期刊
NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS
卷 379, 期 3, 页码 209-213出版社
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2004.12.064
关键词
pain; cytokines; allodynia; neuropathic; MAP kinase
资金
- NINDS NIH HHS [NS 41580] Funding Source: Medline
Spinal nerve ligation (SNL) results in a profound long lasting allodynia and increases in phosphorylated p38 in dorsal root ganglia (DRG)neurons and spinal cord microglia. We have previously shown that systemic etanercept, a tumor necrosis factor (TNF) antagonist, reduced allodynia by 42 % and blocked SNL-induced increases in P-p38 levels in the L5 and L6 DRG, but not in the ipsilateral lumbar spinal cord. The present experiments demonstrated that intrathecal etanercept (100 mu g) prevents SNL-induced increased levels of spinal P-p38. Pretreatment, but not posttreatment, with intrathecal etanercept (100 mu g), given every third day, reduced mechanical allodynia by 50 %. This therapeutic benefit was maintained for at least 7 days after cessation of treatment. Combined systemic and intrathecal administration of etanercept was no more effective than intrathecal treatment alone. These data imply that TNF provides the trigger for phosphorylation of p38 in both DRG neurons and spinal microglia. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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