TABLE 4.Membrane properties of axotomized large-, medium-, or small-diameter neurons after PSNL
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Sham | Saline | Clonidine | Sham | Saline | Clonidine | Sham | Saline | Clonidine | |||||||||
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Cell size, µm | 54.6 ± 0.9 | 53.2 ± 1.1 | 55.1 ± 1.2 | 40.1 ± 1.4 | 39.6 ± 1.2 | 35.5 ± 1.1 | 26.8 ± 1.5 | 28.7 ± 1.6 | 28.0 ± 1.2 | ||||||||
n | 36 | 27 | 13 | 27 | 28 | 10 | 27 | 26 | 12 | ||||||||
Vm, mV | –64.2 ± 0.6 | –60.7 ± 1.2* | –59.9 ± 1.6* | –63.6 ± 1.2 | –59.3 ± 1.0* | –56.9 ± 2.1* | –59.1 ± 2.6 | –58.3 ± 1.3 | –56.8 ± 2.1 | ||||||||
n | 36 | 27 | 13 | 27 | 28 | 10 | 27 | 26 | 12 | ||||||||
Voltage threshold, mV | –34.7 ± 1.4 | –40.9 ± 1.4* | –42.0 ± 2.5* | –35.0 ± 2.1 | –44.5 ± 1.3* | –41.0 ± 1.8* | –24.6 ± 1.6 | –35.2 ± 1.6 | –29.8 ± 2.4 | ||||||||
n | 36 | 27 | 13 | 27 | 28 | 10 | 27 | 26 | 12 | ||||||||
AP hight, mV | 63.3 ± 1.5 | 65.2 ± 1.4 | 61.5 ± 4.2 | 64.6 ± 1.9 | 62.5 ± 1.6 | 65.6 ± 3.5 | 64.1 ± 2.0 | 62.2 ± 1.8 | 62.0 ± 3.0 | ||||||||
n | 36 | 27 | 13 | 27 | 28 | 10 | 27 | 26 | 12 | ||||||||
rheobase, nA | 1.6 ± 0.1 | 0.8 ± 0.1* | 0.9 ± 0.2* | 1.4 ± 0.2 | 0.5 ± 0.1* | 0.7 ± 0.1* | 1.2 ± 0.1 | 0.5 ± 0.1* | 0.5 ± 0.1* | ||||||||
n | 36 | 27 | 13 | 27 | 28 | 10 | 27 | 26 | 12 | ||||||||
AP-D, ms | 0.9 ± 0.1 | 2.2 ± 0.1* | 2.0 ± 0.1* | 1.5 ± 0.1 | 2.8 ± 0.2* | 3.1 ± 0.4* | 3.7 ± 0.3 | 4.4 ± 0.3 | 4.5 ± 0.3 | ||||||||
n | 36 | 27 | 13 | 27 | 28 | 10 | 27 | 26 | 12 | ||||||||
AHP, mV | 11.6 ± 0.6 | 8.2 ± 0.6* | 8.8 ± 1.0* | 11.3 ± 0.7 | 9.4 ± 0.7 | 11.2 ± 1.9 | 11.0 ± 1.0 | 8.9 ± 1.1 | 13.0 ± 1.7 | ||||||||
n | 35 | 22 | 13 | 26 | 26 | 10 | 27 | 21 | 12 | ||||||||
AHP-D, ms | 2.8 ± 0.2 | 3.5 ± 0.3 | 2.7 ± 0.2 | 3.4 ± 0.4 | 3.9 ± 0.4 | 4.7 ± 0.5 | 5.3 ± 0.4 | 6.6 ± 0.6 | 7.6 ± 0.7* | ||||||||
n | 35 | 22 | 13 | 26 | 26 | 10 | 27 | 21 | 12 | ||||||||
Rin, Mohm | 15.2 ± 1.2 | 21.5 ± 2.1* | 17.0 ± 1.9 | 27.4 ± 3.3 | 25.2 ± 2.4 | 32.0 ± 8.0 | 59.0 ± 7.1 | 60.2 ± 8.7 | 53.2 ± 6.4 | ||||||||
n | 35 | 27 | 13 | 27 | 28 | 10 | 27 | 26 | 12 | ||||||||
aV/aT r., mV/ms | 326.7 ± 14.6 | 205.4 ± 13.1* | 218.0 ± 27.0* | 220.2 ± 12.9 | 189.5 ± 10.2 | 175.7 ± 16.8* | 136.3 ± 10.3 | 135.6 ± 12.5 | 135.0 ± 16.0 | ||||||||
n | 36 | 27 | 13 | 24 | 25 | 10 | 27 | 26 | 12 | ||||||||
aV/aT f., mV/ms | –154.2 ± 14.1 | –69.6 ± 4.5* | –95.9 ± 11.8* | –105.3 ± 6.7 | –51.8 ± 3.3* | –69.2 ± 8.4* | –46.0 ± 2.4 | –35.4 ± 2.6* | –41.8 ± 3.3 | ||||||||
n | 36 | 27 | 13 | 26 | 28 | 10 | 27 | 25 | 12 |
Values, expressed as means ± SE, were obtained from both L4 and L5 dorsal root ganglion axotomized neurons; n = recorded number of neurons.
* P < 0.05, PSNL group versus Sham group.