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Role of acid-sensing ion channel 3 in sub-acute-phase inflammation

Yi-Tin Yen1,2 email, Pan-Hsien Tu1 email, Chien-Ju Chen1,2 email, Yi-Wen Lin1 email, Sung-Tsang Hsieh3,4 email and Chih-Cheng Chen1,2 email

Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan

Institute of Zoology, College of Life Science, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan

Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei 100, Taiwan

Department of Neurology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei 100, Taiwan

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Molecular Pain 2009, 5:1doi:10.1186/1744-8069-5-1

Published: 7 January 2009

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Inflammation-mediated hyperalgesia in the contralateral paws. A, Thermal hyperalgesia results of intraplantar inflammation. B, von Frey filament test results of intraplantar inflammation. C, Thermal hyperalgesia results of intramuscular inflammation. D, von Frey filament tests results of intramuscular inflammation. WT: ASIC3+/+ mice, n = 6 in each group. KO: ASIC3-/- mice, n = 6 in each group. *p < 0.05 compared to baseline latency. #p < 0.05 comparison between ASIC3+/+ and ASIC3-/- groups.

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Gene expression level in ASIC3+/+ DRG 2 days after induction of inflammation. A, Expression of ASIC3, Nav1.6, Nav1.7, Nav1.8, Nav1.9 and TRPV1 2 days after intraplantar carrageenan-induced inflammation in L5 DRG. B, Expression of ASIC3, Nav1.6, Nav1.7, Nav1.8, Nav1.9 and TRPV1 2 days after intramuscular inflammation induction in L4 DRG. *p < 0.05 compared with saline group of the same side.

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