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Localization and changes of intraneural inflammatory cytokines and inducible‐nitric oxide induced by mechanical compression
Author(s) -
Kobayashi Shigeru,
Baba Hisatoshi,
Uchida Kenzo,
Shimada Seiichiro,
Negoro Kouhei,
Takeno Kenichi,
Yayama Takafumi,
Yamada Shuichi,
Yoshizawa Hidezo
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of orthopaedic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.041
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1554-527X
pISSN - 0736-0266
DOI - 10.1016/j.orthres.2005.01.012
Subject(s) - nitric oxide , inflammation , immunohistochemistry , tumor necrosis factor alpha , pathology , nerve growth factor , proinflammatory cytokine , nitric oxide synthase , medicine , chemistry , immunology , endocrinology , receptor
Study design: Investigation of intraneural inflammation induced by mechanical compression. Objectives: In order to investigate the mechanism of neuropathy, this study used a median nerve compression model in dogs. Immunohistochemistry was used to examine the localization and changes of inflammatory cytokines and nitric oxide (NO). Summary of background data: The manifestation of pain at sites of inflammation has a close relationship with the release of mediators from macrophages such as interleulin‐1 (IL‐1) and tumor necrosis factor‐α (TNF‐α), as well as with NO. However, the mediators involved in inflammation of nerve due to mechanical compression remain almost unknown. Methods: In this study, the median nerve of dogs was compressed with a clip for three weeks to observe the changes caused by compression. Immunohistochemistry was done by the avidin‐biotin‐peroxidase complex method to observe the changes of T cells (CD45) and macrophages (Mac‐1) after compression. Antibodies against IL‐β, TNF‐α, and inducible nitric oxide synthesis (i‐NOS) were used to examine the localization and changes of these mediators caused by nerve compression. Results: In control animals, resident T cells were detected, but there were no macrophages. IL‐1β was positive in the Schwann cells and vascular endothelial cells. However, no cells showed TNF‐α or i‐NOS positively. After nerve compression, numerous T cells and macrophages appeared among the demyelinized nerve fibers. The macrophages were positive for IL‐1β, TNF‐α and i‐NOS. Conclusion: Inflammatory cytokines and NO may be involved in intraneural inflammatory changes arising from mechanical compression. Such mediators may be of importance in the manifestation of neuropathy. © 2005 Orthopaedic Research Society. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.