Activation of Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinases (ERK 1/2) in the Locus Coeruleus Contributes to Pain-Related Anxiety in Arthritic Male Rats

This work was supported by the "Catedra Externa del Dolor Fundacion Grunenthal/Universidad de Cadiz," which paid a grant to the first author; the "Catedra em Medicina da Dor from Fundacao Grunenthal-Portugal and Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto"; co-financed by the Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional "Una manera de hacer Europa" (PI13/02659); the "Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad", co-financed byFEDER (SAF2015-68647-R (MINECO/FEDER)); CIBERSAM G18; the "Consejeria de Economia, Innovacion, Ciencia y Empleo de la Junta de Andalucia", Seville, Spain (CTS-510 and Proyecto de Excelencia: CTS-7748); 2015 NARSAD Young Investigator Grant from the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation; Fundacion Espanola de Dolor (travel fellowship granted to Gisela Borges - 1536); and Gobierno Vasco (IT747-13).