IL-4 deficiency is associated with mechanical hypersensitivity in mice.

Interleukin-4 (IL-4) is an anti-inflammatory and analgesic cytokine that induces opioid receptor transcription. We investigated IL-4 knockout (ko) mice to characterize their pain behavior before and after chronic constriction injury (CCI) of the sciatic nerve as a model for neuropathic pain. We inve...

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Main Authors: Nurcan Üçeyler, Tengü Topuzoğlu, Peter Schiesser, Saskia Hahnenkamp, Claudia Sommer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22164245/pdf/?tool=EBI