Journal: Frontiers in Pharmacology
Article Title: Cilostazol Ameliorates Peripheral Neuropathic Pain in Streptozotocin-Induced Type I Diabetic Rats
doi: 10.3389/fphar.2021.771271
Figure Lengend Snippet: Dose-dependent recovery of voltage-gated sodium (NaV) channel expression in dorsal root ganglia (DRG) of cilostazol-treated diabetic (DM) rats. Expressions of NaV-1.1, -1.2, -1.3, -1.6, -1.7, and -1.8 in DRG of naïve control, DM, and oral cilostazol (10, 30, and 100 mg/kg) treated DM rats were examined with (A) Western blots and (B) immunofluorescence assays. The western and immunofluorescence data revealed significant upregulation of NaV-1.1–1.7 expressions, and significant downregulation of NaV-1.8 in the DRGs of DM rats. Daily oral cilostazol treatments of 100 mg/kg, but not the lower dosages, for 6 weeks significantly reversed the DM-induced NaV dysregulation in the DRGs. Results are expressed as mean SEM for a minimum of five rats for each group. Statistical significances between the DM control and cilostazol DM treatment groups were calculated by one-way ANOVA analysis followed by the least significant difference test for multiple post hoc analyses. ** p < 0.01, * p < 0.05, *** p < 0.001.
Article Snippet: The filters were blocked with 5% milk in phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) with 0.1% Tween 20 for 1 h at room temperature and incubated for 24 h at 4 C with rabbit anti-rat Navs primary antibodies (Alomone Labs, Jerusalem, Israel) included Nav-1.1 (ASC-001), Nav-1.2 (ASC-002), Nav-1.3 (ASC-004), Nav-1.6 (ASC-009), Nav-1.7 (ASC-008), Nav-1.8 (ASC-016), and mouse anti-rat ß -actin (MilliporeSigma, MAB1501).
Techniques: Expressing, Western Blot, Immunofluorescence