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Chronic Post-Ischemia Pain Model for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Type-I in Rats
Published on: January 21, 2020
Possible Therapeutic Options for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Myeounghoon Cha1, Kyung Hee Lee2, Minjee Kwon3
1Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Korea.
Abstract:
Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) describes an array of painful conditions that are characterized by continuing regional pain. CRPS comprises severe and inappropriate pain in cases of complete recovery after trauma. Research on the pharmacological treatment of CRPS, however, has not been well investigated. In this study, we compared the pain relief effects of different drugs (URB597, pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate, and hydralazine) in a rat model of chronic post-ischemic pain-induced CRPS. After drug injection, CRPS-induced mechanical allodynia was significantly recovered. After three repetitive drug injections, mechanical sensitivity generally improved as hyper-nociception subsided. Reduced Nav1.7 expression at dorsal root ganglions (DRGs) was observed in the drug treatment groups. Neural imaging analysis revealed decreased neural activity for each drug treatment, compared to vehicle. In addition, treatments significantly reduced IL-1β, IL-6, and TNFα expression in DRGs. These results indicated that drugs could reduce the expression of inflammatory factors and alleviate the symptoms of chronic post-ischemic pain-induced CRPS.
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