Characterization of cell proliferation in rat spinal cord following peripheral nerve injury and the relationship with neuropathic pain
- 1 March 2008
- journal article
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Pain
- Vol. 135 (1), 37-47
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pain.2007.05.002
Abstract
Ain. Using bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) as a mitotic marker, we analyzed cell proliferation in the spinal cord, identified the phenotype of dividing cells, traced their fate, and correlated these phenomena with behavioural assays of the neuropathic pain syndrome. Our results demonstrated that peripheral nerve injury induced an early and transient cell proliferation, on the spinal cord ipsilateral to the nerve lesion which peaked at day 3 post-surgery. The majority of the proliferating cells were Iba-1+ microglia, together with some NG2+ oligodendrocyte progenitors, and GFAP+ astrocytes. These newly generated cells continued to divide over time with the response peaking at day 14 post-injury. Microglia were always the predominant phenotype which made up over 60% of activated microglia derived from this newly generated cell population. There was a close temporal correlation between microglial proliferation in the spinal cord dorsal horn and the abnormal pain responses, suggesting a contribution of the new microglia to the genesis of the neuropathic pain symptoms....Keywords
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