Involvement of Hippocampal NO/PKG Signaling Pathway in the Accumulative Analgesic Effect of Electroacupuncture Stimulation of "Zusanli"(ST 36)-"Yanglingquan"(GB 34) in Chronic Neuropathic Pain Rats
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Involvement of Hippocampal NO/PKG Signaling Pathway in the Accumulative Analgesic Effect of Electroacupuncture Stimulation of "Zusanli"(ST 36)-"Yanglingquan"(GB 34) in Chronic Neuropathic Pain Rats
KAN Yu, CHEN Shu-ping, GAO Yong-hui, et al. Involvement of Hippocampal NO/PKG Signaling Pathway in the Accumulative Analgesic Effect of Electroacupuncture Stimulation of "Zusanli"(ST 36)-"Yanglingquan"(GB 34) in Chronic Neuropathic Pain Rats[J]. Acupuncture research, 2013, 38(2): 93-99.
DOI:
KAN Yu, CHEN Shu-ping, GAO Yong-hui, et al. Involvement of Hippocampal NO/PKG Signaling Pathway in the Accumulative Analgesic Effect of Electroacupuncture Stimulation of "Zusanli"(ST 36)-"Yanglingquan"(GB 34) in Chronic Neuropathic Pain Rats[J]. Acupuncture research, 2013, 38(2): 93-99. DOI: 10.13702/j.1000-0607.2013.02.002.
Involvement of Hippocampal NO/PKG Signaling Pathway in the Accumulative Analgesic Effect of Electroacupuncture Stimulation of "Zusanli"(ST 36)-"Yanglingquan"(GB 34) in Chronic Neuropathic Pain Rats
Objective To observe the effect of electroacupuncture(EA) at "Zusanli"(ST 36)-"Yanglingquan"(GB 34) on pain behavior and expression of hippocampal neuronal nitric oxide synthase(nNOS)
inducible nitric oxide synthase(iNOS)and cGMP-dependent protein kinase(PKG) mRNA in rats with chronic neuropathic pain so as to analyze its mechanism underlying analgesia.Methods Forty male Wistar rats were randomly divided into control
CCI model
EA-2 Hz
EA-2 Hz/15 Hz
EA-100 Hz groups
with 8 cases in each group.Chronic neuropathic pain model was established by ligature of the left sciatic nerve under anesthesia(Urethane +Alpha-Chloralose) except rats in the control group.EA(2 Hz
2 Hz/15 Hz
100 Hz
1 mA) was applied to bilateral "Zusanli"(ST 36)-"Yanglingquan"(GB 34) for 30 min
once each day for 2 weeks.The thermal and mechanical paw withdrawal latencies(pain thresholds) of the bilateral limbs were detected before and after EA interventions.The hippocampal tissue of the rat was collected for detecting the expression levels of nNOS
iNOS and PKG genes using quantitative real-time-PCR technique.Results In comparison with the control group
the thermal and mechanical pain thresholds of the model group were decreased obviously(P<0.05).Compared with the model group
both thermal and mechanical pain thresholds of the EA-2 Hz
EA-2 Hz/15 Hz and EA-100 Hz groups were markedly increased after EA intervention for 3
7
10 and 14 days(P<0.05).Compared with the control group
the expression levels of hippocampal nNOS and PKG mRNA were significantly and moderately up-regulated in the model group(P<0.05).While in comparison with the model group
the expression levels of hippocampal nNOS and PKG mRNA in the EA-2 Hz
EA-2 Hz/15 Hz and EA-100 Hz groups were markedly down-regulated(P<0.05).No significant differences were found among the EA-2 Hz
EA-2 Hz/15 Hz and EA-100 Hz groups in the analgesic effect and in down-regulating hippocampal nNOS and PKG mRNA expression(P>0.05).However
the recovery state of the pain reaction of both EA-2 Hz and EA-2 Hz/15 Hz groups was relatively better than that of the EA-100 Hz group from day 3 to 10 after EA intervention.Conclusion EA stimulation of "Zusanli"(ST 36)-"Yanglingquan"(GB 34) at 2 Hz
2 Hz/15 Hz and 100 Hz can significantly suppress chronic neuropathic pain induced in CCI rats
which may be closely associated with its effects in down-regulating hippocampal nNOS and PKG mRNA expression levels.