Table of Contents: Preface
1. Understanding Central Mechanisms of Pain and Pain Modulation; pp. 1-23
(Anthony H. Dickenson, University College London, UK)
2. Ion Channel Blockers in Clinical Pain Management; pp. 25-43
(Lucy Chen, Harvard Medical School, USA)
3. Spinal N-methyl-D-asparate Receptor Mechanisms of Central Sensitization and Pain Following Tissue Injury; pp. 45-78
(Wei Guo et al., University of Maryland, USA)
4. NMDA Receptor Antagonists and Clinical Pain Management; pp. 79-86 (Jianren Mao, Harvard Medical School, USA)
5. Plasticity of Signaling Molecules and their Associations after Chronic Morphine: Altered but not Lost Opiod Receptor-Coupled Functionality; pp. 87-107
(Alan Gintzler and Sumita Chakrabarti, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, USA)
6. Opiod for Pain Management; pp. 109-146
(Howard S. Smith and Gary McCleane, Albany Medical College, USA)
7. Inflammatory Cytokines in Preclinical Studies; pp. 147-154
(Tarek Samad, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, USA)
8. Anti-Inflammatory Medications in Pain Management; pp. 155-167 (Ezekiel Fink and Gary Brenner, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, USA)
9. Chronic Pain and the Sympathetic Nervous System: Mechanisms and Potential Implications for Pain Therapies; pp. 169-188
(Amit Sharma and Srinivasa N. Raja, John's Hopkins Hospital, USA)
10. Mechanisms of Tricyclic Antidepressants in Pain Medicine; pp. 189-206
(Peter Gerner and Ging Kuo Wang, Brigham Women's Hospital, USA)
11. Antidepressant Medication in Clinical Pain Management; pp. 207-219
(Donna Greenberg, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, USA)
12. Developing Pain Pathways and Analgesic Mechanisms: Towards Translational Studies; pp. 221-238
(Maria Fitzgerald, University College London, UK)
13. Pediatric Pain: In Translation; pp. 239-252
(Alyssa Lebel, Children's Hospital, USA)
14. Selective Serotonin Agonists for the Acute Management of Migraine; pp. 253-276
(David M. Biondi, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, USA)
15. Gender Differences in Clinical Pain Management; pp. 277-294 (Anita Holdcroft, Chelsea and Westminister Hospital, UK)
16. Clinical Management of Cancer Pain; pp. 295-315
(Anca Popescu, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, USA and Daniela E. Hord, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, USA)
17. Alternative Medicine in Pain Management: Preclinical Evidence and Clinical Application; pp. 317-330
(Lucy Chen, Harvard Medical School, USA)
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