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ArticleBioscience reports2019

Effect of ropivacaine on peripheral neuropathy in streptozocin diabetes-induced rats through TRPV1-CGRP pathway.

Nanwen Zhang, Haixiang Wei, Weifang Wu, Peimin Lin, Yuan Chen, Zhiwei Liu, Honglin Wang, Yize Bian, Kai Yu, Shan Lin and 4 more

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Article in Bioscience reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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14 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Nanwen ZhangDepartment of Pharmacology, The School of Pharmacy, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, P.R. China.
Haixiang WeiDepartment of Anesthesiology, The First Hospital of Nanping, Fujian Medical University, Nanping, P.R. China.
Weifang WuDepartment of Anesthesiology, Fuzhou Children's Hospital of Fujian, Fuzhou, P.R. China.
Peimin LinThe School of Clinical Medicine, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, P.R. China.
Yuan ChenThe School of Clinical Medicine, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, P.R. China.
Zhiwei LiuThe School of Clinical Medicine, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, P.R. China.
Honglin WangDepartment of Pharmacology, The School of Pharmacy, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, P.R. China.
Yize BianDepartment of Pharmacology, The School of Pharmacy, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, P.R. China.
Kai YuThe School of Clinical Medicine, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, P.R. China.
Shan LinThe School of Clinical Medicine, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, P.R. China.
Yanqi CuiThe School of Clinical Medicine, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, P.R. China.
Renwei LuoThe School of Clinical Medicine, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, P.R. China.
Jianming LinDepartment of Anesthesiology, Fuzhou Children's Hospital of Fujian, Fuzhou, P.R. China.
Xiaole ChenDepartment of Pharmacology, The School of Pharmacy, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, P.R. China.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective To determine the effect of ropivacaine on peripheral neuropathy in diabetic rats and its possible mechanism. Methods Forty-eight Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into six groups: nondiabetic control group, nondiabetic group A (0.25% ropivacaine), nondiabetic group B (0.75% ropivacaine), diabetic control group (diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) +artificial cerebrospinal fluid), diabetic group A (DPN+0.25% ropivacaine), and diabetic group B (DPN + 0.75% ropivacaine), with eight rats in each group. Within an hour of the last administration, the sciatic motor nerve conduction velocity (MNCV) of each group was measured, and the morphological changes of rat sciatic nerve were observed by HE, Weil's staining and electron microscopy. The expression of transient receptor potential vanilloid (TRPV1) in the spinal cord dorsal horn of rats was analyzed by immunohistochemistry, and the expression of Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) protein in the spinal cord was analyzed by Western blot. Results Compared with the nondiabetic control group, elevated blood glucose, decreased weight and reduced average mechanical withdrawal threshold (MWT), additionally, the sciatic nerves showed significantly slowed conduction velocity (both P<0.001) and damaged pathological structure, the expression of TRPV1 and CGRP were decreased (both P<0.001) in the diabetic groups. Compared with the diabetic control group, down-regulation of TRPV1 and CGRP in spinal cord was significant for the diabetic groups A and B treated with 0.25 and 0.75% ropivacaine, the higher concentration of ropivacaine correlated with a greater change. Conclusion Ropivacaine can significantly block sciatic nerve conduction velocity in DPN rats in a concentration-dependent manner, which may be related to the expression of the TRPV1-CGRP pathway.

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AnimalsCalcitonin Gene-Related PeptideDiabetes Mellitus, ExperimentalDiabetic NeuropathiesDown-RegulationMaleRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRopivacaineSciatic NerveSignal TransductionSpinal CordStreptozocinTRPV Cation ChannelsCalcitonin Gene-Related PeptideRopivacaineStreptozocinTrpv1 protein, ratTRPV Cation Channelscalcitonin gene-related peptidediabetesperipheral nerveratropivacaine

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