Abstract
Our previous work has shown that PSD-95/SAP90 is required for NMDA receptor-mediated thermal hyperalgesia. To address the role of PSD-95/SAP90 in chronic pain, the present study investigated the effect of the deficiency of PSD-95/SAP90 on nerve injury-induced neuropathic pain. Following unilateral L5 spinal nerve injury, mechanical and thermal hyperalgesia developed within 3 days and persisted for 9 days or longer on the injured side. The intrathecal administration of antisense oligodeoxynucleotide specifically against PSD-95/SAP90, but not sense or missense oligodeoxynucleotide, dose-dependently delayed the onset of tactile allodynia and thermal hyperalgesia. These results suggest that PSD-95/SAP90 might be involved in the central mechanisms of the development of chronic neuropathic pain.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 3251-3255 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | NeuroReport |
Volume | 12 |
Issue number | 15 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 29 2001 |
Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Neuroscience
Keywords
- Antisense technology
- Hyperalgesia
- Intrathecal injection
- Neuropathic pain
- PSD-95/SAP90
- Spinal central sensitization
- Spinal cord