<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Visceral pain brings deep medical burden to society, and it is clinically often the first symptom which leads to a medical consultation. In the time of deeper understanding of molecular transducers in pain pathways, there is still need for models to test hypothesis how would selective inhibition of nociceptive pathways modulates the behavior of experimental animal. In comparison with somatic pain, there is less visceral pain models, probably due to complex extrinsic (dual innervation by dorsal root ganglia and vagus nerve innervation) and intrinsic innervation. We want to develop a new model of visceral pain in guinea pigs to test our hypothesis that vagal afferent innervation affects perception of visceral pain. In this mini-review we would like to closely describe advantages and drawbacks of visceral pain models used in our department</p></abstract>

Visceral pain brings deep medical burden to society, and it is clinically often the first symptom which leads to a medical consultation. In the time of deeper understanding of molecular transducers in pain pathways, there is still need for models to test hypothesis how would selective inhibition of nociceptive pathways modulates the behavior of experimental animal. In comparison with somatic pain, there is less visceral pain models, probably due to complex extrinsic (dual innervation by dorsal root ganglia and vagus nerve innervation) and intrinsic innervation. We want to develop a new model of visceral pain in guinea pigs to test our hypothesis that vagal afferent innervation affects perception of visceral pain. In this mini-review we would like to closely describe advantages and drawbacks of visceral pain models used in our department

Upper Gastrointestinal Visceral Pain Models in Guinea-Pigs (Mini-Review)

Department of Pathological Physiology, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University, Slovak Republic

Acta Medica Martiniana

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Visceral pain brings deep medical burden to society, and it is clinically often the first symptom which leads to a medical consultation. In the time of deeper...

Upper Gastrointestinal Visceral Pain Models in Guinea-Pigs (Mini-Review)

Published Online: May 09, 2013

Page range: 37 - 42

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acm-2013-0005

Keywords
guinea pig, visceral pain, pain model, vagus nerve

This content is open access.

Upper Gastrointestinal Visceral Pain Models in Guinea-Pigs (Mini-Review)

Published Online: May 09, 2013

Page range: 37 - 42

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acm-2013-0005

Keywordsguinea pig, visceral pain, pain model, vagus nerve

This content is open access.

Keywords
guinea pig, visceral pain, pain model, vagus nerve