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ArticleNeurochemical research2013

Sciatic nerve transection modulates oxidative parameters in spinal and supraspinal regions.

Taína Scheid, Lidiane Dal Bosco, Renata P Guedes, Maria Amália Pavanato, Adriane Belló-Klein, Wania A Partata

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Article in Neurochemical research, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Treatment with ascorbic acid and α-tocopherol modulates oxidative-stress markers in the spinal cord of rats with neuropathic pain.Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologica · 2018
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  7. Effects of N-acetylcysteine on spinal cord oxidative stress biomarkers in rats with neuropathic pain.Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologica · 2017
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  8. N-acetylcysteine downregulates phosphorylated p-38 expression but does not reverse the increased superoxide anion levels in the spinal cord of rats with neuropathic pain.Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologica · 2017
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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Taína ScheidDepartamento de Fisiologia, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, UFRGS, Rua Sarmento Leite, 500, Porto Alegre, RS 90050-170, Brazil.
Lidiane Dal Bosco
Renata P Guedes
Maria Amália Pavanato
Adriane Belló-Klein
Wania A Partata
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul · BRUniversidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre · BRUniversidade Federal de Santa Maria · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neuropathic pain is a very common dysfunction caused by several types of nerve injury. This condition leads to a variety of pathological changes in central nervous system regions related to pain transmission. It has been demonstrated that nociception is modulated by reactive oxidative species and treatments with antioxidant compounds produce antinociceptive effects. Thus, the aim of the present study was to investigate oxidative parameters in spinal and supraspinal regions following sciatic nerve transection (SNT). In behavioral assessments, animals showed mechanical allodynia and a significant functional impairment following SNT, measured by von Frey hairs test and sciatic functional index, respectively. Superoxide dismutase activity was increased 3 and 7 days following SNT in cerebral cortex and brainstem. Catalase activity was also increased in cerebral cortex 3 days after SNT. Ascorbic acid levels were decreased 7 days in the spinal cord only in SNT group. We also showed an increase in lipid peroxidation in cerebral cortex and brainstem 3 days after surgery in SNT and sham groups. These results showed that supraspinal regions also exhibit changes in antioxidant activity after SNT and demonstrate an intricate relationship among antioxidant defenses in different regions of the neuro axis related to pain transmission.

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Oxidative StressAnimalsBehavior, AnimalMaleRatsRats, WistarSciatic Nerve

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