EFFECTS OF ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL IN RATS WITH A NEUROPATHIC PAIN SYNDROME

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作者
DANILOVA, EI [1 ]
GRAFOVA, VG [1 ]
RESHETNYAK, VK [1 ]
机构
[1] RUSSIAN ACAD MED SCI, INST GEN PATHOL & PATHOL PHYSIOL, PATHOPHYSIOL PAIN LAB, MOSCOW 125315, RUSSIA
关键词
GENERATOR OF PATHOLOGICALLY ENHANCED EXCITATION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN SYNDROME; ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL; LIPID PEROXIDATION;
D O I
10.1007/BF02444434
中图分类号
R-3 [医学研究方法]; R3 [基础医学];
学科分类号
1001 ;
摘要
The rat model of a neuropathic pain syndrome (transection of the sciatic nerve with encapsulation of its central end) was used to evaluate the efficacy of the antioxidant alpha-tocopherol in such syndromes. It was found that administration of alpha-tocopherol 3 days before nerve transection and then for 3 weeks thereafter it delayed the development of the pain syndrome, which subsequently tended to subside. In contrast, a 3-week alpha-tocopherol treatment started when the pain syndrome had already set in failed to influence its evolution. alpha-Tocopherol markedly reduced manifestations of inflammatory and degenerative processes in the denervated limb.
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