminae INMDAR responsesDorsal horn synapsesSpinal pain processingNerve injury modelSpinal dorsal hornSynaptic NMDAR responsesTyrosine phosphatase STEP61Loss of inhibitionBehavioral hypersensitivityInflammatory painNeuropathic painDorsal hornPain statesPathological painPain targetsChronic painPain processingInjury modelAssociated downregulationRodent modelsReceptor potentiationPainSTEP61 activity