Abstract:Aim To investigate the effect of miR-99b-5p on paclitaxel-induced chronic neuralgia in rats. Methods Male SD rats were divided into blank group, paclitaxel model group, agomiR-99b-5p group and agomiR-NC group. Paclitaxel-induced chronic neuralgia rats were prepared by intraperitoneal injection of paclitaxel (2mg/kg, four times in total) every other day. Detection of mechanical withdrawal threshold (MWT) and thermal withdrawal latency (TWL) in these rats by vonFrey filament and thermal radiation. The expression of miR-99b-5p, TNF-α, IL-6 and IL-1β in dorsal root ganglia of rats were detected by RT-qPCR assay. Western blot detection of FGFR3, and luciferase assay was used to detect the targeting effect of miR-99b-5p on FGFR3. Results agomiR-99b-5p can significantly increase the content of miR-99b-5p in rat dorsal root ganglia, reduce the MWT and TWL of paclitaxel-induced chronic neuralgia rats, and significantly down-regulate the levels of inflammatory factors in dorsal root ganglia. The luciferase experiment indicated that miR-99b-5p mimic could inhibit FGFR3 expression compared to the NC mimic group. Conclusion miR-99b-5p may reduce paclitaxel-induced chronic neuralgia in rats by targeting FGFR3 inhibition and further inhibiting the content of inflammatory factors in dorsal root ganglia