(a) Von Frey measurements of hindpaw mechanical sensitivity in male mice after plantar UV-burn and intraplantar injection of vehicle, 2% QX-314 or 2% BW-031. N=10 mice per group. Bars represent mean±SD for each condition. Asterisks indicate P<0.05.
(b) Toe spread assay of motor function in naïve male mice after perisciatic injection of 0.5% lidocaine, 0.5% QX-314 or 0.5% BW-031. Lidocaine produces robust block of motor function in naïve mice at 5 min with recovery at 60 min. QX-314 had no effect. N=10 mice per group. Data are mean±SD. Asterisk indicates P<0.05. (c) Plantar pinprick responses in naïve male mice after perisciatic injection of 0.5% lidocaine, 0.5% QX-314 or 0.5% BW-031. Lidocaine produces robust block of pinprick response in naïve mice at 5 min with recovery at 60 min. Neither QX-314 nor BW-031 had any effect. N=8 mice per group. Data are mean±SD. Asterisks indicate P<0.05.