Does Norepinephrine Influence Pain Behavior Mediated by Dorsal Root Ganglia?: A Pilot Study

摘要

BackgroundPostganglionic neurons in the sympathetic nervous system reportedly are involved in lumbar radicular pain and release norepinephrine (NE), a neurotransmitter. Increased numbers of sympathetic nerve fibers have been found in dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons in a root constriction model. Whether this is a reasonable model for pain, however, is unclear