Connexin 43 contributes to ectopic orofacial pain following inferior alveolar nerve injury

Conclusions These findings indicate that the propagation of satellite glial cell activation throughout the trigeminal ganglion via gap junctions, which are composed of connexin 43, plays a pivotal role in ectopic mechanical hypersensitivity in whisker pad skin following inferior alveolar nerve injury.

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Source: Molecular Pain - March 7, 2016 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Kaji, K., Shinoda, M., Honda, K., Unno, S., Shimizu, N., Iwata, K. Tags: Research Article Source Type: research