Phytohormone abscisic acid ameliorates neuropathic pain via regulating LANCL2 protein abundance and glial activation at the spinal cord.

Spinal neuroinflammation plays a critical role in the genesis of neuropathic pain. Accumulating data suggest that abscisic acid (ABA), a phytohormone, regulates inflammatory processes in mammals. In this study, we found that reduction of the LANCL2 receptor protein but not the agonist ABA in the spinal cord is associated with the genesis of neuropathic pain.

Usefulness of the food habits questionnaire in a worksite setting.

Objective: To examine the validity and reliability of the 24-item Food Habits Questionnaire (FHQ) in a worksite setting.

Design: In a longitudinal design, subjects in a 9-month worksite intervention program completed the FHQ pre- and postintervention. A randomly selected subsample also completed 2 sets of 4-day food records.