Emerging Evidence of Macrophage Contribution to Hyperinnervation and Nociceptor Sensitization in Vulvodynia
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DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2019.00186
Abstract: Vulvodynia is an idiopathic chronic pain disorder and a leading cause of dyspareunia, or pain associated with sexual intercourse, for women. The key pathophysiological features of vulvodynia are vaginal hyperinnervation and nociceptor sensitization. These features… read more here.
Keywords: nociceptor sensitization; vulvodynia; hyperinnervation nociceptor; sensitization ... See more keywords
New models to study vulvodynia: hyperinnervation and nociceptor sensitization in the female genital tract
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DOI: 10.4103/1673-5374.241455
Abstract: This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as… read more here.
Keywords: nociceptor sensitization; vulvodynia hyperinnervation; new models; study vulvodynia ... See more keywords