Shaoyao Gancao decoction alleviates the central hyperalgesia of recurrent NTG-induced migraine in rats by regulating the NGF/TRPV1/COX-2 signal pathway

Shaoyao Gancao Decoction (SGD) is well known as an effective prescription for analgesia composed of two herbs, and is noted as traditional Chinese medicine morphine. It is widely used in various conditions causing pain, including migraine. However, there is currently no research exploring the mechan...

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Published in:Journal of ethnopharmacology 2023-12, Vol.317, p.116781-116781, Article 116781
Main Authors: Luo, Yamin, Qiu, Yuehua, Zhou, Ranran, Zhang, Yao, Ji, Xuenian, Liu, Zijian, Li, Ran, Zhang, Yi, Yang, Feng, Hou, Jianchen, Zhang, Shujing, Wang, Tieshan, Song, Haochong, Tao, Xiaohua
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Language:English
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Central hyperalgesia
Migraine
NGF/TRPV1/COX-2 signal pathway
Shaoyao Gancao decoction
Transcriptome sequencing
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Summary:Shaoyao Gancao Decoction (SGD) is well known as an effective prescription for analgesia composed of two herbs, and is noted as traditional Chinese medicine morphine. It is widely used in various conditions causing pain, including migraine. However, there is currently no research exploring the mechanism of action in the treatment of migraines. The current research was devised to determine the underlying regulatory mechanism of SGD, by verifying its role in the NGF/TRPV1/COX-2 signal pathway. The active components in SGD were identified by UHPLC-MS. A migraine model was prepared by subcutaneous (s.c.) injection of nitroglycerin (NTG) into the neck to detect migraine-like behavior, orbital hyperalgesia threshold changes, and the therapeutic effect of SGD. The mechanism of SGD in remedying migraine was studied through transcriptome sequencing (RNA-seq), which was further validated utilizing Elisa, Reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) and Western blotting (WB) experiments. In the SGD chemical composition analysis, 45 components were identified including gallic acid, paeoniflorin and albiforin. In the behavioral experiments, SGD treatment significantly decreased the score of migraine-like head scratching in the NTG-induced migraine model (Mod) rats, while the hyperalgesia threshold increased outstandingly on days 10, 12, and 14 (P 
ISSN:0378-8741
1872-7573
DOI:10.1016/j.jep.2023.116781