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ArticleJournal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology. Medical sciences = Hua zhong ke ji da xue xue bao. Yi xue Ying De wen ban = Huazhong keji daxue xuebao. Yixue Yingdewen ban2015

Melanocortin-4 receptor expression in the cuneiform nucleus is involved in modulation of opioidergic signaling.

Yong-Tang Song, Tao-Tao Liu, Li Feng, Tao Zhang, Hong-Bing Xiang

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Article in Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology. Medical sciences = Hua zhong ke ji da xue xue bao. Yi xue Ying De wen ban = Huazhong keji daxue xuebao. Yixue Yingdewen ban, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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  3. Melanocortin-4 receptor in subthalamic nucleus is involved in the modulation of nociception.American journal of clinical and experimental immunology · 2018
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  5. Alteration of circadian rhythm during epileptogenesis: implications for the suprachiasmatic nucleus circuits.International journal of physiology, pathophysiology and pharmacology · 2017
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Yong-Tang SongMedical Association of Hubei Province, Wuhan, 430060, China.
Tao-Tao LiuDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China.
Li FengDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China.
Tao ZhangDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China. zhangtao19611@163.com.
Hong-Bing XiangDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Substantial evidence has suggested that deep brain stimulation of the cuneiform nucleus has become a remarkable treatment option for intractable pain, but the possible mechanism is poorly understood. Using a melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R)-green fluorescent protein (GFP) reporter knockin mouse, we showed that a large number of MC4R-GFP-positive neurons were expressed in the cuneiform nucleus. Immunofluorescence revealed that approximately 40%-50% of MC4R-GFP-positive neurons expressed mu opioid receptors, indicating that they were opioidergic signaling. Our findings support the hypothesis that MC4R expression in the cuneiform nucleus is involved in the modulation of opioidergic signaling.

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Signal TransductionAnimalsGene Expression RegulationGene Knock-In TechniquesGenes, ReporterGreen Fluorescent ProteinsMiceMice, TransgenicMicrotomyMidbrain Reticular FormationNeuronsReceptor, Melanocortin, Type 4Receptors, Opioid, muRecombinant Fusion ProteinsGreen Fluorescent ProteinsMC4R protein, mouseReceptor, Melanocortin, Type 4Receptors, Opioid, muRecombinant Fusion Proteinscuneiform nucleusmelanocortin-4 receptormu opioid receptoropioidergic signaling

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