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ArticlePain research and treatment2014

Loss of central inhibition: implications for behavioral hypersensitivity after contusive spinal cord injury in rats.

Yerko A Berrocal, Vania W Almeida, Rocio Puentes, Eric P Knott, Jaclyn F Hechtman, Mary Garland, Damien D Pearse

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Article in Pain research and treatment, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yerko A BerrocalDepartment of Cellular Biology and Pharmacology, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University, 11200 SW 8th Street, AHC2-481, Miami, FL 33199, USA ; The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA.
Vania W AlmeidaThe Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA.
Rocio PuentesThe Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA.
Eric P KnottDepartment of Cellular Biology and Pharmacology, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University, 11200 SW 8th Street, AHC2-481, Miami, FL 33199, USA.
Jaclyn F HechtmanThe Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA.
Mary GarlandDepartment of Cellular Biology and Pharmacology, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University, 11200 SW 8th Street, AHC2-481, Miami, FL 33199, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8346-4024
Damien D PearseThe Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA ; The Department of Neurological Surgery, The Neuroscience Program, The Interdisciplinary Stem Cell Institute, The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA.
University of Miami · USFlorida International University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Behavioral hypersensitivity is common following spinal cord injury (SCI), producing significant discomfort and often developing into chronic pain syndromes. While the mechanisms underlying the development of behavioral hypersensitivity after SCI are poorly understood, previous studies of SCI contusion have shown an increase in amino acids, namely, aspartate and glutamate, along with a decrease in GABA and glycine, particularly below the injury. The current study sought to identify alterations in key enzymes and receptors involved in mediating central inhibition via GABA and glycine after a clinically-relevant contusion SCI model. Following thoracic (T8) 25.0 mm NYU contusion SCI in rodents, significant and persistent behavioral hypersensitivity developed as evidenced by cutaneous allodynia and thermal hyperalgesia. Biochemical analyses confirmed upregulation of glutamate receptor GluR3 with downregulation of the GABA synthesizing enzyme (GAD65/67) and the glycine receptor α3 (GLRA3), notably below the injury. Combined, these changes result in the disinhibition of excitatory impulses and contribute to behavioral hyperexcitability. This study demonstrates a loss of central inhibition and the development of behavioral hypersensitivity in a contusive SCI paradigm. Future use of this model will permit the evaluation of different antinociceptive strategies and help in the elucidation of new targets for the treatment of neuropathic pain.

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