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[Activation of astrocytes effects changes of substance P in cornu dorsal medullae spinalis in chronic prostatitis
Shui-wen Zhang1, Zhan-song Zhou, Bo Song
1PLA Center of Urinary Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China. zhang180308@163.com
Objective:
To explore the changes of substance P in cornu dorsal medullae spinalis effected by activation of astrocytes in rats with pain from chronic prostatitis.
Methods:
Sixty SD rats were randomized into three groups: the control group (n=20), the chronic prostatitis pain model group (n=20) and the interference group (n=20). The model was induced by injection of complete Freund adjuvant and 3% carrageenan into the prostate. Propentofylline was given with PE-10 in the spinal cord of the rat models. The activation of astrocytes and the distribution of substance P in the spinal cord were detected with immunofluorescence and the changes of substance P observed by radioimmunoassay.
Results:
The activation of astrocytes was significantly increased in the models compared with controls, but significantly reduced in interfered group in comparison with the pain model group (P < 0.01), and such was the case with substance P (P <0.01).
Conclusion:
The activation of astrocytes was one important reason for the changes of substance P excreted from cornu dorsal medullae spinalis in the chronic prostatitis rats.