Research Projects

Apr, 2018 - Mar, 2020

Elucidation of the involvement of microglia in neuropathic pain using flavoprotein autofluorescence imaging

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science  Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists  Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

Grant number
18K16474
Japan Grant Number (JGN)
JP18K16474
Authorship
Principal investigator
Grant amount
(Total)
4,160,000 Japanese Yen
(Direct funding)
3,200,000 Japanese Yen
(Indirect funding)
960,000 Japanese Yen

First, SNI model mice were created, and it was confirmed by the von Frey test that the mechanical withdrawal threshold decreased from the 4th day to the 21st day after the operation.FAI measurements of neural activity in the primary somatosensory cortex (S1) and spinal dorsal horn of the same mouse model showed that S1 showed enhancement over time, whereas spinal cord showed no enhancement but rather a decreasing trend. Next, the effect of inhibition of microglial activity by administration of minocycline on neuropathic pain was examined. Administration of minocycline to the same model mice was able to prevent a decrease in the mechanical withdrawal threshold. On the other hand, the neural activity measurement by FAI did not show the recovery of spinal cord response of SNI model mice by administration of minocycline.

Link information
URL
https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/file/KAKENHI-PROJECT-18K16474/18K16474seika.pdf
KAKEN
https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/grant/KAKENHI-PROJECT-18K16474
ID information
  • Grant number : 18K16474
  • Japan Grant Number (JGN) : JP18K16474

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