Figure 4

Attenuation of mechanical hypersensitivity by dermorphin-saporin microinjection. A). Attenuation of mechanical hypersensitivity of the ipsilateral hindpaw in dermorphin-saporin (DS, 1.5pmole in total, 0.75pmole each side) pretreated rats following ankle joint inflammation. Paw withdrawal thresholds were significantly higher in the dermorphin-saporin group than in saline injected controls from 1 to 7d post CFA injection. Line indicates overall effect of DS treatment from 1d to 7d post CFA in ANOVA with repeated measures. *p < 0.05 and **p < 0.01 with LSD post hoc tests. There was no effect of pre-treatment on baseline paw withdrawal thresholds. B). Paw withdrawal thresholds of the contralateral hindpaw were not altered by CFA injection or by dermorphin-saporin pre-treatment, p > 0.05, three-way ANOVA with repeated measures. Data is presented as log2 (paw withdrawal threshold in g) and mean ± SEM, n = 8 in CFA groups, n = 6 /7 in sham groups.