Table 2.
The changes in the band wavenumber values of sciatic nerve spectra in the range of 3025–2800 cm−1
| Bands | Naive | Sham Control | PSNL Control | PSNL + Pregabalin | PSNL + ECN | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olefinic | 3008.9 ± 0.04 | 3004.2 ± 1.96 | 2999.3 ± 0.57 | 3003.2 ± 0.39 | 3002.2 ± 0.39 | *** |
| CH2 antisymmetric | 2926.9 ± 1.59 | 2924.5 ± 2.11 | 2918.0 ± 0.90 | 2921.2 ± 0.35 | 2920.3 ± 0.34 | *** |
| CH2 symmetric | 2857.23 ± 1.14 | 2854.6 ± 2.46 | 2848.0 ± 0.88 | 2853.3 ± 0.4 | 2852.1 ± 0.26 | *** |
| CH3 antisymmetric | 2958.7 ± 0.13 | 2955.6 ± 3.14 | 2851.2 ± 1.07 | 2950.4 ± 0.51 | 2948.1 ± 1.01 | *** |
A Nonparametric Mann-Whitney U test (Minitab software) was used to analyse the differences in means of the spectral data. Different letters meant statistically significant differences: (***) p < 0.001 indicate significant differences from the PSNL control group.