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. 2023 Jan 18;14:1069331. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2023.1069331

FIGURE 4.

FIGURE 4

Downregulation of STAT2 induced nociceptive hypersensitivity. (A) The specific location of the intraspinal injection of si-STAT2. (B) The time points of si-STAT2 administration in naïve rats. (C,D) Nuclear expression of STAT2 was reduced in the spinal dorsal horn (SDH) after si-STAT2 injection compared with those in rats treated with normal saline (NS) or the corresponding negative control (si-NC) (n = 4, **p < .01, *p < .05, one-way ANOVA followed by Bonferroni’s multiple comparisons test). (E,F) Injection of si-STAT2 decreased the paw withdrawal mechanical threshold (PWMT) (E) and paw withdrawal thermal latency (PWTL) (F) in naïve rats from days 3–5 (si-STAT2 vs. si-NC, n = 8, **p < .01, ***p < .001, two-way ANOVA with repeated measures followed by Bonferroni’s multiple comparisons test).