Exogenous induction of HO-1 alleviates vincristine-induced neuropathic pain by reducing spinal glial activation in mice

Chemotherapy drugs such as vincristine can produce painful peripheral neuropathy for which is still lack of effective treatment. Recent studies have demonstrated that neuroinflammation plays an important role in the pathogenesis of neuropathic pain. Heme oxygenase 1 (HO-1) was shown to mediate the r...

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Main Authors: Yan Shen, Zhi-Jun Zhang, Ming-Di Zhu, Bao-Chun Jiang, Tian Yang, Yong-Jing Gao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-07-01
Series:Neurobiology of Disease
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S096999611500159X