ABSTRACT
Objective To explore the expression of mitochondrial ubiquitin ligase(MITOL)in the cere-brospinal fluid from patients with postherpetic neuralgia(PHN). Methods A total of 45 patients who were diag-nosed with PHN in our hospital from August 2015 to December 2016 were enrolled in this study,and 38 gender-and age-matched patients with lumbar disc herniation were recruited as IDH group.The MITOL was measured by the ELISA and Western blot methods.The correlation between the expression of MITOL in cerebrospinal fluids and clinical characteristics of patients with PHN was evaluated.Results The expression of MITOL was significantly in-creased in cerebrospinal fluids of patients with PHN compared with IDH,and it was associated with age and the pain intensity(P<0.05).Logistic regression analysis showed age(OR,2.717)and the pain intensity(OR,3.042) were risk factors for PHN. Conclusions The expression of MITOL is significantly increased in the cerebrospinal fluid of PHN,which may be associated with age and pain intensity.