Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Induces Mechanical Allodynia after Spinal Nerve Ligation by Activation of p38 MAPK in Primary Sensory Neurons

This work was supported by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft Grant SCHA 924/1-1 (M.S.) and National Institutes of Health Grant NS35630 (L.S.S.). We thank L. Biko, B. Dekant, E. Higuera, and C. Geis for expert technical assistance.

Correspondence should be addressed to Dr. Maria Schäfers, Anesthesiology Research Laboratory, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093. E-mail: mschaefers{at}ucsd.edu.