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ArticleThe Korean journal of pain2021

Effect of epidural polydeoxyribonucleotide in a rat model of lumbar foraminal stenosis.

Ho-Jin Lee, Jiyoun Ju, Eunjoo Choi, Francis Sahngun Nahm, Ghee Young Choe, Pyung Bok Lee

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Article in The Korean journal of pain, 2021. 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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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ho-Jin LeeDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7134-5044
Jiyoun JuDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9069-4189
Eunjoo ChoiDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7002-3932
Francis Sahngun NahmDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5900-7851
Ghee Young ChoeDepartment of Pathology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6547-5603
Pyung Bok LeeDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0325-3356
Seoul National University · KRSeoul National University Bundang Hospital · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWe aimed to investigate the effect of epidural polydeoxyribonucleotide (PDRN) on mechanical allodynia and motor dysfunction in a rat model of lumbar foraminal stenosis (LFS).

methodsThis study was conducted in two stages, using male Sprague-Dawley rats. The rats were randomly divided into eight groups. In the first stage, the groups were as follows: vehicle (V), sham (S), and epidural PDRN at 5 (P5), 8 (P8), and 10 (P10) mg/kg; and in the second stage, they were as follows: intraperitoneal PDRN 8 mg/kg, epidural 3,7-dimethyl-1-propargilxanthine (DMPX) (0.1 mg/kg), and DMPX (0.1 mg/kg). The LFS model was established, except for the S group. After an epidural injection of the test solutions, von Frey and treadmill tests were conducted for 3 weeks. Subsequently, histopathologic examinations were conducted in the V, S, P5, and P10 groups.

resultsA total of 65 rats were included. The P8 and P10 groups showed significant recovery from mechanical allodynia and motor dysfunction at all time points after drug administration compared to the V group. These effects were abolished by concomitant administration of DMPX. On histopathological examination, no epineurial inflammation or fibrosis was observed in the epidural PDRN groups.

conclusionsEpidural injection of PDRN significantly improves mechanical allodynia and motor dysfunction in a rat model of LFS, which is mediated by the spinal adenosine A2A receptor. The present data support the need for further research to determine the role of epidural PDRN in spinal stenosis treatment.

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Adenosine A2AChronic PainConstrictionEpiduralFibrosisHyperalgesiaInflammationInjectionsLow Back PainPathologicPolydeoxyribonucleotidesRadiculopathyReceptorSpinal Stenosis.

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PMID34593657
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