| | Other Issues: previous | next | latest | archiveEditorials Hit a new high Min Zhuo and Jianguo Gu Mol Pain. 2008; 4: 4. Published online 2008 January 21. doi: 10.1186/1744-8069-4-4.PMCID: PMC2245916 Z factor: a new index for measuring academic research output Min Zhuo Mol Pain. 2008; 4: 53. Published online 2008 November 9. doi: 10.1186/1744-8069-4-53.PMCID: PMC2603001 Methodology A computational model for sex-specific genetic architecture of complex traits in humans: Implications for mapping pain sensitivity Chenguang Wang, Yun Cheng, Tian Liu, Qin Li, Roger B Fillingim, Margaret R Wallace, Roland Staud, Lee Kaplan, and Rongling Wu Mol Pain. 2008; 4: 13. Published online 2008 April 16. doi: 10.1186/1744-8069-4-13.PMCID: PMC2422840 Research Perineural resiniferatoxin selectively inhibits inflammatory hyperalgesia John K Neubert, Andrew J Mannes, Laszlo J Karai, Alan C Jenkins, Lanel Zawatski, Mones Abu-Asab, and Michael J Iadarola Mol Pain. 2008; 4: 3. Published online 2008 January 16. doi: 10.1186/1744-8069-4-3.PMCID: PMC2242785 Expression of AMPA receptor subunits at synapses in laminae I–III of the rodent spinal dorsal horn Erika Polgár, Masahiko Watanabe, Bettina Hartmann, Seth GN Grant, and Andrew J Todd Mol Pain. 2008; 4: 5. Published online 2008 January 23. doi: 10.1186/1744-8069-4-5.PMCID: PMC2248168 Chronic morphine administration enhances nociceptive sensitivity and local cytokine production after incision DeYong Liang, Xiaoyou Shi, Yanli Qiao, Martin S Angst, David C Yeomans, and J David Clark Mol Pain. 2008; 4: 7. Published online 2008 February 22. doi: 10.1186/1744-8069-4-7.PMCID: PMC2279109 Enkephalin-encoding herpes simplex virus-1 decreases inflammation and hotplate sensitivity in a chronic pancreatitis model Hong Yang, Terry A McNearney, Rong Chu, Ying Lu, Yong Ren, David C Yeomans, Steven P Wilson, and Karin N Westlund Mol Pain. 2008; 4: 8. Published online 2008 February 28. doi: 10.1186/1744-8069-4-8.PMCID: PMC2292157 Influence of TRPV1 on diabetes-induced alterations in thermal pain sensitivity Reddy M Pabbidi, Shuang-Quan Yu, Siying Peng, Romesh Khardori, Mary E Pauza, and Louis S Premkumar Mol Pain. 2008; 4: 9. Published online 2008 March 1. doi: 10.1186/1744-8069-4-9.PMCID: PMC2275252 Vascularization of the dorsal root ganglia and peripheral nerve of the mouse: Implications for chemical-induced peripheral sensory neuropathies Juan M Jimenez-Andrade, Monica B Herrera, Joseph R Ghilardi, Marina Vardanyan, Ohannes K Melemedjian, and Patrick W Mantyh Mol Pain. 2008; 4: 10. Published online 2008 March 19. doi: 10.1186/1744-8069-4-10.PMCID: PMC2289805 Selective activation of microglia in spinal cord but not higher cortical regions following nerve injury in adult mouse Fuxing Zhang, Kujumon I Vadakkan, Susan S Kim, Long-Jun Wu, Yuze Shang, and Min Zhuo Mol Pain. 2008; 4: 15. Published online 2008 April 18. doi: 10.1186/1744-8069-4-15.PMCID: PMC2374773 Nav1.7 expression is increased in painful human dental pulp Songjiang Luo, Griffin M Perry, S Rock Levinson, and Michael A Henry Mol Pain. 2008; 4: 16. Published online 2008 April 21. doi: 10.1186/1744-8069-4-16.PMCID: PMC2377237 Differential activation of p38 and extracellular signal-regulated kinase in spinal cord in a model of bee venom-induced inflammation and hyperalgesia Xiu-Yu Cui, Yi Dai, Sheng-Lan Wang, Hiroki Yamanaka, Kimiko Kobayashi, Koichi Obata, Jun Chen, and Koichi Noguchi Mol Pain. 2008; 4: 17. Published online 2008 April 30. doi: 10.1186/1744-8069-4-17.PMCID: PMC2391153 Long-term potentiation at C-fibre synapses by low-level presynaptic activity in vivo Ruth Drdla and Jürgen Sandkühler Mol Pain. 2008; 4: 18. Published online 2008 May 28. doi: 10.1186/1744-8069-4-18.PMCID: PMC2424039 Oxytocin-induced antinociception in the spinal cord is mediated by a subpopulation of glutamatergic neurons in lamina I-II which amplify GABAergic inhibition Jean-Didier Breton, Pierre Veinante, Sandra Uhl-Bronner, Angela Maria Vergnano, Marie José Freund-Mercier, Rémy Schlichter, and Pierrick Poisbeau Mol Pain. 2008; 4: 19. Published online 2008 May 29. doi: 10.1186/1744-8069-4-19.PMCID: PMC2430948 Differing alterations of sodium currents in small dorsal root ganglion neurons after ganglion compression and peripheral nerve injury Zhi-Jiang Huang and Xue-Jun Song Mol Pain. 2008; 4: 20. Published online 2008 May 30. doi: 10.1186/1744-8069-4-20.PMCID: PMC2427019 TRPM8 mechanism of autonomic nerve response to cold in respiratory airway Hong Xing, Jennifer X Ling, Meng Chen, Richard D Johnson, Makoto Tominaga, Cong-Yi Wang, and Jianguo Gu Mol Pain. 2008; 4: 22. Published online 2008 June 5. doi: 10.1186/1744-8069-4-22.PMCID: PMC2430548 Involvement of P311 in the affective, but not in the sensory component of pain Yan-Gang Sun, Yong-Jing Gao, Zhong-Qiu Zhao, Bing Huang, Jun Yin, Gregory A Taylor, and Zhou-Feng Chen Mol Pain. 2008; 4: 23. Published online 2008 June 12. doi: 10.1186/1744-8069-4-23.PMCID: PMC2459156 Pharmacological switch in Aβ-fiber stimulation-induced spinal transmission in mice with partial sciatic nerve injury Misaki Matsumoto, Weijiao Xie, Lin Ma, and Hiroshi Ueda Mol Pain. 2008; 4: 25. Published online 2008 July 11. doi: 10.1186/1744-8069-4-25.PMCID: PMC2488330 PKA and ERK, but not PKC, in the amygdala contribute to pain-related synaptic plasticity and behavior Yu Fu, Jeong Han, Titilope Ishola, Michelle Scerbo, Hita Adwanikar, Cara Ramsey, and Volker Neugebauer Mol Pain. 2008; 4: 26. Published online 2008 July 16. doi: 10.1186/1744-8069-4-26.PMCID: PMC2490682 Brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) contributes to the pain hypersensitivity following surgical incision in the rats Chang-Qi Li, Jun-Mei Xu, Dan Liu, Jian-Yi Zhang, and Ru-Ping Dai Mol Pain. 2008; 4: 27. Published online 2008 July 17. doi: 10.1186/1744-8069-4-27.PMCID: PMC2492846 Cutaneous nociception evoked by 15-delta PGJ2 via activation of ion channel TRPA1 Lillian Cruz-Orengo, Ajay Dhaka, Robert J Heuermann, Timothy J Young, Michael C Montana, Eric J Cavanaugh, Donghee Kim, and Gina M Story Mol Pain. 2008; 4: 30. Published online 2008 July 31. doi: 10.1186/1744-8069-4-30.PMCID: PMC2515828 Intracerebroventricular administration of N-acetylaspartylglutamate (NAAG) peptidase inhibitors is analgesic in inflammatory pain Tatsuo Yamamoto, Alan Kozikowski, Jia Zhou, and Joseph H Neale Mol Pain. 2008; 4: 31. Published online 2008 August 1. doi: 10.1186/1744-8069-4-31.PMCID: PMC2517065 Modulation of chloride homeostasis by inflammatory mediators in dorsal root ganglion neurons Katharina Funk, Anne Woitecki, Christina Franjic-Würtz, Thomas Gensch, Frank Möhrlen, and Stephan Frings Mol Pain. 2008; 4: 32. Published online 2008 August 12. doi: 10.1186/1744-8069-4-32.PMCID: PMC2526990 Proteomic profiling of neuromas reveals alterations in protein composition and local protein synthesis in hyper-excitable nerves Hong-Lei Huang, Cruz-Miguel Cendan, Carolina Roza, Kenji Okuse, Rainer Cramer, John F Timms, and John N Wood Mol Pain. 2008; 4: 33. Published online 2008 August 12. doi: 10.1186/1744-8069-4-33.PMCID: PMC2525634 Anticipation of pain enhances the nociceptive transmission and functional connectivity within pain network in rats Jin-Yan Wang, Han-Ti Zhang, Jing-Yu Chang, Donald J Woodward, Luiz A Baccalá, and Fei Luo Mol Pain. 2008; 4: 34. Published online 2008 August 26. doi: 10.1186/1744-8069-4-34.PMCID: PMC2531182 Descending serotonergic controls regulate inflammation-induced mechanical sensitivity and methyl-CpG-binding protein 2 phosphorylation in the rat superficial dorsal horn Sandrine M Géranton, Vincenza Fratto, Keri K Tochiki, and Stephen P Hunt Mol Pain. 2008; 4: 35. Published online 2008 September 15. doi: 10.1186/1744-8069-4-35.PMCID: PMC2553762 The role of cation-dependent chloride transporters in neuropathic pain following spinal cord injury Samuel W Cramer, Christopher Baggott, John Cain, Jessica Tilghman, Bradley Allcock, Gurwattan Miranpuri, Sharad Rajpal, Dandan Sun, and Daniel Resnick Mol Pain. 2008; 4: 36. Published online 2008 September 17. doi: 10.1186/1744-8069-4-36.PMCID: PMC2561007 Paroxysmal extreme pain disorder M1627K mutation in human Nav1.7 renders DRG neurons hyperexcitable Sulayman D Dib-Hajj, Mark Estacion, Brian W Jarecki, Lynda Tyrrell, Tanya Z Fischer, Mark Lawden, Theodore R Cummins, and Stephen G Waxman Mol Pain. 2008; 4: 37. Published online 2008 September 19. doi: 10.1186/1744-8069-4-37.PMCID: PMC2556659 The chemokine CXCL1/growth related oncogene increases sodium currents and neuronal excitability in small diameter sensory neurons Jun-Gang Wang, Judith A Strong, Wenrui Xie, Rui-Hua Yang, Dennis E Coyle, Dayna M Wick, Ericka D Dorsey, and Jun-Ming Zhang Mol Pain. 2008; 4: 38. Published online 2008 September 24. doi: 10.1186/1744-8069-4-38.PMCID: PMC2562993 Effect of excitatory and inhibitory agents and a glial inhibitor on optically-recorded primary-afferent excitation Hiroshi Ikeda, Takaki Kiritoshi, and Kazuyuki Murase Mol Pain. 2008; 4: 39. Published online 2008 September 26. doi: 10.1186/1744-8069-4-39.PMCID: PMC2565671 Enhancement of presynaptic glutamate release and persistent inflammatory pain by increasing neuronal cAMP in the anterior cingulate cortex Long-Jun Wu, Hendrik W Steenland, Susan S Kim, Carolina Isiegas, Ted Abel, Bong-Kiun Kaang, and Min Zhuo Mol Pain. 2008; 4: 40. Published online 2008 September 29. doi: 10.1186/1744-8069-4-40.PMCID: PMC2570662 Differential regulation of morphine antinociceptive effects by endogenous enkephalinergic system in the forebrain of mice Tsung-Chieh Chen, Ying-Ying Cheng, Wei-Zen Sun, and Bai-Chuang Shyu Mol Pain. 2008; 4: 41. Published online 2008 September 30. doi: 10.1186/1744-8069-4-41.PMCID: PMC2569012 Direct activation of Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid 1(TRPV1) by Diacylglycerol (DAG) Dong Ho Woo, Sung Jun Jung, Mei Hong Zhu, Chul-Kyu Park, Yong Ho Kim, Seog Bae Oh, and C Justin Lee Mol Pain. 2008; 4: 42. Published online 2008 October 1. doi: 10.1186/1744-8069-4-42.PMCID: PMC2576176 Characterization of mouse orofacial pain and the effects of lesioning TRPV1-expressing neurons on operant behavior John K Neubert, Christopher King, Wendi Malphurs, Fong Wong, James P Weaver, Alan C Jenkins, Heather L Rossi, and Robert M Caudle Mol Pain. 2008; 4: 43. Published online 2008 October 1. doi: 10.1186/1744-8069-4-43.PMCID: PMC2584042 Functional identification of NR2 subunits contributing to NMDA receptors on substance P receptor-expressing dorsal horn neurons Chi-Kun Tong, Edward J Kaftan, and Amy B MacDermott Mol Pain. 2008; 4: 44. Published online 2008 October 10. doi: 10.1186/1744-8069-4-44.PMCID: PMC2572590 Distinct expression of synaptic NR2A and NR2B in the central nervous system and impaired morphine tolerance and physical dependence in mice deficient in postsynaptic density-93 protein Wen-Jinn Liaw, Xu-Guang Zhu, Myron Yaster, Roger A Johns, Estelle B Gauda, and Yuan-Xiang Tao Mol Pain. 2008; 4: 45. Published online 2008 October 14. doi: 10.1186/1744-8069-4-45.PMCID: PMC2576175 A preliminary fMRI study of analgesic treatment in chronic back pain and knee osteoarthritis Marwan N Baliki, Paul Y Geha, Rami Jabakhanji, Norm Harden, Thomas J Schnitzer, and A Vania Apkarian Mol Pain. 2008; 4: 47. Published online 2008 October 25. doi: 10.1186/1744-8069-4-47.PMCID: PMC2584040 HC-030031, a TRPA1 selective antagonist, attenuates inflammatory- and neuropathy-induced mechanical hypersensitivity Samer R Eid, Eric D Crown, Eric L Moore, Hongyu A Liang, Kar-Chan Choong, Shelley Dima, Darrell A Henze, Stefanie A Kane, and Mark O Urban Mol Pain. 2008; 4: 48. Published online 2008 October 27. doi: 10.1186/1744-8069-4-48.PMCID: PMC2584039 Cutaneous tactile allodynia associated with microvascular dysfunction in muscle Andre Laferrière, Magali Millecamps, Dimitris N Xanthos, Wen Hua Xiao, Chiang Siau, Marissa de Mos, Christelle Sachot, J Vaigunda Ragavendran, Frank JPM Huygen, Gary J Bennett, and Terence J Coderre Mol Pain. 2008; 4: 49. Published online 2008 October 28. doi: 10.1186/1744-8069-4-49.PMCID: PMC2584041 Quantitative Real-Time PCR detection of TRPV1–4 gene expression in human leukocytes from healthy and hyposensitive subjects Giacomo Spinsanti, Raffaella Zannolli, Cristina Panti, Ilaria Ceccarelli, Letizia Marsili, Valeria Bachiocco, Francesco Frati, and Anna Maria Aloisi Mol Pain. 2008; 4: 51. Published online 2008 November 4. doi: 10.1186/1744-8069-4-51.PMCID: PMC2588574 Sumatriptan inhibits synaptic transmission in the rat midbrain periaqueductal grey Hyo-Jin Jeong, David Chenu, Emma E Johnson, Mark Connor, and Christopher W Vaughan Mol Pain. 2008; 4: 54. Published online 2008 November 11. doi: 10.1186/1744-8069-4-54.PMCID: PMC2588575 FMRI connectivity analysis of acupuncture effects on an amygdala-associated brain network Wei Qin, Jie Tian, Lijun Bai, Xiaohong Pan, Lin Yang, Peng Chen, Jianping Dai, Lin Ai, Baixiao Zhao, Qiyong Gong, Wei Wang, Karen M von Deneen, and Yijun Liu Mol Pain. 2008; 4: 55. Published online 2008 November 13. doi: 10.1186/1744-8069-4-55.PMCID: PMC2596101 Single dose of morphine produced a prolonged effect on dopamine neuron activities Die Zhang, Hai Zhang, Guo-zhang Jin, Kehong Zhang, and Xuechu Zhen Mol Pain. 2008; 4: 57. Published online 2008 November 17. doi: 10.1186/1744-8069-4-57.PMCID: PMC2603002 Targeted mutation of EphB1 receptor prevents development of neuropathic hyperalgesia and physical dependence on morphine in mice Yuan Han, Xue-Song Song, Wen-Tao Liu, Mark Henkemeyer, and Xue-Jun Song Mol Pain. 2008; 4: 60. Published online 2008 November 21. doi: 10.1186/1744-8069-4-60.PMCID: PMC2605438 Origins, actions and dynamic expression patterns of the neuropeptide VGF in rat peripheral and central sensory neurones following peripheral nerve injury Andrew Moss, Rachel Ingram, Stephanie Koch, Andria Theodorou, Lucie Low, Mark Baccei, Gareth J Hathway, Michael Costigan, Stephen R Salton, and Maria Fitzgerald Mol Pain. 2008; 4: 62. Published online 2008 December 10. doi: 10.1186/1744-8069-4-62.PMCID: PMC2614976 Long-term actions of interleukin-1β on delay and tonic firing neurons in rat superficial dorsal horn and their relevance to central sensitization Sabrina L Gustafson-Vickers, Van B Lu, Aaron Y Lai, Kathryn G Todd, Klaus Ballanyi, and Peter A Smith Mol Pain. 2008; 4: 63. Published online 2008 December 17. doi: 10.1186/1744-8069-4-63.PMCID: PMC2625335 Reviews Peripheral mechanisms of neuropathic pain – involvement of lysophosphatidic acid receptor-mediated demyelination Hiroshi Ueda Mol Pain. 2008; 4: 11. Published online 2008 April 1. doi: 10.1186/1744-8069-4-11.PMCID: PMC2365930 Molecular and cellular limits to somatosensory specificity Carlos Belmonte and Félix Viana Mol Pain. 2008; 4: 14. Published online 2008 April 18. doi: 10.1186/1744-8069-4-14.PMCID: PMC2386863 Histamine-induced itch and its relationship with pain Won-Sik Shim and Uhtaek Oh Mol Pain. 2008; 4: 29. Published online 2008 July 31. doi: 10.1186/1744-8069-4-29.PMCID: PMC2519061 Effects of general anesthetics on visceral pain transmission in the spinal cord Yun Wang, Jing Wu, Qing Lin, HJ Nauta, Yun Yue, and Li Fang Mol Pain. 2008; 4: 50. Published online 2008 October 30. doi: 10.1186/1744-8069-4-50.PMCID: PMC2584043 Short Reports Mutation I136V alters electrophysiological properties of the NaV1.7 channel in a family with onset of erythromelalgia in the second decade Xiaoyang Cheng, Sulayman D Dib-Hajj, Lynda Tyrrell, and Stephen G Waxman Mol Pain. 2008; 4: 1. Published online 2008 January 2. doi: 10.1186/1744-8069-4-1.PMCID: PMC2262064 The effect of deletion of the orphan G – protein coupled receptor (GPCR) gene MrgE on pain-like behaviours in mice Peter J Cox, Tom Pitcher, Steven A Trim, Christine H Bell, Wenning Qin, and Ross A Kinloch Mol Pain. 2008; 4: 2. Published online 2008 January 15. doi: 10.1186/1744-8069-4-2.PMCID: PMC2242784 Autotaxin, a synthetic enzyme of lysophosphatidic acid (LPA), mediates the induction of nerve-injured neuropathic pain Makoto Inoue, Lin Ma, Junken Aoki, Jerold Chun, and Hiroshi Ueda Mol Pain. 2008; 4: 6. Published online 2008 February 8. doi: 10.1186/1744-8069-4-6.PMCID: PMC2277392 Release of glutamate and CGRP from trigeminal ganglion neurons: Role of calcium channels and 5-HT1 receptor signaling Yan Xiao, Judith A Richter, and Joyce H Hurley Mol Pain. 2008; 4: 12. Published online 2008 April 16. doi: 10.1186/1744-8069-4-12.PMCID: PMC2359740 Compound heterozygosity in sodium channel Nav1.7 in a family with hereditary erythermalgia Mark E Samuels, Rene HM te Morsche, Mary E Lynch, and Joost PH Drenth Mol Pain. 2008; 4: 21. Published online 2008 June 2. doi: 10.1186/1744-8069-4-21.PMCID: PMC2430949 Hemispheric lateralization of a molecular signal for pain modulation in the amygdala Yarimar Carrasquillo and Robert W Gereau IV Mol Pain. 2008; 4: 24. Published online 2008 June 23. doi: 10.1186/1744-8069-4-24.PMCID: PMC2443116 Activation of Erk in the anterior cingulate cortex during the induction and expression of chronic pain Feng Wei and Min Zhuo Mol Pain. 2008; 4: 28. Published online 2008 July 23. doi: 10.1186/1744-8069-4-28.PMCID: PMC2503974 Involvement of LPA1 receptor signaling in the reorganization of spinal input through Abeta-fibers in mice with partial sciatic nerve injury Weijiao Xie, Misaki Matsumoto, Jerold Chun, and Hiroshi Ueda Mol Pain. 2008; 4: 46. Published online 2008 October 15. doi: 10.1186/1744-8069-4-46.PMCID: PMC2599895 Prolonged gabapentin analgesia in an experimental mouse model of fibromyalgia Michiko Nishiyori and Hiroshi Ueda Mol Pain. 2008; 4: 52. Published online 2008 November 6. doi: 10.1186/1744-8069-4-52.PMCID: PMC2596100 |