Effects of intrathecal injection of glial cell-derived neurotrophic factor on diabetic neuropathic pain in rats
CHEN Yizhou1, WANG Ying1, ZHAO Dan1, SUN Li2, LIU Yongzhe3, GUO Wenzhi2, GAO Minglong1,2
1. Department of Anesthesiology, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, China; 2. Department of Anesthesiology,the Seventh Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100700, China; 3. Department of Anesthesiology,the Third Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100039, China
Abstract:Objective To explore the effect of glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) on the behavior of rats with diabetic neuropathic pain (DNP). Methods Fifty male SD rats were randomly divided into the control group (N group,n=10) and model group(n=40). After modeling, the model group was randomly divided into the DNP group (DC group,n=10,given 10 μl PBS buffer alone) and GDNF treatment group (DG group, n=10,injected with 2 μg GDNF + 10 μl PBS buffer). The rats in each group had their mechanical threshold of tail pressing (TFT) and paw withdrawal latency (PWL) measured before modeling, on the 3rd and 21st days after modeling, and on the 1st, 3rd, 7th, and 14th days after the first injection of GDNF or PBS buffer. After the rats were sacrificed, L4-6 spinal cord tissues were collected, and the expression levels of phosphorylated PI3K, p-AKT, p-mTOR and p-S6K were determined by Western blot. Results On the 21st day after modeling, the blood glucose of the model group was significantly increased compared with the N group, (P<0.01), while the TFT and PWL were significantly reduced (P<0.01). On the 14th day after administration, the TFT and PWL of the DG group were significantly increased compared with the DC group (P<0.01), but the expressions of phosphorylated PI3K, p-AKT, p-mTOR and p-S6K were significantly decreased (P<0.01). On the 14th day after administration, the TFT and PWL of the DC group were significantly decreased compared with the N group (P<0.01), but the expressions of phosphorylated PI3K, p-AKT, p-mTOR and p-S6K were significantly increased (P<0.01). On the 14th day after the drug, the expressions of TFT, PWL and phosphorylated PI3K, p-AKT, p-mTOR and p-S6K in the DG group were not significantly different from those of the N group. Conclusions Intrathecal injection of GDNF can relieve DNP in rats. The mechanism may be related to GDNF’s inhibition of expressions of p-mTOR and p-S6K by regulating the PI3K-AKT signaling pathway and reducing the expression level of p-AKT.
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