Affiliation:
1. Department of Anesthesiology, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200437, China
2. Department of Pain, Shanghai Sixth People’s Hospital affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200233, China
Abstract
Background: Traumatic neuroma is a common sequela of peripheral nerve injury or amputation, which often leads to severe neuropathic pain. The present study investigated the effect of local lidocaine administration on preventing the formation of traumatic neuroma. Methods: Forty-eight male Sprague–Dawley rats were randomly assigned to two groups. The lidocaine group underwent sciatic nerve transection, followed by an injection of lidocaine (0.5%) around the proximal of a severed sciatic nerve under ultrasound-guidance 2–7 days after neurectomy. In the control group, rats received an injection of saline following neurectomy. The autotomy score, mechanical allodynia, thermal hyperalgesia, histological assessment, expression of neuroma, and pain-related markers were detected. Results: Lidocaine treatment reduced the autotomy score and attenuated mechanical allodynia and thermal hyperalgesia. The mRNA expression of α-SMA, NGF, TNF-α, and IL-1β all significantly decreased in the lidocaine group in comparison to those in the saline control group. The histological results showed nerve fibers, demyelination, and collagen hyperplasia in the proximal nerve stump in the saline control group, which were significantly inhibited in the lidocaine group. Conclusions: The present study demonstrated that local lidocaine administration could inhibit the formation of painful neuroma due to traumatic nerve injury.
Funder
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Shanghai Science and Technology Commission
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