BCP surgery, the rats were deeply anaesthetized with 10% chloral hydrate, and
the L4–L6 spinal cord was quickly removed to an ice-chilled lysis buffer through
laminectomy. Total RNA was extracted from the spinal cord using the Trizol
reagent and reverse transcribed according to the manufacturer’s instructions
(Takara, Japan). The expression of the targeted genes was analyzed by
quantitative real-time PCR on a SYBR Green qPCR Master Mix reagent system
(Takara, Japan). The sequences of forward (F) and reverse (R) primers used are
listed as follows: glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase: F:
5′-
5′-
5′-GGAT
Glur1:F:5′-CAGC