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Although selective cyclooxygenase\u20102 (COX\u20102) inhibitors reduce OA\u2010associated pain, the distinct roles of spinal COX\u20102 and glial cell activity in this context remain poorly defined.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The effects of two COX\u20102 inhibitors, etoricoxib and celecoxib, were examined using an anterior cruciate ligament transection (ACLT) rat model of OA. Mechanical allodynia was assessed behaviorally using the von Frey filament test. COX\u20102 protein expression and glial cell (astrocyte and microglia) activation in the lumbar spinal cord were analysed via immunohistochemistry.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Spinal COX\u20102 expression was significantly increased, mainly in neurons and astrocytes, at the 16th week after ACLT (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.026). Microglia and astrocytes were activated from the 2nd to 16th week and from the 6th to 16th week after ACLT, respectively. The intrathecal median effective dose (ED\n                      <jats:sub>50<\/jats:sub>\n                      ) of COX\u20102 inhibitors, etoricoxib and celecoxib, required for reducing mechanical allodynia was lower at the 16th week than at the 2nd week after ACLT surgery (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.0448 and 0.046, respectively). In contrast, the oral ED\n                      <jats:sub>50<\/jats:sub>\n                      values of etoricoxib and celecoxib for relieving mechanical allodynia were slightly higher at the 16th week than at the 2nd week after ACLT surgery (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.097 and 0.227, respectively).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Our study shows that the efficacy of COX\u20102 inhibitors in ALCT\u2010induced OA rats depends on the timing and route of administration. In the later phase, spinal glia cells exhibited increased activity and elevated COX\u20102 expression.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Significance<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study characterises the complex mechanisms underlying OA pain, involving both peripheral and central components, and highlights the stage\u2010specific involvement of COX\u20102, particularly in the spinal cord. 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