Smith MT, Woodruff TM, Wyse BD, Muralidharan A, Walther T (2013) A small molecule angiotensin II type 2 receptor (AT₂R) antagonist produces analgesia in a rat model of neuropathic pain by inhibition of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) and p44/p42 MAPK activation in the dorsal root ganglia. Pain Med 14(10):1557-1568. doi: 10.1111/pme.12157 PMID: 23742186
Objective: To elucidate the mechanism through which EMA300, a small molecule antagonist of the angiotensin II type 2 receptor (AT2R) with >1,000-fold selectivity over the angiotensin II type 1 receptor, produces analgesia in a rodent model of neuropathic pain.
Summary: Augmented angiotensin II/AT2R signaling in the DRGs of CCI rats is attenuated by EMA300 to block p38 MAPK and p44/p42 MAPK activation, a mechanism with clinical validity for alleviating neuropathic pain.
Usage: Immunostaining (1:250), rat DRG sections
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