Decreased endomorphin-2 and opioidreceptor in the spinal cord are associated with painful diabetic neuropathy

Painful diabetic neuropathy (PDN) is one of the most common complications in the early stage of diabetes mellitus (DM). Endomorphin-2 (EM2) selectively activates the opioid receptor (MOR) and subsequently induces antinociceptive effects in the spinal dorsal horn. However, the effects of EM2-MOR in...

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Main Authors: Zhen-Zhen Kou, Fa-Ping Wan, Yang Bai, Chun-Yu Li, Jia-Chen Hu, Guo-Tao Zhang, Zhang Ting, Tao Chen, Ya-Yun Wang, Hui Li, Yun-Qing Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnmol.2016.00080/full