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JOURNAL OF PAIN
卷 8, 期 6, 页码 483-488出版社
CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2007.01.004
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sensory innervation; lumbar vertebral body; calcitonin gene-related peptide; isolectin B4; dorsal root ganglion; low back pain
Characteristics of sensory dorsal root ganglia (DRG) neurons innervating the L5 vertebral body were investigated in rats by using a retrograde neurotransport method, lectin affinity- and immuno-histochemistry to further elucidate the causes of diffuse pain suffered by some elderly patients in their back, lateral trunk, and iliac crest, after lumbar osteoporotic vertebral fracture. We used calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) as a marker of small pepticle-containing neurons and the glycoprotein binding the isolectin from Griffonia simplicifolia (IB4) as a marker of small non-peptide-containing neurons. Neurons innervating the L5 vertebral bodies, retrogradely labeled with fluorogold (FG), were distributed throughout DRGs from T13 to L6. The proportion of CGRP-immunoreactive (IR) FG-labeled neurons was 32%. The proportion of IB4-binding FG-labeled neurons was significantly smaller, at 4%. Other neurons that were non-CGRP-IR and non-IB4-binding were mostly large neurons, and they may transmit proprioception from vertebral bodies. Most neurons transmitting pain are CGRIP-IR peptide- containing neurons. They may have a more significant role in pain sensation in the vertebral bodies as peptidergic DRG neurons. Perspective: This article shows that,vertebral bodies are innervated by CGRP-IR neurons. CGRP-IR neurons may playa role in pain sensation through peptidergic DRG neurons. These findings contribute to an understanding of pain associated with the vertebral body such as tumor, infection, or osteoporotic fracture. (c) 2007 by the American Pain Society.
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