Burn injury-induced mechanical allodynia is maintained by Rac1-regulated dendritic spine dysgenesis
Tan AM, Samad OA, Liu S, Bandaru S, Zhao P, Waxman SG. Burn injury-induced mechanical allodynia is maintained by Rac1-regulated dendritic spine dysgenesis. Experimental Neurology 2013, 248: 509-519. PMID: 23933578, DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2013.07.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDendritic spine dysgenesisWDR neuronsNeuropathic painBurn injurySpine dysgenesisMechanical allodyniaInjury-induced chronic painInjury-induced mechanical allodyniaSpinal cord dorsal hornBurn-injured animalsHindpaw receptive fieldsInjury-induced painNeuropathic pain phenotypesSecond-degree burn injurySecond-degree burn modelDendritic spine morphologyDendritic spine shapeDorsal hornIntractable painMechanical painPain managementChronic painPain phenotypesElectrophysiological signsPreclinical models