Reduced hyperalgesia induced by nerve injury, but not by inflammation in mice lacking protein kinase Cγ isoform
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Protein kinase C is one of protein kinases which might be involved in the nerve injury- or inflammation-induced hyperalgesia. The present study was designed to investigate the hyperalgesia with thermal paw-withdrawal test induced by sciatic nerve ligation or by intraplantar injection of a complete Freund's adjuvant solution in protein kinase C gamma knockout and its wild-type mice. Either sciatic nerve ligation or intraplantar injection of a complete Freund's adjuvant caused a marked decrease of the paw-withdrawal latency only on the ipsilateral, but not on the contralateral side of the paw in wild-type mice. This ipsilateral hyperalgesia induced by sciatic nerve ligation was significantly attenuated in protein kinase C gamma knockout mice. On the other hand, the ipsilateral hyperalgesia induced by complete Freund's adjuvant remained about the same in protein kinase C gamma knockout mice as in wild-type mice. The results indicate that protein kinase C gamma is involved in the development of the thermal hyperalgesia induced by nerve ligation, but not by complete Freund's adjuvant-induced inflammation.
- Hoshi University Japan
- Medical College of Wisconsin United States
Inflammation, Male, Mice, Knockout, Freund's Adjuvant, Sciatic Nerve, Isoenzymes, Disease Models, Animal, Mice, Hyperalgesia, Animals, Ligation, Protein Kinase C
Inflammation, Male, Mice, Knockout, Freund's Adjuvant, Sciatic Nerve, Isoenzymes, Disease Models, Animal, Mice, Hyperalgesia, Animals, Ligation, Protein Kinase C
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