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ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2014

Gyejigachulbu-Tang Relieves Oxaliplatin-Induced Neuropathic Cold and Mechanical Hypersensitivity in Rats via the Suppression of Spinal Glial Activation.

Byung-Soo Ahn, Seong-Kyu Kim, Ha Neul Kim, Ji-Hye Lee, Ji-Hwan Lee, Deog Sang Hwang, Hyunsu Bae, Byung-Il Min, Sun Kwang Kim

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Article in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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Byung-Soo AhnDepartment of East-West Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 130-701, Republic of Korea.
Seong-Kyu KimDepartment of East-West Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 130-701, Republic of Korea.
Ha Neul KimDepartment of East-West Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 130-701, Republic of Korea.
Ji-Hye LeeDepartment of East-West Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 130-701, Republic of Korea.
Ji-Hwan LeeDepartment of Physiology, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 130-701, Republic of Korea ; Department of Microbiology, Pusan National University, Busan 609-735, Republic of Korea.
Deog Sang HwangDepartment of Gynecology, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 130-701, Republic of Korea.
Hyunsu BaeDepartment of Physiology, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 130-701, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-0299-3582
Byung-Il MinDepartment of East-West Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 130-701, Republic of Korea ; Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 130-701, Republic of Korea.
Sun Kwang KimDepartment of East-West Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 130-701, Republic of Korea ; Department of Physiology, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 130-701, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-2649-6652
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Abstract

Activation of spinal glial cells plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis of neuropathic pain. An administration of oxaliplatin, an important anticancer drug, often induces acute neuropathic cold hypersensitivity and/or mechanical hypersensitivity in patients. Gyejigachulbu-tang (GBT), a herbal formula comprising Cinnamomi Cortex, Paeoniae Radix, Atractylodis Lanceae Rhizoma, Zizyphi Fructus, Glycyrrhizae Radix, Zingiberis Rhizoma, and Aconiti Tuber, has been used in East Asia to treat various pain symptoms, especially in cold patients. This study investigated whether and how GBT alleviates oxaliplatin-induced cold and mechanical hypersensitivity in rats. The behavioral signs of cold and mechanical hypersensitivity were evaluated by a tail immersion test in cold water (4°C) and a von Frey hair test, respectively. The significant cold and mechanical hypersensitivity were observed 3 days after an oxaliplatin injection (6 mg/kg, i.p.). Daily oral administration of GBT (200, 400, and 600 mg/kg) for 5 days markedly attenuated cold and mechanical hypersensitivity. Immunoreactivities of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP, astrocyte marker) and OX-42 (microglia marker) in the spinal dorsal horn were significantly increased by an oxaliplatin injection, which were restored by GBT administration. These results indicate that GBT relieves oxaliplatin-induced cold and mechanical hypersensitivity in rats possibly through the suppression of spinal glial activation.

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