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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-3-5
pubmed:abstractText
The interaction between electroacupuncture (EA) and an intrathecally administered wide-spectrum excitatory amino acid (EAA) receptor(s) antagonist, kynurenic acid (KYNA) on carrageenan-induced thermal hyperalgesia and spinal Fos expression was investigated. Intrathecal (i.t.) injection of 0.1, 1, 10, and 100 nmol KYNA markedly and dose-dependently increased the latency of paw withdrawal (PWL) of the carrageenan-injected paw. While the PWLs of the non-injected and normal saline (NS)-injected paws were not obviously affected by application of KYNA at the doses tested. Intrathecal injection of 0.1 nmol KYNA significantly potentiated the anti-nociception induced by EA stimulation of contralateral 'Zu-San-Li' and 'Kun-Lun' acupoints either in the carrageenan- or NS-injected rats. Three hours after intraplantar (i.pl.) injection of carrageenan, the number of Fos-like immunoreactive (Fos-LI) neurons was significantly increased in all layers of ipsilateral spinal cord at L(4)-L(5) with the higher density in laminae I-II and V-VI. Intrathecally pre-administered KYNA (10 nmol) significantly reduced the total number of carrageenan-induced Fos-LI neurons with more apparent reduction in laminae I-II and IV-V. Pre-coapplication of 10 nmol KYNA and EA of bilateral 'Zu-San-Li' and 'Kun-Lun' acupoints, the numbers of carrageenan-induced Fos-LI neurons in laminae I-II and V-VI further reduced. The level of Fos expression in the spinal cord induced by carrageenan was significantly lower compared with that of i.t. injection of KYNA or EA alone. These results demonstrated that EAA receptor(s) antagonist could enhance EA-induced anti-nociception and anti-hyperalgesia.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0006-8993
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
21
pubmed:volume
966
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
300-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:12618353-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:12618353-Carrageenan, pubmed-meshheading:12618353-Disease Models, Animal, pubmed-meshheading:12618353-Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, pubmed-meshheading:12618353-Electroacupuncture, pubmed-meshheading:12618353-Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists, pubmed-meshheading:12618353-Hyperalgesia, pubmed-meshheading:12618353-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:12618353-Kynurenic Acid, pubmed-meshheading:12618353-Male, pubmed-meshheading:12618353-Oncogene Proteins v-fos, pubmed-meshheading:12618353-Pain, pubmed-meshheading:12618353-Pain Management, pubmed-meshheading:12618353-Pain Measurement, pubmed-meshheading:12618353-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:12618353-Rats, Sprague-Dawley, pubmed-meshheading:12618353-Reaction Time, pubmed-meshheading:12618353-Spinal Cord, pubmed-meshheading:12618353-Time Factors
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Kynurenic acid enhances electroacupuncture analgesia in normal and carrageenan-injected rats.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute of Neurobiology, Fudan University, 220 Han Dan Road, 200433, Shanghai, China. yuqzhang@fudan.edu.cn
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't