Research Article

SIRT1 Mediates Neuropathic Pain Induced by Sciatic Nerve Chronic Constrictive Injury in the VTA-NAc Pathway

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Effects of SRT1720 on pain behavior and VTA neuronal activation in CCI mice. CCI mice exhibited thermal hyperalgesia in the affected hind paws, which was relieved by SRT1720 (a). The expression of SIRT1 in the contralateral VTA was inhibited by CCI but upregulated by SRT1720 (b). The increased level of acetyl-histone 3 in the contralateral VTA induced by CCI was downregulated by SRT1720 (c). The increased expression of Fos in the contralateral VTA neurons induced by CCI was inhibited by SRT1720 (d). Data are presented as mean ± SD. n = 6 mice per group (n = 3 in the coimmunoprecipitation experiment). , versus the sham-operated group, , and versus the CCI group.
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