LIU Xiao-hong,ZENG Jun-wei,ZHANG Jin-hai,RUAN Huai-zhen.Dorsal root ganglion P2X3 receptor expression and electrophysiological characteristics in rats with neuropathic pain[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2008,30(04):288-291.
LIU Xiao-hong,ZENG Jun-wei,ZHANG Jin-hai,RUAN Huai-zhen.Dorsal root ganglion P2X3 receptor expression and electrophysiological characteristics in rats with neuropathic pain[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2008,30(04):288-291.DOI:
Dorsal root ganglion P2X3 receptor expression and electrophysiological characteristics in rats with neuropathic pain
receptor expression and electrophysiological characteristics in dorsal root ganglion (DRG) in rat with neuropathic pain caused by chronic constriction injury of sciatic nerve (CCI). Methods P2X
3
receptor expressions in L
4
L
5
and L
6
DRG following CCI were observed by using a polyclonal antibody to label the P2X
3
receptor. ATP-activated currents in corresponding DRG neurons fo
llowing CCI were observed by using electrophysiological technique. Results A significant increase in P2X
3
immunoreactivity was observed in the ipsilateral (injured) L
4
L
5
and L
6
DRG and spinal cord on 7
14 d after CCI. In small diameter neurons
a significant increase in the number of cells exhibiting a transient current to ATP was observed on 7
14 d after CCI. Moreover
amplitude of these currents was increased. Conclusion After CCI