Abstract
The hyperalgesia and spontaneous pain that occur following peripheral nerve injury may be related to abnormal peripheral input or altered central activity, or both. The present experiments investigated these possibilities by examining the effects of MK-801 (a non-competitive N-methyl-D-aspartate, NMDA, receptor antagonist) and bupivacaine (a local anesthetic agent) on thermal hyperalgesia and spontaneous nociceptive behaviors in rats with painful peripheral mononeuropathy. Peripheral mononeuropathy was produced by loosely ligating the rat's common sciatic nerve, a procedure which causes chronic constrictive injury (CCI) of the ligated nerve. The resulting hyperalgesia to radiant heat and spontaneous nociceptive behaviors was assessed by using a foot-withdrawal test and a spontaneous pain behavior rating method, respectively. CCI rats receiving 4 daily intraperitoneal (i.p.) MK-801 injections (0.03, 0.1, 0.3 mg/kg) beginning 15 min prior to nerve ligation exhibited less hyperalgesia (i.e., longer foot-withdrawal latencies) on days 3, 5, 7, 10, and 15 after nerve ligation as compared to those receiving saline injections. Thermal hyperalgesia also was reduced when a single MK-801 injection was given intrathecally (i.t.) onto the spinal cord lumbar segments on Day 3 after nerve ligation. This effect of postinjury MK-801 treatment was dose-dependent (2.5-20 nmol) and lasted for at least 48 h after injection. Moreover, i.t. injection of MK-801 (10 nmol) reliably lowered spontaneous pain behavior rating scores in CCI rats compared to those in the saline group. The spinal site of MK-801 action is situated within the caudal (probably lumbar) spinal cord, since i.t. injection of MK-801 (10 nmol) onto the spinal cord thoracic segments did not affect thermal hyperalgesia.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
Keywords
MononeuropathyNociceptionAnesthesiaHyperalgesiaMedicineSciatic nervePeripheral nerve injuryNerve injuryNMDA receptorLocal anestheticSalineDizocilpinePeripheral neuropathyInternal medicineEndocrinologyReceptor
MeSH Terms
AnesthesiaLocalAnimalsBupivacaineDisease ModelsAnimalDizocilpine MaleateDrug SynergismHot TemperatureHyperalgesiaInjectionsSpinalMaleNociceptorsPainPeripheral Nervous System DiseasesRatsRatsInbred StrainsSciatic NerveSpinal CordTime Factors
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- 254-262
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Jianren Mao,
Donald D. Price,
David J. Mayer
et al.
(1992).
Intrathecal MK-801 and local nerve anesthesia synergistically reduce nociceptive behaviors in rats with experimental peripheral mononeuropathy.
Brain Research
, 576
(2)
, 254-262.
https://doi.org/10.1016/0006-8993(92)90688-6
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- DOI
- 10.1016/0006-8993(92)90688-6
- PMID
- 1325239