Abstract:
Objective Glial cells play essential roles in creation and maintenance of pain state. This study was designed to explore the activation of glial cells in vincristine-induced neuropathic pain, and to find how glial cells influence pain threshold. Methods We adapted a model by using repeated int raperitoned injection of vincristine. By immunohistochchemical technique, the expression of specific activation markers of ast rocytes and microglials, glial fibrillary acidic protein ( GFAP) and OX-42 respectively, were examined in brain and lumbar intumescentia. Using RT-PCR analysis techniques, the expression of interleukine-1β( IL-1β) and glial cell line-derived neurot rophic factor ( GDNF) in lumbar intumescentia were tested. Results Mechanical hyperalgsia appeared on the 8th>>> day and thermal hyperalgsia appeared on the 5th>>> day of vincristine treatment . Glial cells were obviously active in periaquenductal gray and spinal gray.IL-1βexpression was increased in chemotherapy group, while GDNF was higher in control group. Conclusion Glial cells were active in Vincristine-induced neuropathic pain. The change of expression of IL-1βand GDNF were involved in neuropathic pain evoked by vincristine.
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