Rat bone marrow stromal cells and oligonucleotides in pain research

In the last years, significant progress has been made in the medical treatment of pain. However, pathological pains, such us neuropathic pain, remain refractory to the currently available analgesics. Therefore, new therapeutic strategies are being evaluated. We have recently shown that both bone mar...

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Autores: Coronel, Maria Florencia, Chasseing, Norma Alejandra, Villar, Marcelo Jose
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2010
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/14246
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/14246
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Sciatic Nerve Injury
Mechanical And Thermal Allodynia
Oligodeoxinucleotides
Bone Marrow Stromal Cells
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Sumario:In the last years, significant progress has been made in the medical treatment of pain. However, pathological pains, such us neuropathic pain, remain refractory to the currently available analgesics. Therefore, new therapeutic strategies are being evaluated. We have recently shown that both bone marrow stromal cells (MSCs) and the oligonucleotide IMT504 can prevent the development of mechanical and thermal allodynia when they are administered to rats subjected to a sciatic nerve crush. This chapter summarizes the laboratory techniques used to isolate and culture MSCs, administer both MSCs and IMT504, perform the nerve injury and determine mechanical and thermal sensitivities.