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ReviewChannels (Austin, Tex.)

Calcium channel functions in pain processing.

John Park, Z David Luo

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Review in Channels (Austin, Tex.). The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 82 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
82citing papers in PubMed
3.6field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

82 citing papers in PubMed, 147 citations in OpenAlex.

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  12. Regulatory Action of Calcium and Calcium Channels in Pain Pathways.International journal of biological sciences · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

John ParkDepartment of Pharmacology, University of California-Irvine School of Medicine, Irvine, CA, USA.
Z David Luo
University of California, Irvine · US

Funding

Mechanism of Calcium Channel Cava2d1 Protein Mediated Neuropathic PainR01NS064341 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI LUO, ZHIGANG DAVID · 2010 to 2013
$1.2M
Defining Target Contribution To Orofacial Pain By Antisense OligonucleotidesR21DE019298 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI LUO, ZHIGANG DAVID · 2008 to 2009
$661k
NIDCR NIH HHS DE019298NIDCR NIH HHS R21 DE019298NINDS NIH HHS NS064341NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS064341
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Voltage-gated calcium channels (VGCC) play obligatory physiological roles, including modulation of neuronal: functions, synaptic plasticity, neurotransmitter release and gene transcription. Dysregulation and maladaptive changes in VGCC expression and activities may occur in the sensory pathway under various pathological conditions that could contribute to the development of pain. In this review, we summarized the most recent findings on the regulation of VGCC expression and physiological functions in the sensory pathway, and in dysregulation and maladaptive changes of VGCC under pain-inducing conditions. The implications of: these changes in understanding the mechanisms of pain transduction and in new drug design are also discussed.

Indexed as

Signal TransductionAnalgesicsAnimalsCalcium ChannelsHumansIon Channel GatingMembrane PotentialsPainPain ThresholdAnalgesicsCalcium Channels

Identifiers

PMID21150297
PMCPMC3052250
OpenAlexW2053193214

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