Figure 7. Effect of the articular blockade of P2X3 and P2X2/3 receptors on carrageenan-induced neutrophil migration.
Induction of joint inflammation with carrageenan (Cg, 300 μg/knee) significantly increased the neutrophil migration into the rat’s knee joint 3 hours after carrageenan injection. The co-administration of the P2X3 and P2X2/3 receptors antagonist A-317491 (540 μg/knee) with carrageenan significantly reduced the carrageenan-induced increase of neutrophil migration, as indicated by the symbol “#” (P<0.05, Tukey test). The symbol “*” indicates a response significantly greater than that of 0.9% NaCl and naive groups (P<0.05, Tukey test).