Time Profile of nNOS Expression in the Spinal Dorsal Horn After L₅ Spinal Root Transection in Rats

• Видавець: Інститут фізіології ім. О.О. Богомольця НАН України
• Дата: 2015
• Автори: Bahari, Z., Manaheji, H., Dargahi, L., Daniali, S., Norozian, M., Meftahi, G.H., Sadeghi, M.
• Формат: Стаття
• Мова: English
• Опубліковано: Інститут фізіології ім. О.О. Богомольця НАН України 2015
• Назва видання: Нейрофизиология
• Онлайн доступ: http://dspace.nbuv.gov.ua/handle/123456789/148209
• Цитувати: Time Profile of nNOS Expression in the Spinal Dorsal Horn After L₅ Spinal Root Transection in Rats / Z. Bahari, H. Manaheji, L. Dargahi, S. Daniali, M. Norozian, G.H. Meftahi, M. Sadeghi // Нейрофизиология. — 2015. — Т. 47, № 4. — С. 341-348. — Бібліогр.: 22 назв. — англ.

Using immunohistochemical analysis, we investigated the time profile of neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) expression in the lumbar spinal cord up to day 28 after transection of the L₅ spinal root. On day 14 after injury, we also evaluated the effect of intrathecal application of 7-nitroindazole (7-NI), a selective nNOS inhibitor (8.15 µg in 5 µl), on thermal hyperalgesia. Our results indicated that nerve transection increased the intensity of nNOSimmunoreactivity in superficial and deep laminae of the dorsal horn within a late stage (days 7 to 28) of the neuropathy model used. Furthermore, 7-NI attenuated nerve injury-evoked thermal hypersensitivity on day 14 but did not reduce it between days 2 and 5 after transection. These data suggest that nNOS overexpression is more involved in the development than in the initiation of thermal hyperalgesia in L₅ -transected rats.