Antiinflammatory role of endomorphins in
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Rainer H. Straub; Christine Wolff; Alexander Fassold; Rafael Hofbauer; Antonio C
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Article
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2008
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract ## Objective Pain sensitization and the related secretion of neuropeptides from sensory nerve terminals are proinflammatory in osteoarthritis (OA), rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and adjuvantβinduced polyarthritis. In contrast, endogenous opioids such as the recently discovered endomorphin