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ArticleFrontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland)2023

Characterization of pain-, anxiety-, and cognition-related behaviors in the complete Freund's adjuvant model of chronic inflammatory pain in Wistar-Kyoto rats.

Mehnaz I Ferdousi, Patricia Calcagno, Connie Sanchez, Karen L Smith, John P Kelly, Michelle Roche, David P Finn

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Article in Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Mehnaz I FerdousiPharmacology and Therapeutics, School of Medicine, University of Galway, Galway, Ireland.
Patricia CalcagnoPharmacology and Therapeutics, School of Medicine, University of Galway, Galway, Ireland.
Connie SanchezAlkermes Inc., Waltham, MA, United States.
Karen L SmithAlkermes Inc., Waltham, MA, United States.
John P KellyPharmacology and Therapeutics, School of Medicine, University of Galway, Galway, Ireland.
Michelle RocheCentre for Pain Research, University of Galway, Galway, Ireland.
David P FinnPharmacology and Therapeutics, School of Medicine, University of Galway, Galway, Ireland.
Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway · IEAlkermes (United States) · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Chronic pain is often associated with comorbid anxiety and cognitive dysfunction, negatively affecting therapeutic outcomes. The influence of genetic background on such interactions is poorly understood. The stress-hyperresponsive Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) rat strain, which models aspects of anxiety and depression, displays enhanced sensitivity to noxious stimuli and impaired cognitive function, compared with Sprague-Dawley (SD) counterparts. However, pain- and anxiety-related behaviors and cognitive impairment following induction of a persistent inflammatory state have not been investigated simultaneously in the WKY rats. Here we compared the effects of complete Freund's adjuvant (CFA)-induced persistent inflammation on pain-, negative affect- and cognition-related behaviors in WKY vs. SD rats. Methods: Male WKY and SD rats received intra-plantar injection of CFA or needle insertion (control) and, over the subsequent 4 weeks, underwent behavioral tests to assess mechanical and heat hypersensitivity, the aversive component of pain, and anxiety- and cognition-related behaviors. Results: The CFA-injected WKY rats exhibited greater mechanical but similar heat hypersensitivity compared to SD counterparts. Neither strain displayed CFA-induced pain avoidance or anxiety-related behavior. No CFA-induced impairment was observed in social interaction or spatial memory in WKY or SD rats in the three-chamber sociability and T-maze tests, respectively, although strain differences were apparent. Reduced novel object exploration time was observed in CFA-injected SD, but not WKY, rats. However, CFA injection did not affect object recognition memory in either strain. Conclusions: These data indicate exacerbated baseline and CFA-induced mechanical hypersensitivity, and impairments in novel object exploration, and social and spatial memory in WKY vs. SD rats.

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anxietychronic paincognitioncomplete Freund's adjuvantstressWistar–Kyoto rats

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PMID37113211
PMCPMC10126329
OpenAlexW4364368795

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