Mechanical and cold allodynia in a rat spinal cord contusion model

Young Wook Yoon, Hongxin Dong, Joop J.A. Arends, Mark F. Jacquin

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    Abstract

    This study examined the time course of mechanical and cold allodynia in rat hindpaw after spinal cord contusion. Hindpaw withdrawal threshold to graded von Frey hair stimulation and withdrawal frequency to acetone application were measured in rats subjected to contusions of varying severity, produced by a MASCIS impactor device with a 10 g weight dropped from 6.25, 12.5, or 25 mm. Mechanical and cold allodynia developed following the injury, and differences in the incidence of allodynia and in withdrawal threshold were significant among these groups. The least severe injury (6.25 mm) most consistently caused a decreased hindpaw threshold to mechanical stimulation and an increased withdrawal frequency to cold.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)25-31
    Number of pages7
    JournalSomatosensory and Motor Research
    Volume21
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2004

    Bibliographical note

    Funding Information:
    The authors would like to thank Dr Michael Howard for his comments on the manuscript. This work was supported by NIH grant NS39577 to M.F.J. Y.W. Yoon was supported in part by the Kil Chung Hee Fellowship Fund.

    Keywords

    • Allodynia
    • Hindpaw
    • Injury
    • Neuropathic pain
    • Spinal cord
    • Von Frey

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Physiology
    • Sensory Systems

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