The involvement of glia in long-term plasticity in the spinal dorsal horn of the rat
The involvement of glia in long-term plasticity in the spinal dorsal horn of the rat
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DOI:
10.1097/00001756-200210070-00017
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发表时间:
2002-10-07
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影响因子:
1.7
通讯作者:
Zhao, ZQ
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作者:
Ma, JY;Zhao, ZQ
We have examined the potential role of spinal glial cells in the induction of C fiber-evoked long-term potentiation (LTP) in the spinal cord. Tetanic stimulation of the sciatic nerve induced long-term potentiation of C-fiber-evoked field potentials in the spinal dorsal horn in all rats. Following intrathecal fluorocitrate (1 nmol), a glial metabolic inhibitor, tetanic stimulation induced long-term depression (LTD) but not LTP. The effects of fluorocitrate were abolished by kynurenic acid or 2-amino-5-phosphonovaleric acid (AP-5), but not by 6,7-dinitroquinoxaline-2,3-dione (DNQX), picrotoxin or strychnine. These data suggest that spinal glial cells may modulate the central sensitization of nociceptive neurons via NMDA receptors.