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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6-8
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-11-25
pubmed:abstractText
Neuropathic pain usually is persistent and no effective treatment. ATP plays an important role in the initiation of pain. P2X(3) receptors are localized in the dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons and activated by extracellular ATP. Sodium ferulate (SF) is an active principle from Chinese herbal medicine and has anti-inflammatory activities. This study observed the effects of SF on the nociceptive facilitation of the primary sensory afferent after chronic constriction injury (CCI) mediated by P2X(3) receptor. In this study, the content of ATP in DRG neurons was measured by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). P2X(3) agonist-activated currents in DRG neurons was recorded by the whole-cell patch-clamp skill. The expression of P2X(3) mRNA in DRG neurons was analyzed by in situ hybridization. The ATP content of DRG was increased after CCI. In CCI rats treated with SF, the content of ATP in DRG neurons was reduced. SF decreased the increment of P2X(3) agonist-activated currents and P2X(3) mRNA expression in DRG neurons during CCI. SF may inhibit the initiation of pain and primary afferent sensitization mediated by P2X(3) receptor during CCI.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0197-0186
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
53
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
278-82
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:18805451-Adenosine Triphosphate, pubmed-meshheading:18805451-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:18805451-Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal, pubmed-meshheading:18805451-Coumaric Acids, pubmed-meshheading:18805451-Disease Models, Animal, pubmed-meshheading:18805451-Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, pubmed-meshheading:18805451-Drugs, Chinese Herbal, pubmed-meshheading:18805451-Ganglia, Spinal, pubmed-meshheading:18805451-Ligation, pubmed-meshheading:18805451-Male, pubmed-meshheading:18805451-Nociceptors, pubmed-meshheading:18805451-Patch-Clamp Techniques, pubmed-meshheading:18805451-Peripheral Nervous System Diseases, pubmed-meshheading:18805451-Purinergic P2 Receptor Agonists, pubmed-meshheading:18805451-Purinergic P2 Receptor Antagonists, pubmed-meshheading:18805451-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:18805451-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:18805451-Rats, Sprague-Dawley, pubmed-meshheading:18805451-Receptors, Purinergic P2, pubmed-meshheading:18805451-Receptors, Purinergic P2X3, pubmed-meshheading:18805451-Sensory Receptor Cells
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Role of sodium ferulate in the nociceptive sensory facilitation of neuropathic pain injury mediated by P2X(3) receptor.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Physiology, Medical College of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, People's Republic of China.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't