Effects of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Astrocytes Proliferation and nNOS Expression in Neuropathic Pain Rats

• Published in: Current medical science Vol. 38; no. 3; pp. 482 - 490
• Main Authors: Yang, Lu, Wang, Sai-hua, Hu, Yan, Sui, Yan-fang, Peng, Tao, Guo, Tie-cheng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wuhan Huazhong University of Science and Technology 01.06.2018; Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Hankou Hospital, Wuhan 430014, China%Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China; Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China%Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China; Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Haikou Hospital, Haikou 570208, China%Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Hankou Hospital, Wuhan 430014, China%Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China; Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China; Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Wuhan First Hospital, Wuhan 430022, China%Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
• Subjects: Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; neuronal nitric oxide synthase; neuropathic pain; astrocyte; glial fibrillary acidic protein; repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation; 5-bromo-2-deoxyuridine

Summary This study investigated the effects of different frequencies of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) on chronic neuropathic pain in rats. The behavior of rats with experimental chronic neuropathic pain was observed, and the expression of neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) i...