目的评价富氢液对大鼠慢性炎性痛的影响。方法健康雄性SD大鼠32只,8~10周龄,体重200~250g,采用随机数字表法,将其分为4组(n=8):对照组(C组)、完全弗氏佐剂组(CFA组)、富氢液组(H2组)和完全弗氏佐剂+富氢液组(CFA+H2组)。CFA组和CFA+H2组采用左后肢足底注射完全弗氏佐剂100μl的方法制备大鼠慢性炎性痛模型。H2组和CFA+H2组于造模后1d开始腹腔注射0.6mmol/L富氢液5ml/kg,1次,d,连续7d;其余2组腹腔注射等容量生理盐水。分别于造模前1d和造模后1、3、7d时,测定机械缩足反应阈(MWT)和热缩足潜伏期(TWL);于造模后7d痛阈测定结束后处死大鼠,取L4-5,节段脊髓组织,采用Westernblot检测核因子E2相关因子2(Nrf2)和血红素氧合酶-1(HO-1)的表达。结果与C组比较,H,组MWT、TwL和脊髓组织Nrf2和HO-1的表达差异无统计学意义(P〉0.05),CFA组和CFA+H2组造模后各时点MWT降低,TWL缩短,脊髓组织Nrf2和HO-1的表达上调(P〈0.05);与CFA组比较,CFA+H2组造模后各时点MWT升高,TWL延长,脊髓组织Nrf2和HO-1的表达上调(P〈0.05)。结论 富氢液可减轻大鼠慢性炎性痛,其机制与激活脊髓Nrf2/ARE信号通路有关。
Objective To evaluate the effects of hydrogen-rich saline on chronic inflammatory pain in rats. Methods Thirty-two male Sprague-Dawley rats, aged 8-10 weeks, weighing 200-250 g, were randomly divided into 4 groups ( n = 8 each) using a random number table: control group (group C) ; complete Freund's adjuvant (CFA) group; hydrogen-rich saline group (group H2); CFA + hydrogen- rich saline group (CFA+H2 group). Chronic inflammatory pain was induced by injecting CFA 100μl into the plantar surface of the left hindpaw in CFA and CFA + H2 groups. In H2 and CFA + H2 groups, 0.6 mmol/L hydrogen-rich saline 5 ml/kg was injected intraperitoneally once a day for 7 consecutive days starting from 1 day after injection of CFA, while the equal volume of normal saline was given instead of hydrogen-rich saline in C and CFA groups. The mechanical paw withdrawal threshold (MWT) and thermal paw withdrawal latency (TWL) were measured at 1 day before CFA injection and 1, 3 and 7 days after CFA injection. The rats were sacrificed after the last measurement of pain threshold on day 7 after CFA injection. The left lumbar segments (L4-5 ) of the spinal cord were removed for determination of nuclear factor E2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) and heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) expression by Western blot. Results Compared with C group, no significant change was found in the MWT, TWL and expression of Nrf2 and I40-1 in 1t2 group, and the MWT was significantly decreased, the TWL was shortened, and the expression of Nrf2 and HO-1 was up-regulated in CFA and CFA+H2 groups. Compared with CFA group, the MWT was significantly increased, the TWL was prolonged, and the expression of NrlE and HO-1 was up-regulated in CFA+H2 group. Conclusion Hydrogen-rich saline can alleviate chronic inflammatory pain in rats, and activation of Nrf2/ARE signaling pathway in the spinal cord is involved in the mechanism.