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Icariin Ameliorates Lower Back Pain in Rats via Suppressing the Secretion of Cytokine-Induced Neutrophil Chemoatractant-1
Joint Authors
Li, Jitian
Luo, Manli
Wang, Shaochun
Jin, Guoguo
Han, Zongchang
Ma, Yan
Tang, Guoqing
Guo, Zhiping
Source
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-08-05
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Purpose.
To investigate whether icariin (ICA), a well-known medicine extracted from the stem and leaf of Epimedium brevicornum Maxim, had analgesic effect on lower back pain (LBP) in rats.
Methods.
In a puncture-induced LBP rat model, the severity of LBP was quantified using the paw/foot withdrawal threshold method after intragastric administration of ICA at a dosage of 50 mg/kg/d or 100 mg/kg/d.
The pain-related peptides of substance P (SP) and calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) were also measured in intervertebral disc (IVD) tissue using RT-PCR after ICA treatment.
In addition, the expression of cytokine-induced neutrophil chemoattractant-1 (CINC-1) in IVD was quantified using RT-PCR and ELISA examination.
Results.
ICA treatment resulted in a significant amelioration of mechanical allodynia in a dose-response manner, and the analgesic effect could last for two weeks even during the washout period.
More importantly, the mechanism of analgesic pharmacological effect in ICA was to suppress the upregulated CINC-1, the homolog of IL-8 in rats, which is a crucial proalgesic factor contributing to LBP, in IVDs.
Conclusion.
ICA is a novel herbal extract to relieve LBP, and it may be a promising alternative pain killer in the future.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Li, Jitian& Luo, Manli& Wang, Shaochun& Jin, Guoguo& Han, Zongchang& Ma, Yan…[et al.]. 2020. Icariin Ameliorates Lower Back Pain in Rats via Suppressing the Secretion of Cytokine-Induced Neutrophil Chemoatractant-1. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1134083
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Li, Jitian…[et al.]. Icariin Ameliorates Lower Back Pain in Rats via Suppressing the Secretion of Cytokine-Induced Neutrophil Chemoatractant-1. BioMed Research International No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1134083
American Medical Association (AMA)
Li, Jitian& Luo, Manli& Wang, Shaochun& Jin, Guoguo& Han, Zongchang& Ma, Yan…[et al.]. Icariin Ameliorates Lower Back Pain in Rats via Suppressing the Secretion of Cytokine-Induced Neutrophil Chemoatractant-1. BioMed Research International. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1134083
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1134083