title: Decreased GDNF mRNA expression in dorsal spinal cord of unilateral arthritic rat.
abstract: It is now well established that nerve growth factor (NGF) plays a key role in inflammation-induced hyperalgesia. It was also reported that brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), another member of neurotrophins, contributed to the pain pathway as a neurotransmitter in the CNS. The present work demonstrated a down-regulation of glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) mRNA expression in dorsal spinal cord in complete Freund's adjuvant-induced unilateral arthritic rats serving as a chronic pain model. The fast occurring and long lasting down-regulations suggest that GDNF might contribute to pain pathway in a way different from neurotrophins and might play a role in the maintenance of chronic pain status.
authors.affiliation: Neuroscience Research Institute, Beijing Medical University, PR China.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: H X
authors.initials: HX
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: X S
authors.initials: XS
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Han
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001169:Arthritis, Experimental / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D019208:Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor / Q000235:genetics; D017931:DNA Primers; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality; D051100:Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor; D020932:Nerve Growth Factor / Q000235:genetics; D009414:Nerve Growth Factors; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D020671:Posterior Horn Cells / Q000378:metabolism*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D019208:Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor; D017931:DNA Primers; C495041:Gdnf protein, rat; D051100:Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor; D009414:Nerve Growth Factors; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D020932:Nerve Growth Factor