Visceral Pain: Spinal Afferents, Enteric Mast Cells, Enteric Nervous System and Stress

Title: Visceral Pain: Spinal Afferents, Enteric Mast Cells, Enteric Nervous System and Stress

Volume: 17 Issue: 16

Author(s): Jackie D. Wood

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Keywords: Stress, corticotropin releasing factor, irritable bowel syndrome, sensory afferents, abdominal pain, corticotropin, hypersensitivity, pelvic, fibromyalgia, histamine, cystitis, backfiring, etiologies, Noxious, endometriosis, hyperalgesia, myenteric plexus, lidocaine, diarrhea

Abstract: This review aims to examine current basic and clinical concepts, the results of which are expanding our understanding of visceral hypersensitivity and functional abdominal pain of intestinal origin in relation to the enteric nervous system (ENS), spinal sensory neurons and enteric mast cells. Advances in this sphere are translating to improved insight into chronic functional abdominal and pelvic pain syndromes in general.

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D. Wood Jackie, Visceral Pain: Spinal Afferents, Enteric Mast Cells, Enteric Nervous System and Stress, Current Pharmaceutical Design 2011; 17 (16) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138161211796196918