2019
Pharmacological mechanisms of alcohol analgesic-like properties in mouse models of acute and chronic pain
Neddenriep B, Bagdas D, Contreras K, Ditre J, Wolstenholme J, Miles M, Damaj M. Pharmacological mechanisms of alcohol analgesic-like properties in mouse models of acute and chronic pain. Neuropharmacology 2019, 160: 107793. PMID: 31562845, PMCID: PMC6924270, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2019.107793.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnalgesic-like propertiesComplete Freund's adjuvantAnti-nociceptive propertiesChronic painNeuropathic painChronic constriction injury modelAlcohol useMu-opioid systemOral ethanol administrationPain-like statePeripheral neuropathic painNeuropathic pain modelKappa-selective antagonistAcute alcohol useAnalgesic-like effectsDose-dependent reversalMechanical hypersensitivityAnalgesic effectNerve injuryPain modelAcute modelOpioid systemAcute alcoholFreund's adjuvantChronic use
2014
The analgesic-like properties of the alpha7 nAChR silent agonist NS6740 is associated with non-conducting conformations of the receptor
Papke R, Bagdas D, Kulkarni A, Gould T, AlSharari S, Thakur G, Damaj M. The analgesic-like properties of the alpha7 nAChR silent agonist NS6740 is associated with non-conducting conformations of the receptor. Neuropharmacology 2014, 91: 34-42. PMID: 25497451, PMCID: PMC4312719, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2014.12.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive allosteric modulatorsChronic painAntinociceptive activityΑ7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptorAnalgesic-like propertiesPain-induced aversionNerve injury modelAcute thermal painNon-neuronal cellsNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsImportant affective componentIon channelsNeuropathic painPain modelNociceptive behaviorInflammatory diseasesInjury modelNS6740Α7 nAChRsΑ7 receptorsThermal painPainAcetylcholine receptorsChannel activatorNeurological disorders