Table 2.

Effects of endomorphin-2 (EM2) on FOS/NK1R cells in the diabetic neuropathic pain (DNP) rats (n = 3–4).

Groups	FOS-positive cells	NK1R-positive cells	FOS in NK1R-positive cells
M S + saline	36.64 ± 1.86	5.14 ± 0.59	3.77 ± 0.58
M S + EM2	20.32 ± 2.54	5.02 ± 1.02	3.45 ± 1.14
T S + saline	39.72 ± 5.91	5.25 ± 1.54	4.26 ± 1.25
T S + EM2	19.95 ± 4.36	5.38 ± 1.13	4.15 ± 1.53

MS, mechanical stimulus; TS, thermal stimulus.