Abstract:Abstract Objective: To investigate the expression of GAT-1 in dorsal root ganglion after neuropathic pain. Methods: Female SD rats were used to make chronic constriction injury (CCI) model. Sixty female SD rats were randomly divided into four groups: control group (Sham), neuropathic pain model group(CCI), neuropathic pain model with normal saline group (CCI+NS), neuropathic pain model with GAT-1 inhibitor NO-711 group (CCI+NO-711), fifteen rats per group .On the 3rd 、7rd 、14rd day after operation, the specimens were sacrificed, Western blot and immunofluorescence were used to measure the expression of GAT-1 protein in L4-L5 DRG of Sham group and CCI group . On the day of CCI operation and the 7rd day after operation, NO-711 (10 μg/μl,10 μl ) was injected into the CCI+NO-711 group by local injection of L5 DRG while normal saline (10 μl) was injected into the CCI+NS group respectively. To record the changes of mechanical withdrawal threshold (MWT) and thermal withdrawal latency (TWL) and the expression of p-ERK in DRG and c-Fos in spinal dorsal horn of CCI rats before and after injection. Results: Compared with the Sham group, the expression of GAT-1 protein in L4-L5 DRG was significantly increased in the CCI group on the 3rd 、7rd 、14rd day after operation(P <0. 05). After local L5 DRG injection on the day of CCI operation, compared with the CCI+NS group, the TWL and MWT in the CCI+NO-711 group were raised and lasted until the 5th day after operation (P <0.05). After local administration of CCI on the 7rd day, the levels of TWL and MWT in the CCI+ NO-711 group were significantly increased , and the effects maintain for 48 hours (P <0. 05),and the low expression of p-ERK in DRG and c-Fos in spinal dorsal horn were detected(P <0.05). Conclusion The overexpression of GAT-1 in DRG played an important role in the occurrence and development of neuropathic pain.