Differential involvement of ipsilateral and contralateral spinal cord astrocyte D-serine in carrageenan-induced mirror-image pain: role of σ1 receptors and astrocyte gap junctions.
Hoon-Seong ChoiDae-Hyun RohSeo-Yeon YoonSheu-Ran ChoiSoon-Gu KwonSuk-Yun KangJi-Young MoonHo-Jae HanAlvin J BeitzJang Hern LeePublished in: British journal of pharmacology (2018)
Spinal astrocyte D-serine plays an important role in the development of mirror-image pain. Furthermore, σ1 receptors and astrocyte gap junction signalling mediate ipsilateral and contralateral D-serine production respectively.