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ArticleInternational journal of clinical and experimental pathology2012

Effect of recombinant adenovirus coding for endomorphin-2 on neuropathic pain in rats.

Feixiang Wu, Xuewu Xu, Xuerong Miao, Jiaying Chen, Yuming Sun, Weifeng Yu

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Article in International journal of clinical and experimental pathology, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Feixiang WuDepartment of Anesthesiology, Eastern Hepatobiliary Hospital, Shanghai 200433, China.
Xuewu Xu
Xuerong Miao
Jiaying Chen
Yuming Sun
Weifeng Yu
Second Military Medical University · CN

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Abstract

objectiveTo construct a transgene expressing human endomorphin-2 by linking the signal peptide of mouse nerve growth factor (PN) to a human endomorphin-2 DNA sequence containing a short linker recognized by the protease FURIN and test the analgesic effect of endomorphin-2 on neuropathic pain.

methodsThe transgene was inserted into the cosmid pAxCAwt to generate PN-EM-2-pAxCAwt. The recombinant adenovirus Ad-PNEM2 was packaged and propagated in HEK293 cells. After the Ad-PNEM2-infected NIH3T3 cells had been cultured, protein expression was examined by immunofluorescence and ELISA. A CCI rat model was constructed and the Ad-PNEM2 was administered intrathecally. The rats' pain thresholds (PWL) were measured and the presence of endomorphin-2 in the cerebrospinal fluid was confirmed through ELISA.

resultsThe Ad-PNEM2 expressed endomorphin-2 smoothly and abundantly in NIH3T3 cells at a significantly higher rate than the viral control (P<0.01) or blank control (P<0.01). The expressed endomorphin-2 was mainly observed in the cytoplasm. The concentration of endomorphin-2 in the cerebrospinal fluid increased 1 day after injection and peaked between 7 and 14 days after injection. After injection, PWL approached normal levels in the operated study group. No significant change was observed in the control groups. There was a significant correlation between PWL and endomorphin-2 level (r = 0.944, P<0.001).

conclusionThe constructed human endomorphin-2 transgene was expressed effectively, and endomorphin-2 expressed by the recombinant adenovirus altered the threshold to thermal stimulus and showed good analgesic effect.

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Genetic VectorsPain ThresholdAdenoviridaeAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFluorescent Antibody TechniqueGenetic TherapyHEK293 CellsHumansInjections, SpinalMaleMiceNerve Growth FactorNeuralgiaNIH 3T3 Cellsendomorphin 2Nerve Growth FactorOligopeptidesProtein Sorting SignalsadenovirusEndomorphin-2gene therapynerve growth factorpain

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PMID23119108
PMCPMC3484491
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