目的:探讨野木瓜注射液对炎性疼痛模型小鼠的消炎镇痛作用及机制。方法:采用足底皮内注射角叉菜胶制备小鼠炎性疼痛模型,对治疗组小鼠皮下注射12.5%、50%和100%野木瓜注射液,于4、12、24、48 h后测各组小鼠足趾肿胀值和足底热痛阈值,并取小鼠第五腰椎(L5)背根神经节(DRG)行免疫组化染色,检测环氧化酶2(COX-2)蛋白的表达。结果:造模后,模型组小鼠足趾肿胀持续明显,足底热痛阈值持续降低。至48 h时,与对照组相比,模型组足趾肿胀明显;与对照组相比,模型组足底热痛阈值显著降低。与模型组相比,低、中、高剂量野木瓜注射液均可降低小鼠足趾肿胀度,恢复小鼠的热痛阈值,且下调L5 DRG中COX-2的蛋白表达至模型组的70%、66%和30%。结论:野木瓜注射液能降低伤害性刺激诱导的L5 DRG中COX-2蛋白表达,起到抗炎镇痛的效果。
AIM: To investigate the effect of injection stauntoniae ( IS) on inflammatory pain responses in mice.METHODS:The carrageenan test was used to determine the anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects of IS .Except for control group, the mice in other groups received an injection of λ-carrageenan solution (1%, 50 μL) into the plantar region of the left hind paws , followed by a subcutaneous injection of IS at doses of 12.5%, 50%and 100%or equal vol-ume of 0.9%NaCl.Both paw edema and hyperalgesia to thermal stimulation were measured 4 h, 12 h, 24 h and 48 h after the injection of λ-carrageenan solution.The lumbar-5 (L5) dorsal root ganglions (DRGs) of the mice were taken to inves-tigate the cyclooxygenase 2 ( COX-2) expression by immunohistochemical staining .RESULTS:Subcutaneous injection of IS potently inhibited paw edema and hyperalgesia induced by λ-carrageenan in the mice accompanied with the inhibition of COX-2 protein expression in L 5 DRGs.CONCLUSION:IS exerts the anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects on the in-flammatory responses by inhibiting the protein expression of COX-2 in DRGs.