2009
Correlation between body weight changes and postoperative pain in rats treated with meloxicam or buprenorphine
Brennan MP, Sinusas AJ, Horvath TL, Collins JG, Harding MJ. Correlation between body weight changes and postoperative pain in rats treated with meloxicam or buprenorphine. Lab Animal 2009, 38: 87-93. PMID: 19229225, PMCID: PMC2805902, DOI: 10.1038/laban0309-87.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostoperative painBody weightAdult male Lewis ratsWeight changeMajor surgical proceduresGeneral endotracheal anesthesiaMale Lewis ratsEfficacy of meloxicamRat body weightYoung adult ratsBody weight changesBody weight gainBuprenorphine analgesiaPostoperative changesLewis ratsEndotracheal anesthesiaSurgical proceduresPhysiologic effectsAdult ratsControl groupPainBuprenorphineRatsNormal levelsWeight gain
2002
Uncoupling protein 2 in primary pain and temperature afferents of the spinal cord
Horvath B, Spies C, Warden CH, Diano S, Horvath TL. Uncoupling protein 2 in primary pain and temperature afferents of the spinal cord. Brain Research 2002, 955: 260-263. PMID: 12419545, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(02)03364-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpinal cordExpression of UCP2Primary sensory afferentsMechanisms of painProtein 2Primary painSensory afferentsSubstantia gelatinosaVentral hornSubstance P.Axon terminalsCordEnergy homeostasisUCP2 expressionDirect appositionTemperature sensationMitochondrial protonophorePainAfferentsUCP2Mitochondrial uncouplerCellular energy homeostasisExpressionPerikaryaAxons