Research Article

Impact of Hepatoma-Derived Growth Factor Blockade on Resiniferatoxin-Induced Neuropathy

Figure 5

Effect of rHDGF antibody on expressions of HDGF, p-Akt/Akt, PI3K, substance P, and TrkB in the L3/L5 spinal cord dorsal horn of RTX-rats. After the rats were divided into three groups, neuropathy was induced by intraperitoneally administration of a single dose of RTX (50 μg/kg). In the RTX+rHDGF antibody group, 100 μg/kg rHDGF antibody was administered and applied 24 hours before RTX injection. The control group received no rHDGF antibody pretreatment and no RTX injection. At 3 or 7 days after RTX injection and/or pretreated with rHDGF antibody, L3-L5 spinal cord dorsal horn were harvested and protein expressions were measured through western blot analysis. (a) Representative Western blot results. (b) Expression levels were normalized to β-actin. , . Data are expressed as the ( per group).
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