title: Differential effect of brain-derived neurotrophic factor on high-threshold mechanosensitivity in a rat neuropathic pain model.
abstract: We investigated the effect of the systemic infusion of brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) on the behavioral response in a rat neuropathic pain model. One microgram per hour infusion of BDNF significantly attenuated mechanical hyperalgesia tested by the pin-prick test, however, 20 microg/h-BDNF infusion, on the contrary, enhanced the response. Neither 0.5 nor 10 microg/h-BDNF infusion influenced the mechanical hyperalgesia. Mechanical allodynia and thermal hyperalgesia, tested using a von Frey filament (23.0 mN) and the plantar test, were not influenced by BDNF treatment. These data suggest that systemic BDNF treatment can specifically alter high-threshold mechanosensitivity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Miki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fukuoka
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tokunaga
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kondo
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Dai
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Noguchi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019208:Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003714:Denervation; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006930:Hyperalgesia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D007263:Infusions, Parenteral; D008297:Male; D008465:Mechanoreceptors / Q000187:drug effects*; D009437:Neuralgia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010146:Pain; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012684:Sensory Thresholds / Q000187:drug effects*; D013127:Spinal Nerves / Q000293:injuries; D013314:Stress, Mechanical
chemical_list: D019208:Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor; D011994:Recombinant Proteins