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Background:The arcuate nucleus (ARC) of hypothalamus plays a key role in pain processing.Although it is well known that inhibition of NMDA receptor in ARC attenuates hyperalgesia evoked by peripheral inflammation,the underlying mechanism of NMDA receptor activation in ARC remains unclear.Protein kinase C (PKC) involves in several signaling cascades activated in physiological and pathological conditions.