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The role of nociceptive synaptic transmission modulation
Tyshkevich, Alexandra ; Paleček, Jiří (advisor) ; Hejnová, Lucie (referee)
Chronic pain phenomenon is an important problem in modern medicine. Occurring of this phenomenon is tightly connected with nociceptive transmission and modulation of nociceptive signal on the spinal cord level. Under the pathological conditions such as injury or inflammation this modulation is affected by different types of endogenous molecules with pain enhancing attributes. Important group of these molecules are chemokines, immune system substances, also responsible for immune cells recruitments. However, in pathological states chemokines show ability to modulate nociceptive signal and induce chronic pain. CCL2, in particular, has a significant role in modulation of these processes in the spinal cord. Investigation of the mechanisms by which CCL2 influences the spinal cord and dorsal root ganglion may be an important part for preventing the development of chronic pain. Key words: nociception, pain, spinal cord, chemokines, CCL2
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