FUNCTIONAL-CHANGES IN DORSAL-ROOT GANGLION-CELLS AFTER CHRONIC NERVE CONSTRICTION IN THE RAT
FUNCTIONAL-CHANGES IN DORSAL-ROOT GANGLION-CELLS AFTER CHRONIC NERVE CONSTRICTION IN THE RAT
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DOI:
10.1152/jn.1995.73.5.1811
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发表时间:
1995-05-01
影响因子:
2.5
通讯作者:
LAMOTTE, RH
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作者:
XIE, YK;ZHANG, JM;LAMOTTE, RH
1. We studied the effects of a chronic nerve constriction on the evoked responses in dorsal root fibers in the rat to norepinephrine and to thermal stimuli applied either to the dorsal root ganglion (DRG) or the site of nerve injury. We recorded a total of 59 C fibers, 15 A delta-fibers, and 46 A beta-fibers from the L(5) dorsal root of the rats 11-52 days after a loose ligation of the ipsilateral sciatic nerve. Most fibers were identified by the presence of spontaneous activity (SA) that originated partially at and/or proximal to the injury site. In addition, we recorded 20 C fibers, 1 A delta-fiber, and 28 A beta-fibers from the dorsal roots of normal, uninjured neurons.2. In nerve-injured rats, the SA of some C fibers was generally increased by cooling and decreased by heating either site. In contrast, the SA of most A beta-fibers was increased by heating either the injury site or the DRG. Cooling the DRG decreased SA in A beta-fibers, whereas cooling the injury site typically had no effect. Excitatory responses were not evoked in any fiber group when the same thermal stimuli were applied to the nerve or DRG tested in normal, uninjured rats.3. Norepinephrine (