Evaluation of behavior and expression of receptor activator of nuclear factor-kappa B ligand in dorsal root Ganglia after sciatic nerve compression and application of nucleus pulposus in rats (original) (raw)

2014, Asian spine journal

Experimental animal study. To evaluate pain-related behavior and changes in nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-kB), receptor activator of NF-kB (RANK), and ligand (RANKL) in dorsal root ganglia (DRG) after combined sciatic nerve compression and nucleus pulposus (NP) application in rats. The pathological mechanisms underlying pain from lumbar-disc herniation have not been fully elucidated. RANKL are transcriptional regulators of inflammatory cytokines. Our aim was to evaluate pain-related behavior and RANKL expression in DRG after sciatic-nerve compression and application of NP in rats. MECHANICAL HYPERALGESIA AND RANKL EXPRESSION WERE ASSESSED IN THREE GROUPS OF RATS: NP+sciatic nerve compression (2 seconds), sham-operated, and controls (n=20 each). Mechanical hyperalgesia was measured every other day for 3 weeks using von Frey filaments. RANKL expression in L5 DRGs was examined at five and ten days after surgery using immunohistochemistry. Mechanical hyperalgesia was observed over the 12-d...

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