7-NITRO-INDAZOLE, A SELECTIVE INHIBITOR OF NEURONAL NITRIC-OXIDE SYNTHASE, REDUCES FORMALIN EVOKED C-FOS EXPRESSION IN DORSAL HORN NEURONS OF THE RAT SPINAL-CORD

被引:34
作者
CHAPMAN, V [1 ]
BURITOVA, J [1 ]
HONORE, P [1 ]
BESSON, JM [1 ]
机构
[1] EPHE,F-75014 PARIS,FRANCE
基金
澳大利亚研究理事会;
关键词
NITRIC OXIDE; NOCICEPTION; SPINAL CORD;
D O I
10.1016/0006-8993(95)00973-T
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
The effect of intravenous 7-nitro-indazole (7NI), a selective inhibitor of neuronal nitric oxide synthase, on intraplantar formalin evoked spinal expression of c-Fos was studied. The spinal expression of c-Fos in the superficial laminae of the dorsal horn was not significantly altered by 7NI. In contrast formalin evoked c-Fos expression in the deep laminae was reduced by 15 mg/kg of 7NI (42 +/- 8% reduction of control P < 0.05). Formalin evoked inflammation was not influenced by 7NI. Our results implicate a functional relationship between c-Fos expression and nitric oxide, at the spinal level, under inflammatory conditions.
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