Journal: PLoS ONE
Article Title: The Spinal Cord Expression of Neuronal and Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthases and Their Contribution in the Maintenance of Neuropathic Pain in Mice
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0014321
Figure Lengend Snippet: Development of mechanical allodynia ( A ), thermal hyperalgesia ( B ) and thermal allodynia ( C ) in the ipsilateral paw of WT, NOS1-KO and NOS2-KO mice at 0, 1, 4, 7, 10, 14 and 21 days after sciatic nerve ligation. For each test and time tested, * indicates significant differences when compared sciatic nerve-injured WT mice vs. sham-operated WT mice (* p<0.05, ** p<0.01, *** p<0.001, one-way ANOVA followed by Scheffe test), + when compared sciatic nerve-injured NOS1-KO mice vs. sciatic nerve-injured WT mice (+ p<0.05, ++ p<0.01, +++ p<0.001, one-way ANOVA followed by Scheffe test) and # when compared sciatic nerve-injured NOS2-KO mice vs. sciatic nerve-injured WT mice (# p<0.05, ## p<0.01, ### p<0.001, one-way ANOVA followed by Scheffe test). In the cold plate test (C), • indicates significant differences when compared sciatic nerve-injured NOS1-KO mice vs. sham-operated NOS1-KO mice (• p<0.05, •• p<0.01, one-way ANOVA followed by Scheffe test). Results are shown as mean values ± SEM; n = 10–12 animals per experimental group.
Article Snippet: The proteins were electrophoretically transferred onto PVDF membrane overnight, blocked with PBST +2% nonfat dry milk, and subsequently incubated overnight at 4°C with a polyclonal rabbit anti-NOS1 antibody (1∶150, BD Transduction Laboratories, San Diego, CA, USA), a polyclonal rabbit anti-NOS2 antibody (1∶200, Chemicon, Millipore), a polyclonal rabbit anti-NOS3 antibody (1∶100, BD Transduction Laboratories, San Diego, CA, USA), or a monoclonal rabbit anti-β-actin antibody (1∶10.000, Sigma, St. Louis, MO, USA). β-actin was used as a loading control.
Techniques: Ligation, Mouse Assay