Vatalanib decrease the positive interaction of VEGF receptor-2 and P2X(2/3) receptor in chronic constriction injury rats

Neuropathic pain can arise from a lesion affecting the peripheral nervous system. Selective P2X(3) and P2X(2/3) receptors' antagonists effectively reduce neuropathic pain. VEGF inhibitors are effective for pain relief. The present study investigated the effects of Vatalanib (VEGF receptor-2 (VEGFR-2) inhibitor) on the neuropathic pain to address the interaction of VEGFR-2 and P2X(2/3) receptor in dorsal root ganglia of chronic constriction injury (CCI) rats. Neuropathic pain symptoms following CCI are similar to most peripheral lesions as assessed by the Neuropathic Pain Symptom Inventory. Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into sham group, CCI group and CCI rats treated with Vatalanib group. Mechanical withdrawal threshold and thermal withdrawal latency were measured. Co-expression of VEGFR-2 and P2X(2) or P2X(3) in L4-6 dorsal root ganglia (DRG) was detected by double-label immunofluorescence. The modulation effect of VEGF on P2X(2/3) receptor agonist-activated currents in freshly isolated DRG neurons of rats both of sham and CCI rats was recorded by whole-cell patch-clamp technique. The mechanical withdrawal threshold (MWT) and thermal withdrawal latency (TWL) in CCI group were lower than those in sham group (p<0.05). MWT and TWL in CCI rats treated with Vatalanib group were increased compared with those in CCI group (p<0.05). VEGFR-2 and P2X(2) or P2X(3) receptors were co-expressed in the cytoplasm and surface membranes of DRG. The co-expression of VEGFR-2 and P2X(2) or P2X(3) receptor in CCI group exhibited more intense staining than those in sham group and CCI rats treated with Vatalanib group, respectively. VEGF enhanced the amplitude of ATP and α,β-meATP -activated currents of both sham and CCI rats. Increment effects of VEGF on ATP and α,β-meATP -activated currents in CCI rats were higher than those in sham rats. Both ATP (100 μM) and α,β-meATP (10 μM)- activated currents enhanced by VEGF ( 1nM) were significantly blocked by Vatalanib (1 μM, an inhibitor of VEGF receptors). The stain values of VEGFR-2, P2X(2) and P2X(3) protein expression in L4/5 DRG of CCI treated with Vatalanib group were significantly decreased compared with those in CCI group (p<0.01). Vatalanib can alleviate chronic neuropathic pain by decreasing the activation of VEGF on VEGFR-2 and the positive interaction between the up-regulated VEGFR-2 and P2X(2/3) receptors in the neuropathic pain signaling.     

Analgesic effect of electroacupuncture on chronic neuropathic pain mediated by P2X3 receptors in rat dorsal root ganglion neurons

Adenosine 5'-triphosphate disodium (ATP) gated P2X receptors, especially the subtype P2X(3), play a key role in transmission of pain signals in neuropathic pain, ATP has been documented to play a significant role in the progression of pain signals, suggesting that control of these pathways through electroacupuncture (EA) is potentially an effective treatment for chronic neuropathic pain. EA has been accepted to effectively manage chronic pain by applying the stimulating current to acupoints through acupuncture needles. To determine the significance of EA on neuropathic pain mediated by P2X(3) receptors in the dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons, mechanical withdrawal threshold (MWT) and thermal withdrawal latency (TWL) were recorded, and the expression of P2X(3) receptors in the DRG neurons was assessed by immunohistochemistry (IHC) and in situ hybridization (ISH). In addition, the currents which were evoked in DRG neurons isolated from rats following chronic constriction injury (CCI) by the P2X(3) receptors agonists i.e. ATP and α,β-methylen-ATP (α,β-meATP) were examined through the experimental use of whole cell patch clamp recording. The present study demonstrates that EA treatment can increase the MWT and TWL values and decrease the expression of P2X(3) receptors in DRG neurons in CCI rats. Simultaneously, EA treatment attenuates the ATP and α,β-meATP evoked currents. EA may be expected to induce an apparent induce analgesic effect by decreasing expression and inhibiting P2X(3) receptors in DRG neurons of CCI rats. There is a similar effect on analgesic effect between rats with contralateral EA and those with ipsilateral EA.     

Nanoparticle-encapsulated emodin decreases diabetic neuropathic pain probably via a mechanism involving P2X3 receptor in the dorsal root ganglia

Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is the most common complication of diabetes mellitus (DM). More than 90% of all cases of DM belong to type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Emodin is the main active component of Radix et rhizoma rhei and has anti-bacterial, anti-viral, anti-ulcerogenic, anti-inflammatory, and anti-cancer effects. Nanoparticle encapsulation of drugs is beneficial for drug targeting and bioavailability as well as for lowering drug toxicity side effects. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of nanoparticle-encapsulated emodin (nano emodin) on diabetic neuropathic pain (DNP) mediated by the Purin 2X3 (P2X3) receptor in the dorsal root ganglia (DRG). Mechanical withdrawal threshold (MWT) and thermal withdrawal latency (TWL) values in T2DM rats were lower than those of control rats. MWT and TWL in T2DM rats treated with nano emodin were higher compared with those in T2DM rats. Expression levels of P2X3 protein and messenger RNA (mRNA) in the DRG of T2DM rats were higher than those of controls, while levels in T2DM rats treated with nano emodin were significantly lower than those of the T2DM rats. Phosphorylation and activation of ERK1/2 in the T2DM DRG were decreased by nano emodin treatment. Nano emodin significantly inhibited currents activated by the P2X3 agonist α,β-meATP in HEK293 cells transfected with the P2X3 receptor. Therefore, nano emodin treatment may relieve DNP by decreasing excitatory transmission mediated by the DRG P2X3 receptor in T2DM rats.     

Effect of lappaconitine on neuropathic pain mediated by P2X3 receptor in rat dorsal root ganglion

ATP facilitates initiation and transmission of the neuropathic pain at the dorsal root ganglion (DRG) level via the P2X receptors, especially the subtype P2X(3). Lappaconitine (LA) is an active principle isolated from Chinese herbal medicine and possesses analgesic effect. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of LA on chronic constriction injury (CCI)-induced neuropathic pain mediated by P2X(3) receptor in the DRG neurons. In the presence of CCI and/or LA, the mechanical withdrawal threshold (MWT) and thermal withdrawal latency (TWL) were measured and P2X(3) receptor expression in the DRG neurons was evaluated by immunohistochemistry and Western blotting. Following intrathecal administration of P2X(3) receptor oligonucleotide, the effect of LA on pain thresholds was assessed. Furthermore, the effect of LA on the P2X(3) receptor agonists ATP- and α,β-meATP-induced inward currents (I(ATP) and I(α,β-meATP)) in the acutely dissociated rat DRG neurons was investigated by whole cell patch-clamp. The results included: (1) There showed reduction of pain thresholds, enhancement of I(ATP) and I(α,β-meATP) and up-regulation of P2X(3) receptor expression in rat DRG neurons when neuropathic pain occurred. (2) In the presence of LA, the decreased pain thresholds, the up-regulated P2X(3) receptor expression and the enhanced I(ATP) and I(α,β-meATP) were reversible in the CCI rats. (3) The down-regulated P2X(3) receptor expression with pretreatment of P2X(3) receptor antisense oligonucleotide significantly attenuated the analgesic effect of LA. These results indicate that the analgesic effect of LA involves decrease of expression and sensitization of the P2X(3) receptors of the rat DRG neurons following CCI.     

BAC transgenic mice to study the expression of P2X2 and P2Y1 receptors

Extracellular purines are important signaling molecules involved in numerous physiological and pathological processes via the activation of P2 receptors. Information about the spatial and temporal P2 receptor (P2R) expression and its regulation remains crucial for the understanding of the role of P2Rs in health and disease. To identify cells carrying P2X2Rs in situ, we have generated BAC transgenic mice that express the P2X2R subunits as fluorescent fusion protein (P2X2-TagRFP). In addition, we generated a BAC P2Y₁R TagRFP reporter mouse expressing a TagRFP reporter for the P2RY1 gene expression. We demonstrate expression of the P2X2R in a subset of DRG neurons, the brain stem, the hippocampus, as well as on Purkinje neurons of the cerebellum. However, the weak fluorescence intensity in our P2X2R-TagRFP mouse precluded tracking of living cells. Our P2Y₁R reporter mice confirmed the widespread expression of the P2RY1 gene in the CNS and indicate for the first time P2RY1 gene expression in mouse Purkinje cells, which so far has only been described in rats and humans. Our P2R transgenic models have advanced the understanding of purinergic transmission, but BAC transgenic models appeared not always to be straightforward and permanent reliable. We noticed a loss of fluorescence intensity, which depended on the number of progeny generations. These problems are discussed and may help to provide more successful animal models, even if in future more versatile and adaptable nuclease-mediated genome-editing techniques will be the methods of choice.Supplementary InformationThe online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11302-021-09792-9.     

坦洛新联合托特罗定对老年膀胱过度活动综合症患者P2X3受体表达的影响

目的:探讨坦洛新联合托特罗定对老年膀胱过度活动综合症患者P2X3受体表达的影响。方法:收集我院收治的膀胱过度活动综合症患者60例,随机分为对照组和实验组,每组各30例,对照组患者给予盐酸坦洛新缓释胶囊,实验组患者在对照组的基础上给予酒石酸托特罗定。观察并比较所有患者的最大尿流速率、膀胱残余尿量、排尿次数、单次最大尿量水平以及患者的治疗效果。结果:治疗后,两组患者治疗后单次最大尿量、最大尿流速率均升高(P0.05),膀胱残余尿量、排尿次数以及P2X3水平均降低(P0.05);与对照组相比,实验组患者治疗后单次最大尿量、最大尿流速率较高(P0.05),膀胱残余尿量、排尿次数以及P2X3水平较低(P0.05);实验组患者临床总有效率与对照组相比较高(P0.05)。结论:坦洛新联合托特罗定能够显著提高老年膀胱活动度综合征患者临床疗效,可能与其降低患者血清P2X3受体水平有关。     

The effect of sinomenine in diabetic neuropathic pain mediated by the P2X<Subscript>3</Subscript> receptor in dorsal root ganglia

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) accounts for more than 90% of all cases of diabetes mellitus (DM). Diabetic neuropathic pain (DNP) is a common complication of T2DM. Sinomenine is a natural bioactive component extracted from the Sinomenium acutum and has anti-inflammatory effects. The aim of our study was to investigate the effects of sinomenine on DNP mediated by the P2X₃ receptor in dorsal root ganglia (DRG). The mechanical withdrawal threshold (MWT) and thermal withdrawal latency (TWL) in T2DM rats were lower than those of control rats. MWT and TWL in T2DM rats treated with sinomenine were higher compared with those in T2DM rats. The expression levels of the P2X₃ protein and mRNA in T2DM rat DRG were higher compared with those of the control, while those in T2DM rats treated with sinomenine were significantly lower compared with those of the T2DM rats. Sinomenine significantly inhibited P2X₃ agonist ATP-activated currents in HEK293 cells transfected with the P2X₃ receptor. Sinomenine decreased the phosphorylation and activation of P38MAPK in T2DM DRG. Therefore, sinomenine treatment may suppress the up-regulated expression and activation of the P2X₃ receptor and relieve the hyperalgesia potentiated by the activation of P38MAPK in T2DM rats.     

P2X7 receptor mediated phosphorylation of p38MAP kinase in the hippocampus

This study was designed to explore the effect of P2X7 receptor (P2X7R) activation on the expression of p38 MAP kinase (p38 MAPK) enzyme in hippocampal slices of wild-type (WT) and P2X7R^−/− mice using the Western blot technique and to clarify its role in P2X7 receptor mediated [³H]glutamate release. ATP (1 mM) and the P2X7R agonist BzATP (100 μM) significantly increased p38 MAPK phosphorylation in WT mice, and these effects were absent in the hippocampal slices of P2X7R^−/− mice. Both ATP- and BzATP-induced p38 MAPK phosphorylations were sensitive to the p38 MAP kinase inhibitor, SB203580 (1 μM). ATP elicited [³H]glutamate release from hippocampal slices, which was significantly attenuated by SB203580 (1 μM) but not by the extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK1/2) inhibitor, PD098095 (10 μM). Consequently, we suggest that P2X7Rs and p38 MAPK are involved in the stimulatory effect of ATP on glutamate release in the hippocampal slices of WT mice.     

沉默信息调节因子2在瑞芬太尼诱发的大鼠切口痛觉过敏中的作用及其机制研究

摘要 目的：探讨沉默信息调节因子2（Sirt2）在瑞芬太尼诱发的大鼠切口痛觉过敏中的作用及其机制。方法：18只SD大鼠采用随机数字表法分为I组（切口组,n=6）,RI组（瑞芬太尼+切口组,n=6）和RI+Sirt2过表达组（瑞芬太尼+切口+Sirt2过表达组,n=6）。I组在大鼠足底制作切口痛模型的同时在腹部注射等容量生理盐水30 min,RI组和RI+Sirt2过表达组在足底进行切口痛模型制作的同时并泵注瑞芬太尼30 min,RI+Sirt2过表达组在脊髓水平提前1周注射Sirt2过表达慢病毒处理。各组大鼠分别于泵注瑞芬太尼或生理盐水术前24 h,泵注结束后2 h、6 h、24 h和48 h测定机械刺激缩足反应阈值（MWT）及热缩足潜伏期（TWL）。行为学测试结束后处死大鼠,取L_3-5脊髓节段,采用蛋白免疫印迹（Western blot）法检测Sirt2表达,超氧化物歧化酶2（SOD2）活性采用酶联免疫吸附法（ELISA）法测定,超氧阴离子水平和NADPH氧化酶活性采用化学发光法测定。结果：各组大鼠MWT和TWL的时间效应（F=683.602,624.033,均P<0.001）和组别×时间交互效应显著（F=9.142,4.550,均P<0.001）,说明MWT和TWL有随时间变化的趋势并且时间因素的作用有随组别的不同而不同,组间比较差异有统计学意义（F=93.157,25.176,均P<0.001）。与I组比较,RI组T_1-4时MWT降低,TWL缩短（P<0.05）;RI+Sirt2过表达组T₂、T₄时间点MWT降低,T_2-4时间点TWL缩短（P<0.05）。与RI组比较,RI+Sirt2过表达组T_3-4时间点MWT升高,T_2-4时间点TWL延长（P<0.05）。三组大鼠Sirt2蛋白表达比较差异有统计学意义（F=265.643,P<0.001）;与I组比较,RI组和RI+Sirt2过表达组术后48 h脊髓组织Sirt2表达水平减少（P<0.05）;与RI组比较,RI+Sirt2过表达组术后48 h脊髓组织Sirt2表达水平增加（P<0.05）。三组大鼠脊髓组织SOD2活性、NADPH氧化酶活性、超氧化物阴离子表达比较差异有统计学意义（F=13.543,14.813,19.675,均P<0.001）;与I组比较,RI组和RI+Sirt2过表达组术后48 h脊髓组织SOD2活性水平降低,NADPH氧化酶活性和超氧化物阴离子水平增加（P<0.05）;与RI组比较,RI+Sirt2过表达组术后48 h脊髓组织SOD2活性水平增加,NADPH氧化酶活性和超氧化物阴离子减低（P<0.05）。结论：Sirt2通过调节氧化应激水平参与瑞芬太尼诱发切口痛大鼠痛觉过敏过程。     

Lack of evidence for direct phosphorylation of recombinantly expressed P2X2 and P2X3 receptors by protein kinase C

P2X₃ and P2X₂₊₃ receptors are present on sensory neurons, where they contribute not only to transient nociceptive responses, but also to hypersensitivity underlying pathological pain states elicited by nerve injuries. Increased signalling through P2X₃ and P2X₂₊₃ receptors may arise from an increased routing to the plasma membrane and/or gain of function of pre-existing receptors. An obvious effector mechanism for functional modulation is protein kinase C (PKC)-mediated phosphorylation, since all P2X family members share a conserved consensus sequence for PKC, TXR/K, within the intracellularly located N-terminal domain. Contradictory reports have been published regarding the exact role of this motif. In the present study, we confirm that site-directed elimination of the potential phosphor-acceptor threonine or the basic residue in the P+2 position of the TXR/K sequence accelerates desensitization of P2X₂ receptors and abolishes P2X₃ receptor function. Moreover, the PKC activator phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate increased P2X₃ (but not P2X₂) receptor-mediated currents. Biochemically, however, we were unable to demonstrate by various experimental approaches a direct phosphorylation of wild-type P2X₂ and P2X₃ receptors expressed in both Xenopus laevis oocytes and HEK293 cells. In conclusion, our data support the view that the TXR/K motif plays an important role in P2X function and that phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate is capable of modulating some P2X receptor subtypes. The underlying mechanism, however, is unlikely to involve direct PKC-mediated P2X receptor phosphorylation.     

P2X7-Receptor Pathway Involvement in the Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Medicinal Plants

Medicinal plants used in European folk medicine attached to Lamiales, Gentianales or Asterales orders are used to treat inflammatory disorders. Many targets have been identified but to date, implication of purinergic receptor P2X7 activation has not yet been investigated. We managed to evaluate the protective effect on P2X7 activation by plant extracts used as anti-inflammatory in European folk medicine by the YO-PRO-1 uptake dye in vitro bioassay. Results revealed that among our selected plants, species from Scrophularia and Plantago genus were able to decrease significantly P2X7 activation (>50 % at 0.1 and 1 μg/mL). UPLC/MS, dereplication and metabolomic analysis of Scrophularia extracts, allowed us to identify the cinnamoyl-iridoid harpagoside as putative inhibitor of P2X7 activation. These results open a new research field regarding the anti-inflammatory mechanism of cinnamoyl-iridoids bearing plants, which may involve the P2X7 receptor.     

改良CCI 大鼠痛行为学检测与损伤区自发放电活动再观察

目的:应用改良CCI模型研究外周神经损伤后痛觉过敏和自发放电各自特征及相互关系.方法:雄性SD大鼠,随机分为CCI组和Sham组,分别于术前1天和术后1、4、7、9、11、14天测定机械刺激缩足反射阈值和热缩腿反射潜伏期,同时选取术侧机械刺激缩腿反射阈值低于4g或者术侧和健侧热缩腿反射潜伏期差异大于2s的CCI模型大鼠观察术后4-14天损伤区自发放电活动.结果:神经纤维损伤后,机械痛敏和热痛敏随时间表现为逐渐增强,同时在损伤区观察到三类放电模式:整数倍放电阵发放电和周期放电.结论:术后大鼠机械痛阈和热痛阈逐渐降低,机械痛敏的产生和损伤区自发放电活动关系密切,不同的放电模式可能代表不同的传入信息.     

Activation kinetics of single P2X receptors

After the primary structure of P2X receptors had been identified, their function had to be characterized on the molecular level. Since these ligand-gated ion channels become activated very quickly after binding of ATP, methods with adequate time resolution have to be applied to investigate the early events induced by the agonist. Single-channel recordings were performed to describe conformational changes on P2X₂, P2X₄, and P2X₇ receptors induced by ATP and also by allosteric receptor modifiers. The main results of these studies and the models of P2X receptor kinetics derived from these observations are reviewed here. The investigation of purinoceptors by means of the patch clamp technique following site-directed mutagenesis will probably reveal more details of P2X receptor function at the molecular level.     

Differential crosstalk between P2X7 and arachidonic acid in activation of mitogen-activated protein kinases

Accumulating evidence indicates that astroglial syncytium plays key role in normal and pathological brain functions. Astrocytes both in vitro and in situ respond to extracellular adenine-based nucleotides via the activation of P2 receptors. Massive release of ATP from neurons and glial cells occurs as a result of pathological conditions of the brain leading to neuroinflammation and involving P2X7 receptors. In this study, we investigated whether P2X7 stimulation on cultured cortical astrocytes promoted a differential activation of mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs), and whether the second messenger arachidonic acid (AA), which is also a key modulator of neuroinflammation, affected the P2X7-mediated MAPK phosphorylation. The results show that the synthetic P2X7 receptor agonist 2′,3′-O-(4-benzoyl)benzoyl-ATP (BzATP), induced a concentration-dependent phosphorylation of MAPK ERK1/2, JNK and p38. Stimulation of ERK1/2, JNK and p38 phosphorylation was also obtained by pathophysiological levels of extracellularly applied AA. Interestingly, a robust potentiation of ERK1/2 phosphorylation was elicited by co-application of BzATP and AA, whereas no differences were observed in JNK or p38 phosphosignals. The kinases activation showed a differential dependence on the presence of extracellular Ca²⁺. The potentiation of BzATP-mediated ERK1/2 phosphorylation was also observed in human embryonic kidney cells (HEK293) stably transfected with rat P2X7, but not in HEK cells expressing truncated P2X7 receptor lacking the full cytoplasmic carboxy-terminal or in those carrying the structurally related rat P2X2. AA and BzATP synergism in ERK1/2 activation was abolished by cyclo-oxygenase and lipoxygenase pathway inhibitors.The result that ERK1/2-mediated transduction pathway is synergistically modulated by ATP and AA signalling depicts possible novel pharmacological targets for interfering with pathological activation of astroglial cells.     

P2X receptors regulate adenosine diphosphate release from hepatic cells

Extracellular nucleotides act as paracrine regulators of cellular signaling and metabolic pathways. Adenosine polyphosphate (adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and adenosine diphosphate (ADP)) release and metabolism by human hepatic carcinoma cells was therefore evaluated. Hepatic cells maintain static nanomolar concentrations of extracellular ATP and ADP levels until stress or nutrient deprivation stimulates a rapid burst of nucleotide release. Reducing the levels of media serum or glucose has no effect on ATP levels, but stimulates ADP release by up to 10-fold. Extracellular ADP is then metabolized or degraded and media ADP levels fall to basal levels within 2–4 h. Nucleotide release from hepatic cells is stimulated by the Ca²⁺ ionophore, ionomycin, and by the P2 receptor agonist, 2′3′-O-(4-benzoyl-benzoyl)-adenosine 5′-triphosphate (BzATP). Ionomycin (10 μM) has a minimal effect on ATP release, but doubles media ADP levels at 5 min. In contrast, BzATP (10–100 μM) increases both ATP and ADP levels by over 100-fold at 5 min. Ion channel purinergic receptor P2X7 and P2X4 gene silencing with small interference RNA (siRNA) and treatment with the P2X inhibitor, A438079 (100 μM), decrease ADP release from hepatic cells, but have no effect on ATP. P2X inhibitors and siRNA have no effect on BzATP-stimulated nucleotide release. ADP release from human hepatic carcinoma cells is therefore regulated by P2X receptors and intracellular Ca²⁺ levels. Extracellular ADP levels increase as a consequence of a cellular stress response resulting from serum or glucose deprivation.

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P2X7 receptor activation induces reactive oxygen species formation in erythroid cells

The presence of P2X7 on erythroid cells is well established, but its physiological role remains unclear. The current study aimed to determine if P2X7 activation induces reactive oxygen species (ROS) formation in murine erythroleukaemia (MEL) cells, a commonly used erythroid cell line. ATP induced ROS formation in a time- and concentration-dependent fashion. The most potent P2X7 agonist, 2′(3′)-O-(4-benzoylbenzoyl)ATP, but not UTP or ADP, also induced ROS formation. The P2X7 antagonist, A-438079, impaired ATP-induced ROS formation. The ROS scavenger, N-acetyl-l-cysteine, and the ROS inhibitor, diphenyleneiodonium, also impaired P2X7-induced ROS formation, but use of enzyme-specific ROS inhibitors failed to identify the intracellular source of P2X7-induced ROS formation. P2X7-induced ROS formation was impaired partly by physiological concentrations of Ca²⁺ and Mg²⁺ and almost completely in cells in N-methyl-d-glucamine chloride medium. The p38 MAPK inhibitors SB202190 and SB203580, and the caspase inhibitor Z-VAD-FMK, but not N-acetyl-l-cysteine, impaired P2X7-induced MEL cell apoptosis. ATP also stimulated p38 MAPK and caspase activation, both of which could be impaired by A-438079. In conclusion, these findings indicate that P2X7 activation induces ROS formation in MEL cells and that this process may be involved in events downstream of P2X7 activation, other than apoptosis, in erythroid cells.     

人参皂苷Rg2对慢性坐骨神经损伤大鼠痛觉敏化和抑郁状态的影响*

目的:观察人参皂苷Rg₂对慢性坐骨神经损伤大鼠痛觉敏化、抑郁状态的影响。方法: 将50只 SD 大鼠随机分为 5组(n=10): 空白对照组(Normal+生理盐水腹腔注射)、假手术组(手术但不结扎+生理盐水腹腔注射) 、坐骨神经慢性压迫损伤(CCI)组(CCI +生理盐水腹腔注射) 、人参皂苷Rg₂低剂量组(CCI+ Rg₂ 5 mg/kg腹腔注射)、人参皂苷Rg₂高剂量组(CCI+ Rg₂ 10 mg/kg 腹腔注射)。CCI模型建立后,药物通过注射器进行腹腔内注射 5 ml/kg,每天1次,连续14 d。分别在术前1 d和术后 1、3、5、7、10、14 d测定大鼠的机械性缩足反射阈值(MWT)和热缩足潜伏期(TWL);术前1 d和术后第14日时检测明暗箱实验和强迫游泳试验。 结果:与假手术组比较,CCI组术后14 d机械痛阈值和热痛潜伏期明显缩短(P＜0.01),明箱内停留时间明显缩短(P＜0.01),穿梭次数明显减少(P＜0.01),游泳潜伏期明显延长(P＜0.01)。与CCI组比较,人参皂苷Rg₂组术后14 d机械痛阈和热痛潜伏期明显增加(P＜0.01),大鼠在明箱内时间明显延长(P＜0.01),穿梭次数明显增多(P＜0.01),且游泳潜伏期明显缩短(P＜0.01)。结论:人参皂苷Rg₂能抑制 CCI 大鼠的机械痛敏和热痛敏,同时改善其抑郁状态。