supported by grants from the National Basic Research Development Program of China (2013CB 835100);the National Natural Science Foundation of China (81171049,31300919,and 31400948);the National Key Technology R&D Program,China (2013BAI04B04);the Twelfth Five-Year Project of China (AWS12J004)
Melittin is a basic 26-amino-acid polypeptide that constitutes 40-60% of dry honeybee(Apis mellifera)venom.Although much is known about its strong surface activity on lipid membranes,less is known about its painprod...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(81171049);the National Basic Research Development Program of China(2011CB504100 and2013CB835100);the National Key Technology R&D Program of China(2013BAI04B04);the Twelfth Five-Year Project of China(AWS12J004)
The α2δ-1 subunit of the voltage-gated Ca2+ channel (VGCC) is a molecular target of gabapentin (GBP), which has been used as a first-line drug for the relief of neuropathic pain. GBP exerts its anti-nociceptive...
supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (81171049);the National Basic Research Development Program of China (2011CB504100,2013CB835100 and 2013BAI04B04)
Intractable central post-stroke pain(CPSP) is one of the most common sequelae of stroke, but has been inadequately studied to date. In this study, we first determined the relationship between the lesion site and cha...
supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(30770668,81070899,81171049);973 program (2011CB504100) to J.C
Simultaneous multisite recording using multi-electrode arrays(MEAs) in cultured and acutely-dissociated brain slices and other tissues is an emerging technique in the field of network electrophysiology.Over the past...
supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (30770668, 81070899, and 81171049)
Objective Melittin is the main peptide in bee venom and causes both persistent spontaneous nociception and pain hypersensitivity. Our recent studies indicated that both transient receptor potential (TRP) vanilloid r...