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Expression of Vesicular Glutamate Transporters VGLUT1 and VGLUT2 in the Rat Dental Pulp and Trigeminal Ganglion following Inflammation

Eun Sun Yang, Myoung Uk Jin, Jae Hyun Hong, Yun‐Sook Kim, So Young Choi, Tae Heon Kim, Yi Sul Cho, Yong Chul Bae

PLoS ONE · 2014 · 18 citations · 48 references

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Abstract

These findings suggest that glutamate signaling that is mediated by VGLUT2 in the pulpal axons may be enhanced in the inflamed dental pulp, which may contribute to pulpal axon sensitization leading to hyperalgesia following inflammation.

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