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- ISSN: 1570-159X
- E-ISSN: 1875-6190
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Aquaporins in Sensory and Pain Transmission
- Source: Current Neuropharmacology, Volume 8, Issue 2, Jun 2010, p. 122 - 127
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- 01 Jun 2010
Abstract
Recent data suggest a possible involvement of Aquaporins (AQPs) in pain transmission. AQPs are small membrane channel proteins involved in osmoregulation and, to date, AQP1, AQP2, AQP3, AQP4, AQP5, AQP8 and AQP9 have been found in the nervous system. Nevertheless only AQP1, AQP2 and AQP4 seem to be involved in nociception. In this review, direct and indirect evidences of the role of AQPs in pain processing will be reported.
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