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中国神经再生研究(英文版)2012,Vol.7Issue(7):517-522,6.DOI:10.3969/j.issn.1673-5374.2012.07.007
Expression of acetylated histone 3 in the spinal cord and the effect of morphine on inflammatory pain in rats
Expression of acetylated histone 3 in the spinal cord and the effect of morphine on inflammatory pain in rats
摘要
Abstract
In this study, a rat model of inflammatory pain was produced by injecting complete Freund's adjuvant into the hind paw, and the expression of acetylated histone 3 in the spinal cord dorsal horn was examined using immunohistochemical staining.One day following injection, there was a dramatic decrease in acetylated histone 3 expression in spinal cord dorsal horn neurons.However, on day 7, expression recovered in adjuvant-injected rats.While acetylated histone 3 labeling was present in dorsal horn neurons, it was more abundant in astrocytes and microglial cells.The recovery of acetylated histone 3 expression was associated with a shift in expression of the protein from neurons to glial cells.Morphine injection significantly upregulated the expression of acetylated histone 3 in spinal cord dorsal horn neurons and glial cells 1 day after injection, especially in astrocytes, preventing the transient downregulation.Our results indicate that inflammatory pain induces a transient downregulation of acetylated histone 3 in the spinal cord dorsal horn at an early stage following adjuvant injection, and that this effect can be reversed by morphine.Thus, the downregulation of acetylated histone 3 may be involved in the development of inflammatory pain.关键词
inflammation/hyperalgesia/acetylated histone 3/spinal cord/morphine/neurobiologyKey words
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Hua Li,Changqi Li,Ruping Dai,Xudan Shi,Junmei Xu,Jianyi Zhang,Xinfu Zhou,Zhiyuan Li,Xuegang Luo..Expression of acetylated histone 3 in the spinal cord and the effect of morphine on inflammatory pain in rats[J].中国神经再生研究(英文版),2012,7(7):517-522,6.基金项目
This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.81070897,81102726. ()