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ArticleExperimental and therapeutic medicine2019

Antinociceptive effects of Ginsenoside Rb1 in a rat model of cancer-induced bone pain.

Fu-Dong Yao, Jun-Qi Yang, Yuan-Chi Huang, Ming-Peng Luo, Wen-Jie Yang, Bo Zhang, Xia-Jun Liu

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Article in Experimental and therapeutic medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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Fu-Dong YaoDepartment of Spine Surgery, Baoji Central Hospital, Baoji, Shaanxi 721008, P.R. China.
Jun-Qi YangDepartment of Orthopaedics, Baoji Central Hospital, Baoji, Shaanxi 721008, P.R. China.
Yuan-Chi HuangDepartment of Orthopaedics, Baoji Central Hospital, Baoji, Shaanxi 721008, P.R. China.
Ming-Peng LuoDepartment of Orthopaedics, Baoji Central Hospital, Baoji, Shaanxi 721008, P.R. China.
Wen-Jie YangDepartment of Rehabilitation and Pain, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Shaanxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, Shaanxi 712000, P.R. China.
Bo ZhangDepartment of Orthopaedics, The Third Hospital of Xi'an City, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710018, P.R. China.
Xia-Jun LiuDepartment of Orthopaedics, Baoji Central Hospital, Baoji, Shaanxi 721008, P.R. China.
Baoji City Central Hospital · CNAffiliated Hospital of Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine · CNFirst Hospital of Xi'an · CN

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Abstract

Ginsenoside Rb1 (GRb1) is a major ingredient of ginseng, a traditional medicine that has been used for thousands of years. Previous studies have reported that GRb1 had anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and neuroprotective effects. The current study aimed to evaluate the antinociceptive effects of GRb1 in a rat model of cancer-induced bone pain (CIBP) established by intratibial injection of Walker 256 cells. Intraperitoneal injection (i.p.) of GRb1 (5 and 10 mg/kg, but not 1 mg/kg) partially and transiently reversed the mechanical allodynia and thermal hyperalgesia in CIBP rats at 14 days following surgery when the pain behavior is established. Furthermore, repeated administration of GRb1 demonstrated persistent analgesic effect. Additionally, the protein expression and immunoreactivity of iba1, which is the maker of microglia, was significantly suppressed in CIBP rats treated with GRb1 (i.p., 10 mg/kg) from day 12 for three consecutive days compared with CIBP rats treated with a vehicle. Furthermore, upregulation of spinal interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6 and tumor necrosis factor-α were also significantly inhibited by the treatment of GRb1 (i.p., 10 mg/kg) from day 12 for three consecutive days. Together, these results indicated that GRb1 may attenuate CIBP via inhibiting the activation of microglia and glial-derived proinflammatory cytokines.

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cancer-induced bone painGinsenoside Rb1microglianeuroinflammation

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