Table 4.
OD of BDNF-IR in the dorsal horn | Percentage of BDNF-IR neurons | |||||
Sham | Saline | Lidocaine | Sham | Saline | Lidocaine | |
Contra | 0.19 ± 0.03 | 0.25 ± 0.04 | 0.24 ± 0.05 | 12.8 ± 1.8 | 14.3 ± 1.9 | 14.2 ± 1.5 |
Ipsi | 0.20 ± 0.04 | 0.46 ± 0.09*# | 0.18 ± 0.04 | 13.4 ± 2.1 | 33.2 ± 4.6*# | 13.6 ± 0.8 |
*p < 0.05 vs contralateral side, #p < 0.05 vs sham-operated group, † p < 0.05 vs saline injection