2019
Neuropathic insult increases the responsiveness to acetic acid in mice.
Gurdap C, Markwalter P, Neddenriep B, Bagdas D, Damaj M. Neuropathic insult increases the responsiveness to acetic acid in mice. Behavioural Pharmacology 2019, 30: 534-537. PMID: 31033524, PMCID: PMC6684379, DOI: 10.1097/fbp.0000000000000486.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic constriction injuryChronic neuropathic painNeuropathic painPlace aversionAcute visceral painVehicle-treated micePeripheral nerve injuryPlace aversion (CPA) testPaclitaxel-treated animalsMillions of patientsCCI miceConstriction injuryVisceral painCCI animalsSham miceAcute painNerve injuryControl miceSciatic nerveNeuropathic insultMale miceNociceptive modelsPaclitaxel treatmentPainPlace conditioning
2015
Expression and pharmacological modulation of visceral pain-induced conditioned place aversion in mice
Bagdas D, Muldoon P, AlSharari S, Carroll F, Negus S, Damaj M. Expression and pharmacological modulation of visceral pain-induced conditioned place aversion in mice. Neuropharmacology 2015, 102: 236-243. PMID: 26639043, PMCID: PMC5574195, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2015.11.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords3,4-Dichloro-N-methyl-N-(2-(1-pyrrolidinyl)-cyclohexyl)-benzeneacetamide, (trans)-IsomerAnalgesics, OpioidAnimalsAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalAvoidance LearningBehavior, AnimalKetoprofenMaleMiceMice, Inbred ICRMorphinePiperidinesReceptors, Opioid, kappaReceptors, Opioid, muTetrahydroisoquinolinesVisceral PainConceptsMu-opioid receptor agonist morphinePlace aversionOpioid receptor agonist morphineReceptor agonist morphineMale ICR micePlace aversion (CPA) testPreclinical mouse modelsCandidate analgesicsNonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug ketoprofenAgonist morphineOpioid agonistsICR miceIntraperitoneal administrationAnti-inflammatory drug ketoprofenPreclinical studiesMouse modelPharmacological modulationAnimal modelsMorphinePainReversal abilityAversion testAversive behaviorMiceBiological mechanismsThe Antinociceptive and Antiinflammatory Properties of 3-furan-2-yl-N-p-tolyl-acrylamide, a Positive Allosteric Modulator of &agr;7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors in Mice
Bagdas D, Targowska-Duda K, López J, Perez E, Arias H, Damaj M. The Antinociceptive and Antiinflammatory Properties of 3-furan-2-yl-N-p-tolyl-acrylamide, a Positive Allosteric Modulator of &agr;7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors in Mice. Anesthesia & Analgesia 2015, 121: 1369-1377. PMID: 26280585, PMCID: PMC4847442, DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000000902.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive allosteric modulatorsType II positive allosteric modulatorsNeuropathic pain modelInflammatory painNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsNeuropathic painPain modelCarrageenan testAntiinflammatory propertiesChronic constriction injury-induced neuropathic painAcetylcholine receptorsInjury-induced neuropathic painAllosteric modulatorsΑ7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptorSelective α7 agonistPlace aversion (CPA) testExperience of painEfficacy of agonistsEndogenous neurotransmissionMechanical allodyniaThermal hyperalgesiaTime-dependent mannerAntinociceptive effectComplete Freund'sPaw edemaEffects of GAT107, an Allosteric Agonist and Positive Modulator of α7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors, on Chronic Inflammatory and Neuropathic Pain in Mice
Bagdas D, Wilkerson J, Lichtman A, Thakur G, Damaj M. Effects of GAT107, an Allosteric Agonist and Positive Modulator of α7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors, on Chronic Inflammatory and Neuropathic Pain in Mice. The FASEB Journal 2015, 29 DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.29.1_supplement.616.12.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPositive allosteric modulatorsΑ7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptorNeuropathic painNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsAntinociceptive effectAgo-PAMChronic constriction injury-induced neuropathic painAcetylcholine receptorsAllosteric agonistInjury-induced neuropathic painPain-induced aversionAcetic acid injectionNew pharmacological approachesPlace aversion (CPA) testNovel therapeutic approachesAcute thermal stimulusMassey Cancer CenterComplete Freud'sInflammatory painChronic inflammatoryFormalin testPain modulationPain behaviorCancer CenterSystemic administration