Involvement of Lysophosphatidic Acid in Peripheral Neuropathy and Osteoarthritic Pain in Rats

A recent study discovered elevated levels of lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) in the synovial fluid of OA patients (Eli Lilly, unpublished). LPA is required for the initiation of neuropathic pain (Inoue, 2004), and therefore, elevated levels are indicative of a neuropathic pain state. The present study a...

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Main Author: Linton, Patrick
Language:en
Published: 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10222/35464