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ArticleMolecular medicine reports2017

Nerve growth factor pretreatment inhibits lidocaine‑induced myelin damage via increasing BDNF expression and inhibiting p38 mitogen activation in the rat spinal cord.

Guangyi Zhao, Dan Li, Xudong Ding, Lu Li

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Article in Molecular medicine reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Guangyi ZhaoDepartment of Anesthesiology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110004, P.R. China.
Dan LiDepartment of Anesthesiology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110004, P.R. China.
Xudong DingDepartment of Anesthesiology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110004, P.R. China.
Lu LiDepartment of Anesthesiology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110004, P.R. China.
China Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The present study aimed to investigate the effect of exogenous nerve growth factor (NGF) pretreatment on demyelination in the spinal cord of lidocaine‑treated rats, and explored the potential neuroprotective mechanisms of NGF. A total of 36 rats were randomly assigned to three groups (n=12 per group): Sham group; Lido group, received intrathecal injection of lidocaine; NGF group, received intrathecal injection of NGF followed by intrathecal injection of lidocaine. Tail‑flick tests were used to evaluate neurobehavioral function. Ultrastructural alternations were analyzed by transmission electron microscopy. Immunofluorescence was used to examine the expression of myelin basic protein (MBP) and brain‑derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). ELISA was used to determine serum levels of MBP and proteolipid protein (PLP). Western blotting was used to detect the expression of phosphorylated mitogen activated protein kinase (MAPK). NGF pretreatment reduced lidocaine‑induced neurobehavioral damage, nerve fiber demyelination, accompanied by a decrease in MBP expression in the spinal cord and an increase in MBP and PLP in serum. In addition, NGF pretreatment increased BDNF expression in the spinal cord of lidocaine‑treated rats. Furthermore, NGF pretreatment reduced p38 MAPK phosphorylation in the spinal cord of lidocaine‑treated rats. NGF treatment reduces lidocaine‑induced neurotoxicity via the upregulation of BDNF and inhibition of p38 MAPK. NGF therapy may improve the clinical use of lidocaine in intravertebral anesthesia.

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AnimalsBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorGene Expression RegulationLidocaineMyelin SheathNerve Growth Factorp38 Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesPhosphorylationRatsSignal TransductionSpinal CordBrain-Derived Neurotrophic FactorLidocaineNerve Growth Factorp38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases

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PMCPMC5647042
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