Li Min,Xiao Juping,Zeng Junwei,Xiao Zhi,Chen Yuanshou,Tian Hong,Liu Xiaohong.Role of spinal glucocorticoid receptor in neuropathic pain[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2012,34(17):1719-1721.
Li Min,Xiao Juping,Zeng Junwei,Xiao Zhi,Chen Yuanshou,Tian Hong,Liu Xiaohong.Role of spinal glucocorticoid receptor in neuropathic pain[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2012,34(17):1719-1721.DOI:
Role of spinal glucocorticoid receptor in neuropathic pain
Objective To investigate the role of spinal glucocorticoid receptor (GR) in the generation and development of chronic neuropathic pain. Methods Healthy adult SD rats were divided into a sham group
a chronic compressive injury of sciatic nerve (CCI) group
a CCI+saline group and a CCI+RU38486 group. The thermal withdrawal latency (TWL) was measured before operation and at 1
3
7 and 14 d after operation. The L
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lumbar segment of spinal cord of the rats in the CCI group was separated for the determination of GR expression by immunohistochemical assay. For the rats of the CCI+saline group and the CCI+RU38486
group
saline and RU38486 (GR antagonist) were intrathecally administered twice a day for 14 d after CCI operation. Results TWL decreased at 1 d after CCI operation
and thermal hyperalgesia persisted until the end of the experiment. The immunohistochemical results showed that the expression of GR significantly increased in the ipsilateral dorsal horn at 7 and 14 d after CCI operation. However
the intrathecal administration of RU38486 could significantly suppress the decrease of TWL after CCI operation. Conclusion The activation of GR in spinal dorsal horn can promote the pathogenesis of neuropathic pain
suggesting that blocking GR may be a viable therapeutic strategy for neuropathic pain.