Journal article
Joint inflammation is reduced by dorsal rhizotomy and not by sympathectomy or spinal cord transection
Annals of the rheumatic diseases, Vol.53(5), pp.309-314
05/1994
DOI: 10.1136/ard.53.5.309
PMCID: PMC1005329
PMID: 8017984
Abstract
OBJECTIVES--To investigate the role of primary afferents, sympathetic postganglionic efferents and descending systems on the central control of peripheral inflammation. METHODS--Acute inflammation was induced by intra-articular injection of kaolin and carrageenan into the knee joint cavity of the rat. Before the induction of the arthritis, a unilateral dorsal rhizotomy, a chemical (phentolamine) and/or surgical sympathectomy, or a spinal transection was performed. Joint inflammation (joint circumference and thermographic readings) and behavioural signs were assessed. RESULTS--Only arthritic animals with a dorsal rhizotomy showed a significant reduction of the inflammatory response compared with control arthritic animals. No significant differences in the inflammatory response occurred following sympathectomy or spinal transection. The animals who received sympathectomy showed similar behavioural manifestations to the arthritic animals. CONCLUSIONS--The central terminals of primary afferents are important in the development of acute joint inflammation since dorsal rhizotomy attenuated the inflammatory response in the knee joint. The sympathetic nervous system is not involved in the acute inflammatory phase of this arthritis model. The central processes controlling acute inflammation involve a local spinal circuit since spinal cord transection at T9 has no effect on the inflammation.
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- Title: Subtitle
- Joint inflammation is reduced by dorsal rhizotomy and not by sympathectomy or spinal cord transection
- Creators
- K A Sluka - Marine Biomedical Institute, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston 77555-0843N B Lawand - Marine Biomedical Institute, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston 77555-0843K N Westlund - Marine Biomedical Institute, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston 77555-0843
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Annals of the rheumatic diseases, Vol.53(5), pp.309-314
- DOI
- 10.1136/ard.53.5.309
- PMID
- 8017984
- PMCID
- PMC1005329
- ISSN
- 0003-4967
- eISSN
- 1468-2060
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 05/1994
- Academic Unit
- Iowa Neuroscience Institute; Nursing; Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science; Neuroscience and Pharmacology
- Record Identifier
- 9984040550202771
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