mTBI increases cephalic mechanical hypersensitivity to a low-dose of NTG
2 weeks after closed head injury. Post-sham or injury, C57BL/6J mice received
either a vehicle or low dose NTG (0.1 mg/kg, ip) every day over 9 days, and
tested every 4th day (days 1.5, 9). (a) Basal thresholds, assessed prior to
vehicle or NTG administration, revealed that mTBI animals treated with low dose
NTG had significantly lower basal cephalic thresholds than their sham
counterparts. p < 0.001 treatment, time and interaction;
two-way RM ANOVA, Holm-Sidak post hoc analysis, ***p <
0.001, n = 8/group. (b) In the same mice tested 2 h post NTG/vehicle, NTG evoked
hyperalgesia that did not differ between sham and mTBI groups. mTBI increases
the development of cephalic hypersensitivity to a low dose of NTG.