Differential effect of brain-derived neurotrophic factor on high-threshold mechanosensitivity in a rat neuropathic pain model |
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Authors: | Miki K Fukuoka T Tokunaga A Kondo E Dai Y Noguchi K |
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Affiliation: | Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan. |
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Abstract: | We investigated the effect of the systemic infusion of brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) on the behavioral response in a rat neuropathic pain model. One microgram per hour infusion of BDNF significantly attenuated mechanical hyperalgesia tested by the pin-prick test, however, 20 microg/h-BDNF infusion, on the contrary, enhanced the response. Neither 0.5 nor 10 microg/h-BDNF infusion influenced the mechanical hyperalgesia. Mechanical allodynia and thermal hyperalgesia, tested using a von Frey filament (23.0 mN) and the plantar test, were not influenced by BDNF treatment. These data suggest that systemic BDNF treatment can specifically alter high-threshold mechanosensitivity. |
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