Neurovascular Unit in Chronic Pain

Chronic pain is a debilitating condition with major socioeconomic impact, whose neurobiological basis is still not clear. An involvement of the neurovascular unit (NVU) has been recently proposed. In particular, the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and blood-spinal cord barrier (BSCB), two NVU key players,...

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Main Authors: Beatrice Mihaela Radu, Placido Bramanti, Francesco Osculati, Maria-Luisa Flonta, Mihai Radu, Giuseppe Bertini, Paolo Francesco Fabene
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Mediators of Inflammation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/648268