Adenovector GAD65 gene delivery into the rat trigeminal ganglion produces orofacial analgesia

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Our goal is to use gene therapy to alleviate pain by targeting glial cells. In an animal model of facial pain we tested the effect of transfecting the glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) gene into satellite glial cells (SGCs) of the tr...

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Main Authors: Lowenstein Pedro, Puntel Mariana, Liu Chunyan, Maechler Pierre, Rubi Blanca, Sundberg Christopher, Ohara Peter T, Vit Jean-Philippe, Castro Maria, Jasmin Luc
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2009-08-01
Series:Molecular Pain
Online Access:http://www.molecularpain.com/content/5/1/42