The Effects of Generally Administered Anti-Nerve Growth Factor Receptor (p75NTR) Antibody on Pain-Related Behavior, Dorsal Root Ganglia, and Spinal Glia Activation in a Rat Model of Brachial Plexus Avulsion

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Tomoko KobayashiSeiji Ohtori

Abstract

To investigate the effect of intraperitoneal administration of an anti-p75 neurotrophin receptor (p75NTR) antibody on reducing neuropathic pain in a rat model of brachial plexus avulsion (BPA). We randomly assigned 40 male Wistar rats to 4 groups. In the BPA group, the C8-T1 roots were avulsed from the spinal cord at the lower trunk level, and saline was administered intraperitoneally. In the anti-p75NTR groups, 1 μL or 50 μL anti-p75NTR antibody was administered intraperitoneally after avulsion. In the sham-operated group, the lower trunk level was exposed, and saline was administered intraperitoneally. Mechanical hyperalgesia and pain-induced walking patterns were measured using von Frey filaments and CatWalk gait analysis at various time points until 15 days after administration. At 3 and 15 days after administration, sensory neurons involved in pain perception and satellite glial cells in the ipsilateral C7 dorsal root ganglia were immunolabeled with antibodies against calcitonin gene-related peptide and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), respectively. At both time points, microglial and astrocyte activation, indicative of spinal pain transmission, were immunohistochemically examined in the ipsilateral dorsal horn of t...Continue Reading

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