QIAO Li-na, YANG Yong-sheng, WANG Jun-ying, et al. Effects of Electroacupuncture at"Futu"(LI 18),etc.on Expression of Spinal 5-HT 1AR mRNA,5-HT 2AR mRNA and Protein in Rats with Neck Incision Pain[J]. Acupuncture research, 2011, 36(6): 391-396.
DOI:
QIAO Li-na, YANG Yong-sheng, WANG Jun-ying, et al. Effects of Electroacupuncture at"Futu"(LI 18),etc.on Expression of Spinal 5-HT 1AR mRNA,5-HT 2AR mRNA and Protein in Rats with Neck Incision Pain[J]. Acupuncture research, 2011, 36(6): 391-396. DOI: 10.13702/j.1000-0607.2011.06.002.
Effects of Electroacupuncture at"Futu"(LI 18),etc.on Expression of Spinal 5-HT 1AR mRNA,5-HT 2AR mRNA and Protein in Rats with Neck Incision Pain
Objective To observe the effect of electroacupuncture(EA) at bilateral "Futu"(LI18)
etc.on the expression of 5-HT1A receptor(R) mRNA
5-HT2AR mRNA and protein in the spinal cord of rats with neck incision pain
so as to explore its underlying mechanism in relieving incision pain.Methods A total of 48 Wistar rats were randomly divided into control
model(incision pain)
Futu(LI18)
Hegu(LI4)-Neiguan(PC6
LI4-PC6)
Zusanli(ST36)-Yanglingquan(GB34) cervical cord(ST36-GB34 C) and lumbar cord(ST36-GB34 L) groups.A 1.5cm longitudinal incision was made in the middle of the neck under Isoflurane inhalation anesthesia.Pain threshold(PT) was measured using radiant heat.EA(1-2mA
2Hz/15Hz) was applied to bilateral LI18
LI4-PC6
ST36-GB 34 for 30min.The expression of 5-HT1AR mRNA
5-HT2AR mRNA and protein in the cervical spinal cord(C1-C4) tissue
and 5-HT1AR mRNA and 5-HT2AR mRNA in the lumbar cord(L1-L3) were detected with Real-time PCR and Western blot analysis
respectively.Results After the operation
the thermal PT was shortened obviously in comparison with pre-operation(P<0.05).Compared with post-operation
the PT values were increased markedly in the LI18 group and LI4-PC 6 group(P<0.05)
rather than in the ST36-GB 34 group(P>0.05).The expression levels of 5-HT1AR mRNA
5-HT2AR mRNA and 5-HT2AR protein in the cervical cord of the model group were increased significantly compared with those of the control group(P<0.05).In comparison with the model group
the expression level of 5-HT1AR mRNA was down-regulated considerably in the LI18 and LI4-PC 6 groups(P<0.05)
and those of spinal 5-HT2AR mRNA and protein were up-regulated significantly in the LI18 and LI4-PC 6 groups(P<0.05).No significant changes were found in the expression of 5-HT1AR mRNA and 5-HT2AR mRNA in the ST36-GB 34 C group in comparison with the model group(P>0.05).The expression levels of 5-HT1AR mRNA and 5-HT2AR mRNA in the ST36-GB34 L group were significantly lower than those of the ST36-GB 34 C group(P<0.05).Conclusion EA of LI18 and LI4-PC 6 can significantly suppress pain reaction of neck incision in the rat
which is closely associated with its effects in down-regulating the expression of 5-HT1AR mRNA and in up-regulating 5-HT2AR mRNA and 5-HT2AR protein in the cervical spinal cord.