Minocycline effects on IL-6 concentration in macrophage and microglial cells in a rat model of neuropathic pain

ABSTRACT

Background: Evidence indicates that neuropathic pain pathogenesis is not confined to changes in the activity of neuronal systems but involves interactions between neurons, inflammatory immune and immune-like glial cells. Substances released from immune cells during inflammation play an important role in development and maintenance of neuropathic pain. It has been found that minocycline suppresses the development of neuropathic pain. Here, we evaluated the analgesic effect of minocycline in a chronic constriction injury [CCI] model of neuropathic pain in rat and assessed IL-6 concentration from cultured macrophage and microglia cells